Ball park if you can't recall the exact :cheers:

Well i was 33 or 34 when i bought my first vette. Still have it. My first drive in one was when i was 17 and gave a big story to the dealer so i could test drive one of them:lol: The sales lady had to go with me and she was kinda hot.

I bougth my stingray 72 when i was 33 year old, few months before my daugther born. I went across the italy to see every vette that i until i found my 72 just imported from USA by a guys that decided to sell it to buy a Aston Martin.
After the history continued, with my 75, 78 silver anniversary, 85 and other american cars.
:) :thumbsup:

I was 35 ! I waited long enough to get this car, I'M keeping this car until I die ....( Even if Hillary Clinton make it illegal to own a car in the United States) that will be the day !

I was a young one at 20! My father bought it for me and we actually shared the car for several years! It was the greatest thing in the world to be driving around in a Vette when all your friends were in junkers!:rofl:

I was 21..and bought a 1968 red convert. I sold it for a down payment on my first house.

bought my first at 31.

24. It has been a bit of a headache, but the end is in sight. There is not much more that I could possibly replace to get it to run right.

Yo King, I was 21 and just out of the Navy in 1960 and bought a repossed 57 w/hardtop from a bank for $500. w/bad transmission and resold for $900 thought I had made a killing, one saturday at midnight 6months later a drunk was pounding on my door looking for that $900 57 Vet, musta been topic of conversation that night at the local bucket of blood. I still chuckle thinking of that night 48 years ago. Today at a fit 68 yrs of age we are on our 11th Corvette,C-1s,C2s,C3s, and today a Silver 84 all have been fun but not without with a few trying times along the way. In the 60's when muscle cars w/exhausts sounding like an "elephant breaking wind up a drain pipe", we torn up our share of these "BEASTS". Still enjoy making the 84 squat and go!!!

24 Its not my first project, but its the most challenging. I tend to be overambitious sometimes.

i was 19 when i had my C5 now im 21 and have a C6

Would of liked to have one at 18 years of age, but had to wait till I was 57. :(

well i am 20 in the navy out to sea and just bought my first vette and have to wait tell i get back to drive it. sucks but its going to be a blast im sure.

Oh hell, I'm saying about 24 or so. It was a old *** '73 that would run for ****! :smack: She was a fun car when I did get to drive it.

Early 20's??? Damn it has been a long time. :(

28. Bought a '94 in '95 that had 250 demo miles. It was just calling my name so I made a deal and practically stole the car off the lot. I think I did pretty good for my first car. :cheers:

29 years old. Its the same Vette I have right now 1990 that I bought 7 years ago.

I was 20 when I bought a '68 427 4-speed 'Vert. Sold it a couple years later when we found out the wife was expecting our son.........that same son (and HIS wife) now drives a '76, a 3 1/2 year project that we did together and finished a year ago. Just got my '85 last summer, and it's well on it's way....:cheers:

I'm too old to remember, I just know it was much later than it should have been. When you get too old, you need a shoehorn(???) to get in and out.

ok i was 46 i bought it two day's before my birthday.

19. thanksgiving day 1994. bought a brand new 95 black ext./torch red int. 6 speed. drove to amherst ohio from NC. 600 miles to get it. bought another one 6 months later from same place and still have that car today.

30 ,I bought a beautiful red '77 .

Bought my first one right before my 55th bday,,,have had it since Sept. 18, 2007:)

Bought my first one in September 2007 at age 50. Sold it to a neighbor and bought the one in my avatar in late November. Both are 88's and this one has the 4+3 and only 41k on it.

18 just bought it 2 days ago a 1985.

I got my first Vette when I was 16. The same 1986 I have now.

19 or 20 when i got my 84 figuerd i get it and just keep building it no need to buy a new one :cheers:

I'm 38 with a 1987 C4 I just got. I'm a late bloomer to the Corvette world.

Around my 55th B'Day. Bought it September 11th, 2007.

