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A Forum for Women! (1/15)
 3/3/02 3:13am
Adam WartellLifetime Member
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Eagleville, PA - USA

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Used to own a 1979 Corvette now owned by JB79


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It was suggested to me that it might be a good idea to have a forum for use just by women that own Vettes.

So, I have created this forum.

So Women that own Vettes...here's your very own space!

Since there is no way for me to identify who is male and who is female, I won't be able to restrict access to it to just the females. So, I'll leave it up to the kindness of us Vette Males to not post here unless the converstation warrents a response from us.

Juliet has offered to monitor and moderate this forum and will do her best to make it a great place for the women to discuss their Vettes!

Enjoy!

|UPDATED|3/3/02 12:28:00 AM|/UPDATED|


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A Forum for Women! (2/15)
 3/3/02 2:34pm
juliet
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Annapolis, MD - USA

Vette(s):
1965 white with red stinger Coupe HotRod 1970 Bridgehampton Blue Convertible - NCRS / Stock 2019 Sebring Orange Coupe 3LT Gone but not forgotten: 1987 Yellow Convertible 2003 Yellow Convertible 2007 Atomic Orange Coupe 2007 Lemans Blue coupe


Joined: 11/7/2001
Posts: 225

Thanks Adam. :)

I would also like to add that all Corvette Divas as well as Corvette Widows are more than welcome to join us here! |biggrin|

So, guy spouses out there - tell your wives to check in. This will hopefully be grow into a fun girls-only support group. |devil|

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A Forum for Women! (3/15)
 3/3/02 3:42pm
COUNTACH
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BROOKFIELD, CT - USA

Vette(s):
68 roadster, 509 cid aluminum race engine, 18" wheels, custom chrome roll bar, almost fully restored


Joined: 2/8/2002
Posts: 6

There r a few ladies over at Ferrarichat.com, want me to invite them over ?
Welcome Juliet :)

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A Forum for Women! (4/15)
 3/4/02 5:04am
red920
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DEL RIO, TX - USA

Vette(s):
1974 Stingray T-Top 350ci


Joined: 2/28/2002
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HI! I am a proud owner of a 74 stingray. I just got it 3 days ago and I have a question
I am trying to restore it back to "showroom". Now, I guess the question is original or what?
I have cked the vin and numbers on the engine everything matches.. interior is shot.
The paint job is NOT original colour.. Med Corvette Blue. It is Blue Ice with stripe
on the hood scoop and on the side of veh. Should I repaint to the original colour
leave it alone or what? HELP! :)
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A Forum for Women! (5/15)
 3/8/02 11:00am
Lidia
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HORSE CAVE, KY - USA

Vette(s):
1971 Roadster - Brands Hatch Green 1996 Roadster - White


Joined: 1/29/2002
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Adam - thanks for this forum. This could be fun.

Hi Juliet... I'm glad to see that you're here too. And moderating!!! Where do you find the time??


Red920 - Congratulations on your '74.
IMHO, I think you should drive her and enjoy it for a while before starting to deal with paint and interior. Next, I'd start working on any mechanical issues that probably exist. When that's done, then I'd decide what to do about paint and interior.

Lidia
A Forum for Women! (6/15)
 3/8/02 11:42am
juliet
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Annapolis, MD - USA

Vette(s):
1965 white with red stinger Coupe HotRod 1970 Bridgehampton Blue Convertible - NCRS / Stock 2019 Sebring Orange Coupe 3LT Gone but not forgotten: 1987 Yellow Convertible 2003 Yellow Convertible 2007 Atomic Orange Coupe 2007 Lemans Blue coupe


Joined: 11/7/2001
Posts: 225

Hi Countach! Sure! That would be fun! Invite them all over! One of my corvette clubs has done some cruises with the local porsche and ferrrari clubs before. It's always a blast to get the sports cars out on the road together. A real headturner. :)

Welcome everyone. Time Lidia? Ha. I don't sleep (at least it feels that way sometime!). Actually I was just thinking about you yesterday and wondering what you were up to since I hadn't seen you around on the boards in a while.

