Yah, don't feeel like your special on the west coast, we have the same "JERKS over here on the East coast, "MY C5 or C6 cost 40k to 60k and I won't even look at a C3 " we get that attitude over here all the time. The SHARKS are the coolest looking Vette of all time,and WE can work on them I am glad to hear you guys and gals had a good time over there,it only gets better

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C3VR Lifetime Member #93
 

Tumarr:
  
     You really should find a local club and join and be active !  

Personally I still do not own a C5 ..plenty of the guys & gals in my club
own them however...BUT some also own other Corvettes ... And I honestly can say I was never "looked down upon" by any of them...

I however find that most Corvette owners are in general Looked at as "snobs"  at cruise ins etc...   Love to have a dollar for every time another driver (not a Corvette) or his wife told me that I did not "act" like a Corvette owner... ????? gives you some idea of how Corvette owners are preceived... no matter what Vintage Vette you have...

Last weekend was the 1st "good" weekend of the year here in Maryland...
 
 Saturday morning 10 or so members of our club took a
40 mile drive  on the back roads  to travel  25 miles  to a  "pub" in a nearby town for lunch, talk, a few drinks....

Saturday evening some of us headed up north 40 miles to one  crusie in and some of us stayed real local and surported the home town
cruise in ....(like me)  looked at some really nice cars and  found out many guys spend a lot of time in the garage this winter ...one Mopar
was just absolutely  "cool"  so to speak...

Sunday the club did not Meet & Caravan down to a Corvette show
down (hosted by another Corvette Ckub) the road 25 miles...but plenty of our club members were there... Rekindled some friendships and got up to date on thier families, cars, etc...

The show was at a Preformace orientated Chevy (And Lambo) dealer
most of the cars were inside in the service areas etc...BUT the cars in the showroom got my attention...  Nothing but C3's  9 of them  and all in Concours judging...(NCRS SHOW) ...to be honest  it made me a little sick... these cars were beyond 100 point cars... just absolutely
perfect...

Only one new C6 in the show... interesting to see how many start showing up at shows this summer...

So... I had my 95, 64 and 72 out this weekend...only put  maybe 150
miles total on the cars... Had a few drinks...shot a lot of BS  saw some really nice cars BUT more importantly met a lot of nice people...

You can do all of this without joining a club BUT it seems to be more fun if you get into a local club...

BTW...  the 64 has a slow leak in the front left tire...that I still have to look into.....The 95's  left turn signal stopped working  had to pick up a new bulb yesterday... But the 72 came thru its first outing without any problems... except its owner still remembers those C3's in the showroom at the show...   LOL

Bob Griffiths

[QUOTE=VNCRUISER]

   Ahhhhh....the irrepressible C5
Lizard.....where do I begin?

       Ok....Most of the guys you meet with C5's THINK they are
hot S*&T! I worked as a service advisor at a Chevy dealer for
many years. First off they THINK they are rich...."hey, I have a
Corvette, I'm better than you." These guys made me want to sell
mine so I wouldn't be associated as a Corvette owner. Even in
Corvette clubs, thesee guys look down their collective noses at
you. They think some carbon fiber fuel rail covers and an air
intake makes them King of the Road, get outta my way, I'm
bitchen'!

        Most of them are "new " money or cashed in their 401K's
to buy it. Alot of them are probably the guy who drove the
biggest piece of carap in high school and want to look good at
their next reunion.

  I currently work at Land Rover where people drop
$80-100K for a car. These people actually have the money.
(But it is a POS)

      Ask Lowbrowser, who was totally shunned at the Primm
Nevada run for wearing a "Stingray" t-shirt. (hey Adam, how
about putting his essay "Fear and Loathing in Primm, Nevada
in the next Shark Bytes?) Good reading, tongue in cheek, but
all true. The names were NOT changed to protect the
Lizards!

            Anyway, check out your local clubs. You may find
some real nice people. Good luck and stop by the L.A. car
scene....its in full swing this time of year. You can literally find a
cruise every night of the week!

                       Just my $5....................