I was 38 when I got mine and loving every minute of it!!:cheers:

I was 19 years old when my used car dealer father brought home a '65 Glen Green 327 365 hp roadster 4 speed with white interior and a lift off hardtop. I bought it from him for $3,400 and drove it for nearly one year and then sold it to get married. My new wife learned what I had done and said "You should have asked me, because I would have told you not to sell it." I ended up replacing it with a '55 Chevy 2 door sedan and invested more money in the '55 than I owed on the Vette. So on our fourtieth anniversary we replaced that C2 Roadster with a '94 Polo Green 350 300 hp convertible automatic with beige interior and soft top. Many times I wished I would have kept that C2 Roadster, worth so much more today! But once again enjoy cruisin' topless.

27 - New 73 Conv. wish I still had that one and all the others I traded, I could retire now!

49, you're never too old!

got my firs vette at 25. always wanted one, and made a hurtfull, but good decision to pass one up at 18. but in the end it worked out, i feel good to have worked hard to buy a car i dreamed of growing up.

In 1980 i got my first corvette, a 1976 orange L-82,4 speed and i still have it today. I was 18 years old and have built a corvette repair and restoration shop in Florida because of that car. So glad i both it.
David Steele

2 days go for my 18th birthday - Parent gave me their old 1993 Corvette.

I'm a late one also - 38

36 (last year!)

I owned a Opel long time ago, then bought it was a 1977 C3 Corvette that was a dream to drive. I was 31. Years are adding up.

37 Waited 15 years but it was worth the wait:)

52 but wanted one for over 30 years!

Well, in 1990 (when I was 29) I owned a 1989 Ford Taurus Station Wagon that I had bought brand-new (I'd just got married the year before and was doing the domestic thing). My cousin's b/f had an '84 Coupe and he needed a larger car to haul his kids around my wife & I didn't have any kids yet, so I was going to swap him straight across. My wife nixxed that idea saying that once I got the Vette, I'd never sell it - even if we did have kids later on (which just shows how well she knew me even then). Anyways, three kids, a couple of mortgages, and 17 years later on I finally got my Corvette. Since I'm 47 next week, and can remember drawing Corvettes in school when I was 12 years old, I guess you could say that I've waited about 35 years to buy mine. And my wife was right... it's not for sale!

Just got mine in November. Just turned 30 in November also.

Got my first Vette, new 1975 when I got out of the Army at the age of 23. Ordered it special and it took almost 9 months to get. I though I'd keep it forever. Sold it 4 years later to buy our first house. Currently have an 87 Roadster, it's a lot more fun to drive than the 75.
:cheers:

Bought my first vette a red 70 convert 350/300, auto ,loaded when I was 24. I still have the car. I just bought a 2001 at the ripe old age of 48.

:cheers: Ive wanted a corvette since i was in my early teens ,now I finally got the opportunity to purchase my first VETTE! It only took me 2 days before my 47 th birthday ,better late than never!!! Its an 86" with 28,000 original miles on it

34. It was all downhill from there, LOL!

I remember it well - it was a 63 split window that I paid $950 for (it was 1973 and I was 21). It wasn't stock (had a 350 engine w/1050 Holley, headers, etc.). What a great car for a 21 year old to have. But alas, Army pay wasn't much, and I sold it a year later for a big profit of $400.....

I just got my first vette and i'm 30. It's a 1992 and it's the best purchase i've made.

I am 40 and just got mine. When I was a kid one of my mothers friends had a 72 stingray with T-tops and side pipes. After he took me for a ride I have wanted one since. I think for a first Vette an 87 is a great start. Still want my 72 though.

39 yrs old. Bought a dark blue metallic '81 from a friend, absolutely beautiful car! Times got hard had to sell. Bought this '96CE two years ago. Awesome car. I will NOT part with this one!

:party: I got you all beat my wife got me and 84 vatte for my 60 th birthday. I''ve had it for five years. I LOVE IT:cheers:

I recebtly purchased my 1st Corvette... I have been restoring cars, building streetrods, for many years. My '85 wasn't what I realyy wanted, but since the motor had been changed out and much of the hard stuff already done, I decided what the heck... so for it's been a blast to drive and gets looks whereever I go.