Red - You'll have to decide what to do with the car. Nobody else can make that call. You can speak with some originality experts (NCRS judges for example) and get an assessment of your car in terms of what it would take to restore it to 'factory original condition.' When I first got my '70 I thought I'd get a driver. It was going to be my commuter car replacement for my Mustang GT convertible. I brought it to a local chapter NCRS meet and had it judged. It cost about $30 and I got the benefit of 10 judges going over every detail of the car. I got back dozens of pages of judging sheets afterwards with all the things not meeting the NCRS judging standard. It was really an educational experience. As a result of that I learned that it wouldn't really take much $$ to restore my '70 to Top Flight status. Sure, it would take a lot of labor, elbow grease and a few pricey items (correct alternator, door panels and carb) - but as restorations go, mine is considered 'easy.' Well, that changed my plans for the car. I couldn't bring myself to battle Wash DC traffic with it daily, so I kept the Rustang. I ended up selling that last winter to get my C4 for a daily driver. :) That time my husband made me sell the Mustang first though. |haha| Anyways, you don't have to decide now. Live with the car some, learn some about it and then you can make an educated decision. If you want to get the technical judging guide for your car, you can get them through NCRS. www.ncrs.org

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A Forum for Women! (7/15)
 3/8/02 12:02pm
Lidia
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HORSE CAVE, KY - USA

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1971 Roadster - Brands Hatch Green 1996 Roadster - White


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Juliet - I'm still around. I'd didn't have internet access for a while. Bought a house in KY and it's taken up too much time and money. At least it's close to Bowling Green and the Corvette Museum.

The '71 is still on the road and running better than ever. Last weekend I installed new u-joints. I'm still sore. |dead| But it was fun.

Lidia
A Forum for Women! (8/15)
 3/8/02 1:22pm
juliet
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Annapolis, MD - USA

Vette(s):
1965 white with red stinger Coupe HotRod 1970 Bridgehampton Blue Convertible - NCRS / Stock 2019 Sebring Orange Coupe 3LT Gone but not forgotten: 1987 Yellow Convertible 2003 Yellow Convertible 2007 Atomic Orange Coupe 2007 Lemans Blue coupe


Joined: 11/7/2001
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Lidia - Near Bowling Green!?!? |eek| I feel a road trip coming on. |laugh| WOuld you believe I haven't been to the NCM yet? |confused| |laugh|

I know what you mean about sore... I took the entire rear suspension out of the '70. Tony's doing new seals on the rear diff, and rebuilding the T-arms. While it's all out of the garage I'm working on cleaning up the frame. Fortunately it's a real solid frame - just surface rust. |dead| So it's bond with the power / air grinder tools and wire brushes. |ohwell| Works fine (lots of upper body arm work) ...until the wire brushes spew out the metal wires and impail me with them. |ick| ~Juliet

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A Forum for Women! (9/15)
 3/10/02 5:27pm
MyFine79
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CAMARILLO, CA - USA

Vette(s):
1979 Midnight Blue


Joined: 1/28/2002
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Hi All!

I have a '79 L48 California Vette. Midnight Blue auto. I have done what Lidia suggested, and that is to just drive it for a while before deciding what mods to do to it. I have only had it since before last Thanksgiving. I will be having a valve job done in the next week or two. Would love to redo the whole engine, but alas that takes money. And with 4 kids I kinda feel a bit guilty spending it all on me.
But I have a few little things I will be changing out, like tail light lenses, new shift boot, and new emblems all around.
Good to have a space just for the ladies!!
Felicia

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A Forum for Women! (10/15)
 3/12/02 2:22pm
LakotasRose
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MOORESVILLE, NC - USA

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1979 Coupe THE DIVA color: BLACK


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Gonna throw my hat in here too!

thanks Adam for ''our'' forum! |smile|

I have a '79. you can go to my website and check out the progress of my Vette.
Nice to know there are other ''ladies'' out there that share the passion for Corvettes.