                                                            Reid   '72
T-top

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oh, how true that is- ive been around the car shows now for
only a year or so, and ive already seen this with my own eyes.
those c5 guys really are like that. i went to two corvette club
sponsored events last year- one was a total snob fest, (a mix of
ncrs anal-retentive fender polishers and the c5 "lizards".) i felt
really out of place at that one. i mean a guy had a 75 that had
little cardboard "flaps" pinned to the fenders to avoid a stray
speck of dirt when he drove in. whic he promptly removed and
waxed and polished where they were clipped! In contrast, when
i went to another at the end of october, and it was a joy! The
corvette folks just loved to walk around and talk to one another
and not really care who had what! seems to me that i enjoy the
shows that are open to all, rather than the corvette only type
shows. its more fun to park next to another 79 vette and maybe
a camaro or something. its fun to admire the differences in all
the makes and styles, and not be overly concerned whos got
the most correct grade-8 bolt with the correct manufacture date
or whatever crap that the ncrs gives a s**t about.

as one other c3vr member put it-
"JUST DRIVE THE THING!!"

OK, I have the urge to respond here, so hold on. First off, the car "hobby" is a wide area with a lot of room for differing view points and ideas. I have been a member of NCRS for over 20 years and  actively, seriously, prepared vettes of the C1 and C2 vintage for NCRS judging for about the first 10 years of my membership. I must say that in MHO it did get ridiculous and I stopped doing it.  Having said that, a First Flight (top) or a Second Flight judgment really increases the monetary value of your car, so I understand the purpose. Now in my life journey of car loving, I want to enjoy the car which means I want to drive it. You really can't do that to a Top Flight or Bloomington Gold car unless you are into loosing money on your investment. Cars of this level are really meant as an investment and generally are bought and sold as such.

I guess the old discussions on modified or original always come up. As for me, I don't care anymore one way or the other. I enjoy cars for what they are. I know what I like when I see it: modified or original or in between. I want to be part of a club that excepts all points of view, but where no point of view is seen as more valuable than another. I agree that some C5 owners are in it for show and are snobs, but many C5's have returned my "vette wave", so you can't condemn the whole lot. I just think that people should be judged as individuals and not as a group. Having said that, I have experienced  local NCCC clubs with a large C5 population that seam more of a "social club" than a car or vette club. I have at times, felt as though my car, an myself, were looked down upon while in these clubs. Thanks for the CV3R where we are all excepted, and a chance to exchange ideas about my favorite vette; the C3. Let's try to keep the vette bond together. Peace, and oh yes, save the wave.

82crossfire38454.517337963

I can only speak of the Corvette Club that I joined last year. The members that come to the events, which are 90% social, are extremely friendly to all, regardless of what they drive.
We meet once a month to discuss cruise-ins, fund raising for charity and car shows.
We work together to put on a members only show at a local mall. We plan weekend trips. Over half of the memberships are couples. We all share a common interest in America's Number 1 Sports Car.
We have a couple of tech sessions per year and we have a Chevy dealer that sponsors us at the $1000 level.
Although this thread has digressed from the subject of So Cal Events, I think it is important to understand that all clubs have a mix and you can't bad mouth one group because of a few bad apples.
I guess the more focused the group is on one specific subject, the better they communicate with each other. I'm sure all of the 1982CE owners would love to be at an event where there were hundreds of 82CE's.
You will see that at Corvettes at Carlisle.

Bottom line.... I like Corvette Clubs.
We publish a newsletter and maintain a website for the members.

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  OK....THIS IS MY FAULT....LETS GET BACK TO THE ORIGINAL  THREAD..............WE HAD FUN....

                                       REID 72 T-TOP

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    Reid    '72 T-top

www.wildbunchcarclub.com
www.vannuyscruisingassociation.com

Yep, and fun with our cars and each other is the name of the game. So, come on out and join the SoCal group at our next outing!

I tried to make it back for the show but I left Bakersfield a little too late...drove the Vette and everything. Keep posting when and where these events are and I'll do the same for what goes on down here. Assuming my schedule with my son works with the show calendar, I'll come to as many events as I possibly can.