I was 50. I took me buying a house to get the Vette.

I was 22 when I bought my 2001 Z06! I am now 28 and on my 3rd Vette! After the 2001 Blew up, I ordered a brand new 2005 C6. I had the 05 for a few years and I just recently sold it and bought a 98 Convertible with less miles than my 05 and highly modified. All I can say is that I will own a Vette for the rest of my life!

Just got mine , it only took me 2 days before my 47th Birthday, What a Birthday Present!!!!:cheers: :burnout:

I bought my 1st vette in Jan 07. it was a 98 c5 pewter convt. Traded that 1 year later in Jan 08 for a 03 anniv. triple black convt. I was 44 when I bought the 98. I always wanted one since I was a kid along with a Harley!!!

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I was 35 when I bought my 85, I'm 37 now and I have put about 400 miles on it. Transmission went so I had one built for it then the engine developed major internal problems so I replaced that just prior to deploying to Afghanistan for the second time since I bought it, so now I am looking forward to getting home and finishing it up. Whats next the rearend?

I don't know if this exactly qualifies as "my first vette" or not. I was 19 and had put $200 down on a customized '57 vette. The customizing wasn't all that impressive, but I had dreams of returning it to stock. I had just enlisted in the AirForce on delayed enlistment in '74 and was in the process of applying for a loan(with a guaranteed job for 4 years). The vette owner said he would hold the car for me for 2 weeks while I secured a loan. About 4 days after making my deposit on the car, I got a call from the vette owner and was asked to stop by his house. Upon pulling up to his house, I parked just past the driveway, in front of the house. In getting out of the car, the owner met me at the curb and walked me up the driveway towards the garage. I was in total shock to find the garage in a pile of rubble with a car frame and engine sitting in the middle of it. That was all that was left of the vette. The night before, during a rainstorm, the garage was hit by lightening when nobody was at home. All was burnt up and leveled to the ground. He apologized and returned my deposit of $200. Since that time I've bought my '64 when I was 25 and bought an '85 at the age of 45.

Well I just turned 65 and always wanted a corvette. I just went thru a stem cell transplant for multiple meyloma and while I was laying in the hospital, near death, and decided lets get one. I recovered and just last week I bought a 1984 Corvette. I think I'll get a license plate that reads " finally".

35 years old... 1989 6 speed black C4 coupe :thumbsup:

i just got my 88 c4 two months ago, i am 22 and plan on restoring it. lord knows it needs it, 98000 miles and starting to fall apart.

I was 28 and bought my 76 burgundy Stingray.:burnout:

At age 44 bought an 80 and an 85 both red automatics in one day at a sale. Both were nice. Sold 80 before I even let property with it. Still got 85, only wish it was a 4 speed.

I'm 19 and I just bought my first one. '89 6 speed! I love it to death.

I was 25 when I got my first one! It has a blast everyday owning one!! I will have one for the rest of my life!

Better late than never is right. I received my first Vette for father's day in 2001 ---when I was 63. It was a gift from one of my sons

My first corvette was a Red 1973, I was 18 and bought it two-weeks before my High School Prom, it was by far the nicest car there. I have had thirteen others since, I'm going to keep my 86 and 77 forever, lots of memories.

i was 25, 79 L-82 from the 1st owner with 32k. i now have the LT-1 1995 coupe.

I was 20 and it was a '74 C3 that looked like hell! She was a fun car lasted me almost 4 years!

Im 21 now, and In the Marine Corps and after my first deployment over seas In a combat zone I decided to reward my self with something cool, and to comment on the other thread that says how expensive people think they are, I never thought I would be able to affors one then I found my 79 for 4000

Well my first Vette was a used 65 convert at age 26. My next Vette was a new 92 Convert at age 51 and sold it with only 4000 miles on it. Car got 24 mpg and drove great but it was not as much fun to drive as the older Vette I had. Then I bought a 66 convert (you figure the age) and did a body off 2 year restoration on it, nothing was spared and when the smoke cleared my project cost me $41,000 plus a lot of time. Went nuts looking for NOS parts.

