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Sport 718

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14 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Hello ! This is my first post on this message board. My name is Tony, I live in St.Pete Beach, Florida. I have a 79 Vette. A member of yours (Richard) told me about this site. I just like to see what people around the world have to say about their Vettes. Looks like some interesting reading here, I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Thanks Richard. I go to all the big shows in the U.S.A. so if anybody has any questions, shoot !

c4koh

735 posts

251 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Hi Tony - welcome to the forum; I think it's fair to say that it is a very international forum here...

I'm sure the FL weather is great for your vette: miserable, rainy, dark and cold where I live in the North of England, though am travelling out to South Africa for hopefully better weather at the weekend.

Sadly, no 'vette, but oh well!

te51cle

2,342 posts

255 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Hello Tony, I can tell you that it is also miserable, cold, dark, wet and windy in the south of England too !

ZR1427

17,999 posts

256 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Welcome Tony ,we tend to start talking vettes and more often than not go off at a tangent which reminds me ive got to go shopping ,i bet its lovely shopping at some of the Malls you have in the States and...

Ruby Rag Top

237 posts

254 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Greetings Tony, As I sit here looking out of the window (and typing) seeing the rain pour, it cheers me a little to think of you out there in sunny St Pete's enjoying your Vette the way it should be, in warm weather with the top down or the t/tops out. While you are there enjoying the good weather, spare a thoght for your friends across the pond, most of who only use their Vettes 6 months of the year because of the damned bad weather.

C5RagTop

1,610 posts

255 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Tony. Welcome. I'm glad to have been of service and we all look forward to receiving your input. Incidentally I am considering a trip to Corvettes at Carisle possibly this year but probably 2005. Have you been and what is it like.

Sport 718

Original Poster:

14 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Hello all ! Sorry to hear about the rainy weather accross the pond, it's about 75 degrees here today and sunny (sorry). Last year I went to Corvettes at Carlisle and Bloomington Gold outside of Chicago. The Carlisle show was very BIG, tons of used hard to find cheap parts for sale. I'd say there had to be about 50,000 people there. The food was expensive but to see all the vendors and tuners was very cool. I would have to say I had a better time at the Bloomington show though, the weather was better. It was set on a golf couse and they had all of the auction cars of display on the fairways ! Very cool ! My Father lives on the South side of Chicago and I got to have dinner with him one night. I'd say the best part was just hanging out in the hotel parking lot ! Everybody had lawnchairs and coolers full of beer and wine. It was like a giant BBQ party out there. It did get a bit out of hand when the burnout contest started in the back lot around midnight. I think a guy in a ZO6 took 1st prize. All and all both were great, I just like Chicago a bit better than Carlisle.

eric the brave

396 posts

254 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Greeting Tony. I welcome another C3 owner ( lots of C4's and C5's here ).

Steve

Gixer

4,463 posts

255 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Welcome on board Tony

Brett

Sport 718

Original Poster:

14 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Gixer,
I have a 1997 GSXR 750 myself, I have skydived 10 times and bungee jumped, my vette is a 79. Glad to see some things are the same everywhere.

Sport 718

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14 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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If you go to this web site you can see the beach where I live, my condo is 2 blocks away.

www.baynews9.com/site/Sky9.cfm?view=2&action=camera

Click on St.Pete Beach for it to go live.

Any careras like this over there ?

ZR1427

17,999 posts

256 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Sport 718 said:
It did get a bit out of hand when the burnout contest started in the back lot around midnight. I think a guy in a ZO6 took 1st prize.


vetteheadracer you been showing off again!!

te51cle

2,342 posts

255 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Try charming Portsmouth harbour and the millenium tower that isn't quite finished yet... www.portsmouthand.co.uk/home/webcam.cfm

It's a bit dark at the moment though !

Sport 718

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14 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Pretty cool !

C5RagTop

1,610 posts

255 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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I know where I'd rather be.........

Sport 718

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14 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Where would you rather be ?

C5RagTop

1,610 posts

255 months

Thursday 8th January 2004
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Tony, the choice seems to be between Florida and Portsmouth. The winner is.............not Portsmouth.

Gixer

4,463 posts

255 months

Friday 9th January 2004
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What do you think of skydiving ? I have a mate that likes skydiving but he would never do a bungee jump because he hates the ground rush. I love the ground rush you get with a bungee jump

LuS1fer

41,779 posts

252 months

Friday 9th January 2004
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It's wet and cold here in Wales too (for US purposes, Wales is a country joined to England on the west side) and I have a '98 Camaro Z28.

I'm off to Kerala in India on the weekend to find some tropical paradise.

VetteG

3,236 posts

251 months

Friday 9th January 2004
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Welcome Tony from one half of the Moscow branch (the one with the C3)its -26c here today with windchill and JT is in danger of having some bits fall off!

G