How long have you owned your current Corvette?

I've had my 59 since 92 and my 98 since 98
Charlie



"Barking Rats" > wrote in message
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> Just out of curiosity, I'd like to hear how long folks have owned their
> current Corvette.
>
> To start the ball rolling, I bought my '67 from a PA State Trooper going
> through a divorce in '79. Wow, hard to believe it's been 26 years we've
> been together - lasted longer by far than *his* marriage. Criminey,
> that's more than half my lifetime.
>
> My '72 is just a mistress by comparison - only 16 years. (I must like
> buying during the last year of the decade - though it appears I missed
> the calling in '99. Here's looking forward to '09!)
>
> Here's waving to ya - \||||
>
> Owen
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> -- Ann Hayman Zwinger

I've had my 67 since August 1974. Paid $500 for it back then.


RON

67/435HP
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On Sun, 03 Jul 2005 03:53:17 GMT, (Ron in
NY-67 427/435hp) wrote:

>I've had my 67 since August 1974. Paid $500 for it back then.
>
>
> RON
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> 67/435HP
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Boy were you sharp....NOT LUCKY...just sharp...

During the 1973 Oil Crisis I remember plenty of my friends bitching
about the price of gasoline and selling their cars or swapping in a
small block ... Plus Southern States stopped selling & delivering
gasoline to fill residential gas tanks such as I had for personal
use... !@$#

Honestly I wish I had your "smarts" in 73 and 74....

But I didn't

I sold my truck and purchased a Vette....a Chevette unfortunately
NOT a Corvette ...

Bob Griffiths
64 72 76 79 & 95 Corvettes ....Chevette is long gone.. lol

I bought my 350/350 '69 coupe, new, in '69.

Charles

In article >,
(Ron in NY-67 427/435hp) wrote:

> I've had my 67 since August 1974. Paid $500 for it back then.

A new leader!

Dang - 500 bucks in '74 would equate to buying a '98 for $1,973 and
change. I bought my '67 in '79 for $6000, as I recall, which would be
$16,083 today for a '93. Me thinks the depreciation isn't what it used
to be.

Year vs. dollar worth is a pretty fun little exercise for certain items:
<http://www.minneapolisfed.org/Resear...1974&dollarAmo
unt=500&yearto=2005&result=>

My '67 went out the door of it's Pennsylvania dealership (in '67) for
just shy of $5000. Today that would be $29,132 today. This is not to say
the current Corvettes are overpriced - consider all the technology,
amenities and safety features of today vs. '67.

Here's waving to ya - \||||

Owen
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