I'm driving my first 'Vette at 19. Working my butt off for it, but I got a '95 coupe and I couldn't be happier with it! I definitely plan on owning another Corvette.

I'm 21, this is my 1st vette and I love it!!:party:

I was 34 when I had my first.:cheers:

i was lucky enough for my dad to get red 86 coupe when i was 16. i was even luckier that he let me take it out and cruise it when i wanted. it didnt officially become mine till i was 19 and joined the army. now its sitting at my dads house until i can get back and drop in a 383 with some TFS 195cc heads and new x-mission!!:burnout:

56--sure wish I'd done it sooner--I'm luvin' it !!:burnout:

36-Had to wait awhile have wife and 3 kids.

I am 34 and I just bought my first Corvette.It a 1985 and Im happier than a pig in S#!t.:burnout:

I am 35 and just bought my first Vette last Thursday.

28 and working on making it really fast:drool5:

19. Bought a 75 orange with black interior auto. Fast as hell. Drove the p*** out of it and it never broke. Best car I ever had. I had so many close calls in that thing....it's a wonder I'm still alive. Only wrecked it 2 times....lightly....lost the *** end once in sand and once on wet leaves.....I loved that Halloween car.....

31, I wish I could have gotten it sooner but family life came first for me!:cheers:

I was 28 and thought I was the sh*t driving that bad boy...ahh I miss those days!

42 years old

36 for me. A 'Vette will be the only car I drive until I am just to damn old to drive. Hopefully that is about another 40 years, which at the rate I buy cars another seven new 'Vettes.

I was 35 when I got my first C4 still have it! My 78 is still my baby!

19, the last few years I told my friends I would have one before I got out of college, goal achieved with a silver 86 auto! The only downside is the car stays over an hour away from me and I cant drive it or work on it much, but at least I know its mine.

:doh: i was 17 in 1964 bought a 57 convertible with a blown 283ci,three speed ,,for $500 ,,put a 250hp,327 in it, could not afford the four speed trans ,so i put the three speed back in, drove it for two years and sold it when i got married ,since then we have owned a 66 convertible,a 76 coupe ,a 86 coupe, and our present one a 86 pace car convertible 4 speed stick and at 60,, i am looking at buying a 98 pace car convertible 6 speed ,love the convertible,s and the stick shifts as you can see,:burnout: FOUND A NICE 98 PACE CAR CONVERTIBLE 6,SPEED ,HOPE TO GET NEXT WEEK ,AND PLANNING TO KEEP BOTH :thumbsup3:

In 2004 I bought '04 C5 when I was 26..than almost 2 years later I bought the BLU C4..now I still have the C4 and sold the C5 earlier this year...one day a C6 will join the C4..

34 for the C4 and 6 years later a C6

Just bought my first one September 1st this year, im 22 years old and just graduated college. Life is good!

I was 25 I think.

I was 37 when I got the one I have now... and let me tell ya going from big trucks to the vette was the best choice I've made in a long time, couldn't be happier!!:yay: :burnout:

Bought my first vette when I was 22! :banana: :yay:

2 days go for my 18th birthday - Parent gave me their old 1993 Corvette.

That's fantastic. My sons do not know it yet but the same goes for them in 6 or 7 years from now.

Drove my vette home on my 30th birthday.:cheers: :burnout:

46.....

28...

42. hadn't ever ridden in one before. Owned alot of vehicles prior and really enjoy this one.

Im 21 now, and In the Marine Corps and after my first deployment over seas In a combat zone I decided to reward my self with something cool, and to comment on the other thread that says how expensive people think they are, I never thought I would be able to affors one then I found my 79 for 4000Right on man!!:thumbsup3:

49 Years Young

Too old to remember !! had em in high school ! you could buy a new vette for 4100.00 same with new h-d's paid 1400.00

:cheers: :burnout: 22...6 days shy of my 23rd birthday.