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A Forum for Women! (11/15)
 3/12/02 3:28pm
Lidia
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HORSE CAVE, KY - USA

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1971 Roadster - Brands Hatch Green 1996 Roadster - White


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If any of the ladies are planning a trip to Bowling Green, please e-mail me and let me know. It'd be fun to get together.

Only problem is that my '71 still lives in Florida. The '96 is in KY.

Lidia
A Forum for Women! (12/15)
 3/13/02 4:40pm
LakotasRose
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MOORESVILLE, NC - USA

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1979 Coupe THE DIVA color: BLACK


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quote: If any of the ladies are planning a trip to Bowling Green, please e-mail me and let me know. It'd be fun to get together.

Only problem is that my '71 still lives in Florida. The '96 is in KY.

Lidia unquote:

I will be in Bowling Green at the end of the month....not a C3VR or Forum gathering...just a bunch of us ''Vette'' people that get together a couple of times a year.

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A Forum for Women! (13/15)
 3/13/02 10:50pm
Tony
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GLENSIDE, PA - USA

Vette(s):
1971 Conv. Red/Red with White top. Base 350, 4 speed, PS/PB, AC, Tilt/Tel, Hard Top. Factory Side Pipes. ( I know its not stock, but I always wanted a car with side pipes)


Joined: 11/12/2001
Posts: 65

Hi Lidia,
Nice 71 you have there! |wave|

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A Forum for Women! (14/15)
 3/13/02 11:02pm
juliet
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Annapolis, MD - USA

Vette(s):
1965 white with red stinger Coupe HotRod 1970 Bridgehampton Blue Convertible - NCRS / Stock 2019 Sebring Orange Coupe 3LT Gone but not forgotten: 1987 Yellow Convertible 2003 Yellow Convertible 2007 Atomic Orange Coupe 2007 Lemans Blue coupe


Joined: 11/7/2001
Posts: 225

Welcome everyone. :-) My shark is blue on blue. I've got to figure out how to do the signature thing here I suppose. |blinkyeyes| Lidia - that sounds like a plan. :) I get to go to lovely Cleveland for a graveyard shift wind tunnel test tomorrow. Too bad they don't have a supersonic tunnel near Bowling Green. :) BTW Tony - You're in the Ladies room! |biggrin| |smokin|

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A Forum for Women! (15/15)
 7/5/02 7:33pm
YLOROSE
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FAIRPORT, NY - USA

Vette(s):
1975 COUPE 355 CI, 405HP 1977 Bright Yellow, '82 dovetail, chrome spoke wheels, headers, chambered exhaust


Joined: 7/2/2002
Posts: 4

If you are looking at NCRS certification, it should be the original color. However, if you want to enjoy the car and if you don't care for the original color, paint it what you like. When we discovered the original color of our '68 (ugly burnt orange) we did not paint it the original color! My '75 is not numbers matching. It has '82 seats, '82 dovetail and is painted 'bright yellow with chrome spoke wheels. Will have to get a picture posted one of these days. The car turns heads everywhere I go. Had to build shelves to accomodate all the tropies. I like the way YLOROSE looks and drives. The suspension has been upgraded, improving the ride and the handling. Over the past two years I have had in engine built for me and redid the entire undercarriage with many hours put in by my wonderful husband and the assistance of many of our friends in the Rochester Corvette Club. The day we started the engine for the first time all the guys were there helping out and providing moral support. She now sports a 355 ci, 405 hp engine with chambered exhaust. It's okay to be fast, but unless you couple fast with loud, what is the point! I guess what I am trying to say is, make your car what you want it to be and not what someone else wants. I call the vette my decompression chamber. No matter how bad the day at work, if I can come home and even just sit in her for a few minutes, it makes the day fantastic.

A Corvette will transport you to another plane of existence! Sit back and enjoy and take your time. It took us two years to complete the interior. Meanwhile it was about the same amount of time to detail the original engine compartment.

I agree. Drive for a while and see what you need to do mechanically. The key word is DRIVE! |grin| |grin|

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