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Paging Joel Jacobs
Hey, Joel,
I found a page with your name on it. http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/D...oldvettes.html Are you the one that bought this '63 coupe? Man, it looks rough. |
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"Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message link.net... > Hey, Joel, > > I found a page with your name on it. > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/D...oldvettes.html > > Are you the one that bought this '63 coupe? Man, it looks rough. Nope, not me...... Had a '61 IN '61..... then have had since then: '89, '91, '95 (all bought new), and now own a '94 that I bought from a friend. After my '61 I have had ZERO interest in owning C1s, C2s, or C3s. Joel |
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Oh well, that what happens with names - too many people have them.
It always gets me in the sci fi movies that the characters on other planets are often one-name characters and yet they are uniquely identified. Make you wonder if they are 50 character planets or something. "Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message ... > > "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message > link.net... > > Hey, Joel, > > > > I found a page with your name on it. > > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/D...oldvettes.html > > > > Are you the one that bought this '63 coupe? Man, it looks rough. > > > Nope, not me...... > > Had a '61 IN '61..... then have had since then: '89, '91, '95 (all bought > new), and now own a '94 that I bought from a friend. > > After my '61 I have had ZERO interest in owning C1s, C2s, or C3s. > > Joel > > |
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"Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message hlink.net... > Oh well, that what happens with names - too many people have them. > > It always gets me in the sci fi movies that the characters on other planets > are often one-name characters and yet they are uniquely identified. Make > you wonder if they are 50 character planets or something. I figure around 35. Joel |
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"Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message ... > > "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message > hlink.net... > > Oh well, that what happens with names - too many people have them. > > > > It always gets me in the sci fi movies that the characters on other > planets > > are often one-name characters and yet they are uniquely identified. Make > > you wonder if they are 50 character planets or something. > > > I figure around 35. > > Joel > > > What about Shaq, Madonna, Michael, Saddam, Evita, Adolf, Fidel, Prince, Axel, Sting, etc. - it's the important people who only have/need 1 name (gotta get ME one of those) ! |
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Hi Joel,
Curiosity......please elaborate on why you don't care for the older cars. Thanks. "Joel Jacobs" > wrote in message ... > > "Tom in Missouri" > wrote in message > link.net... > > Hey, Joel, > > > > I found a page with your name on it. > > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/D...oldvettes.html > > > > Are you the one that bought this '63 coupe? Man, it looks rough. > > > Nope, not me...... > > Had a '61 IN '61..... then have had since then: '89, '91, '95 (all bought > new), and now own a '94 that I bought from a friend. > > After my '61 I have had ZERO interest in owning C1s, C2s, or C3s. > > Joel > > |
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> Hi Joel,
> Curiosity......please elaborate on why you don't care for the older cars. > Thanks. Older cars... so many of them so lovely to look at, and they hold such wonderful memories that I can pull up - and often do - at will. For me, though, the old cars deserve to remain just that - memories - or something owned by someone else that I can look at and say, "I drove from Naples to Milan in one of those," and smile at the thought. The truth is, of course, as delightful as many of those old cars were they were very much a product in development and oh how we loved them! Up until about 1965 I could tell you the make and model of anything on the road. From '29 A models to the 250 GTE Ferrari, and on into, "Oh, that? That's a 62 Sedan de Ville." Or a "Jaguar XK-140." The list could go on, but you get the idea. I've had passel of cars that I've loved, a few that I disliked, and a couple that I downright hated. Mostly, though, it's been a long line of things I've loved and many that I've coveted. Why don't I care for older cars? Well, most of them out ran the brakes and the lights, they wore out quickly (most cars in the 50s and 60s needed ring and valve jobs at 50,000, 60,000 miles), the wipers were mostly ineffective, the AC and heating systems were mostly inferior, the cars, overall, were uncomfortable, and anything "power" usually didn't work very long, or all too often, at all. On the other hand, my current C4, with 114,000 on the clock uses no oil, will nudge past the 160 mark, the power stuff all works, the brakes will haul my fanny down from 140 with no fade, no drift, and save my rear end in the process. And then there's a sound system better than many people have in their homes, a comfort level worthy of an $1,800 recliner, gas mileage approaching so-called "economy cars," and such sheer handling performance that old cars sit back and look and say, "That's what I want to be when I grow up!" Should someone want an old car I say, "Have at it. Do what makes you happy." As for me, I'll let those older cars remain pleasant memories, or something that I can look at in a museum or at a car show and remember, "Man, that ride from Ouray to Silverton, what a ride!" Joel |
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> Should someone want an old car I say, "Have at it. Do what makes you
happy." > As for me, I'll let those older cars remain pleasant memories, or something > that I can look at in a museum or at a car show and remember, "Man, that > ride from Ouray to Silverton, what a ride!" > > Joel > I must agree whole heartedly, let the old Corvettes rest in peace. That comfort (or lack there of) that you mentioned in the old cars would just barely allow you to get out of the old solid axel Corvettes after a 10 hour drive. Even nearly 47 seven years later at my present age I survive a 10 hour trip much better than I did back then. Corvettes were made to drive, who wants to have one to look at? My problem is that with two to drive, which one do I take today, short cruise 72, trip, 2004. -- Dad 04 C5 CE Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd |
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>> >I must agree whole heartedly, let the old Corvettes rest in peace. That >comfort (or lack there of) that you mentioned in the old cars would just >barely allow you to get out of the old solid axel Corvettes after a 10 hour >drive. Even nearly 47 seven years later at my present age I survive a 10 >hour trip much better than I did back then. Corvettes were made to drive, >who wants to have one to look at? My problem is that with two to drive, >which one do I take today, short cruise 72, trip, 2004. ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] Very true... Having 5 of these "Toys" and none being a C5 my "trip Car" is my 95 ...right now it sits above my 79 on the one lift, and it has been there for over a month... (no trips lol)... Most of you know I am in my "early 60's, and the comfort issue is now a major one... the 95 was purchased within daysafter doing the First National Corvette Caravan only because my wife (and me too) were honestly beat to hell on that trip driving my 72 .. sore back, sore ass, loose teeth, hot feet and a lot more "little" pains at the end of each days drive... All That said... The 95 will be replaced with either a C5 or new C6 BUT I have absolutely no desire to sell the 64 or 72 or 76 or the 79 They are all very well suited to my "needs" ... (fun) at 2000 to 3000 miles driven ( per car) they have not been a major problem to maintain.. and all just a hoot to drive (under 200 miles that is) Just my opinion... Bob Griffiths |
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> Most of you know I am in my "early 60's, and the comfort issue is now > a major one... the 95 was purchased within daysafter doing the First > National Corvette Caravan only because my wife (and me too) were > honestly beat to hell on that trip driving my 72 .. sore back, sore > ass, loose teeth, hot feet and a lot more "little" pains at the end of > each days drive... I too am in my early '60s..... I've got about 40,000 miles in C5s, and I like them, but cannot bring myself to climb out of the C4s as I think they are much much much better looking cars. I think the front end of the C5s and C6s are just plain, flat, ugly. But, that's just me.... Joel |
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