I'm betting that of the hundreds of hot rods and classics at the Seal Beach Car Show in a couple of weeks, I will be the only C3 in the bunch...that's what happened last year. Check out the thread I started about the Belmont Shore Car Show in September. There's always a pretty good vintage Corvette turn out (C1, C2 and C3) but the more Sharks the better!

I will make one comment about the whole C5/6 owner problem then drop it forever. Keep in mind, a pretty good number of these owners never had a Corvette before they bought the new "flavor of the month". These are the people that see the C5/6 as a superior car and frankly, they are in a lot of ways...but not because they cost more then our beloved Sharks. I've driven a bunch of C5's, base and Z06, and I've got to tell you it is one HELL of a car. Fast, comfortable, handle great...but they are a dime a dozen. I came very close to buying a C5 vert when I sold the '70 and that wouldn't have made me any less of a Corvette fanatic. I didn't make that move because to me, the Shark embodies everything a Corvette should be...loud, sexy and a little unfriendly. I took the '70 to an event put together by the CorvetteForum at Hooters and mine was 1 of 3 vintage Vettes...one other Shark and a GORGEOUS '66 big block vert. I was asked to park mine in front with a handful of C5's for a group shot...take a wild guess which car the Hooters girls wanted to stand by? Here's a hint...it didn't have cupholders. Daytona6938454.6243287037

[QUOTE=Daytona69] I took the '70 to an event put together by the
CorvetteForum at Hooters (another is coming up next month...anyone
want to go?) and mine was 1 of 3 vintage Vettes...one other Shark and a
GORGEOUS '66 big block vert. I was asked to park mine in front with a
handful of C5's for a group shot...take a wild guess which car the Hooters
girls wanted to stand by? Here's a hint...it didn't have cupholders. [/
QUOTE]
Hey, who wouldn't want a piece of that action? When/where? Count me
in. I'm also planning on the Barris show and Rat Fink show for sure, I
hope we can make SoCal events of all...

As for the C5 slamming, It really started with my experiences in Primm
NV last month; with no club affiliation and a 'Stingray" T-Shirt, I felt I got
the cold shoulder and I wrote it up in a 'Hunter S. Thompson' style piece/
exploit just to get it off my chest. I called the C5'ers "Lizards"... It wasn't
the C5 CAR (They are beautiful monsters), but the C5 owners (and C5
driven clubs) that made me and my wife feel VERY unwelcome for the full
3 days. Seems others had similar experiences. I plan on starting a new
thread with a link to the original story so we can get this thread back to
the task of (as VNCRUISER SAID) having fun (SoCal style). I'll post the story
under 'C5 Lizards' and everyone can turn up the heat on me over there.
Lizards welcome....

[QUOTE=Tumarr]Do go on about a C-5 lizard, I have not yet joined a local vette club but I am considering it. What do these guys do? Sounds like you guysd had a good time, I am envious. [/QUOTE]

Tom, they are not all bad. Went on a little cruise with 1-C4, 3-C5's, and a sprayed C6 on Sunday, all really friendly people. The Sunday before Iwas with 30 or so C5's and me bringing up the rear and another good group. There are some C3 clubs around, and some solid axle clubs, and then there are some like the Chicago Corvette Club that have a little of everything. Club sponsored cruise nights begin the first Friday in May and will be on the 1st and 3rd Fridays all summer at Augustino's in West Chicago (64 & 59, by Menard's). I'm afraid our sharks will always be outnumbered by the newer Vettes, especially when you consider many shark owners don't even drive them, they just haul them around to various shows on a trailer. Certainly have to admit having a newer one would make for much more reliable transportation, especially on long trips and even daily use.

[QUOTE=dwright]I think it is important to understand that all clubs have a mix and you can't bad mouth one group because of a few bad apples. [/QUOTE]

i have to agree with that point and i feel i have to apolgize to the nice guys out there- i didnt mean to say that a whole group is like that, but there are a couple of them out there. for the rest, sorry guys- didnt mean to reflect on the group as a whole.

sorry to stray off topic there