57 years young bought in December 07 xmas gift to my self:cheers:

I bought it for my 51st Birthday!

60:yay:

32 when I got my first one! Then got the second one 2yrs later

I was and am 17. My 84 Crossfire might not be the baddest and most expensive vette on here but its my favorite car thus far.

I stop smoking at the age of 55, 3 years later I bought my first vette as a gift to myself for not smoking anymore.

I stop smoking at the age of 55, 3 years later I bought my first vette as a gift to myself for not smoking anymore.

Congrats on both man:cheers:

Age at first vette, 27.7 years.
January 7, 1969. New 69 ragtop.

Bought my C4 in January 2008. Waited 24 years to get it...very patient man.

Bought mine 3 days ago! I'm 53. 1996 collector
edition

I was 32 when I got my first vette

I was 30.

Have you ever noticed that when a man buys:

A vette in his 20's= He thinks chicks will dig it

A vette in his 30's=He knows chicks will dig it

A vette in his 40's=He hopes chicks will dig it

A vette in his 50's= He wants chicks to dig it

A vette in his 60's=He thinks chicks will dig it

A vette in his 70's=Doesn't give a sh*t if chicks dig it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I was 27, This would have been like 6 months ago.

I was 35 ( Didn't really plan on it but its better than waiting until I'm 70 to get it )

around 28

Just got my 96 vette and I'm 18.

My mid twenties

Have you ever noticed that when a man buys:

A vette in his 20's= He thinks chicks will dig it

A vette in his 30's=He knows chicks will dig it

A vette in his 40's=He hopes chicks will dig it

A vette in his 50's= He wants chicks to dig it

A vette in his 60's=He thinks chicks will dig it

A vette in his 70's=Doesn't give a sh*t if chicks dig it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:Holy smokes!! That's funny stuff!!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Have you ever noticed that when a man buys:

A vette in his 20's= He thinks chicks will dig it

A vette in his 30's=He knows chicks will dig it

A vette in his 40's=He hopes chicks will dig it

A vette in his 50's= He wants chicks to dig it

A vette in his 60's=He thinks chicks will dig it

A vette in his 70's=Doesn't give a sh*t if chicks dig it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Ha! I got a chuckle out of this one!

Got my 1st corvette this past summer at 63. It's great. :thumbsup3:

Got my first vette at the age of 17. It's a 1978. I still have it.

Got my second vette at the age of 26. It's a 2001. I still have it.

Will get my third vette as soon as possible. I will keep it as well.

I bought Little Blue when I was 22, about 1 month ago. Who can say their first ride was a Corvette? Me.

well I'm 30 and i just bought a red 91 automatic a week ago.

I Was 16 In High School 1967. My Dad Bought Me A 1956 Corvette For 300.00 Dollars

:rofl: Have you ever noticed that when a man buys:

A vette in his 20's= He thinks chicks will dig it

A vette in his 30's=He knows chicks will dig it

A vette in his 40's=He hopes chicks will dig it

A vette in his 50's= He wants chicks to dig it

A vette in his 60's=He thinks chicks will dig it

A vette in his 70's=Doesn't give a sh*t if chicks dig it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
I'm 60 and I hope that chick don't dig it. After being married for the last 39 plus years I don't know what to do with chicks.:doh: The one I have is more than I can handle now.:rofl:

17 years old when i got mine :thumbsup3:



Definitely got the meanest car in the high school parking lot :cheers:

around my 32nd bday

I stop smoking at the age of 55, 3 years later I bought my first vette as a gift to myself for not smoking anymore.
Way to go! I quit smoking about 12 yrs ago now, sure wish I had gotten a vette then as a reward!:thumbsup3:

17 years old when i got mine :thumbsup3:



Definitely got the meanest car in the high school parking lot :cheers:Geez, you must have had some very great and laid back parents! Mine would have never let me near a vette when I was in high school!

Geez, you must have had some very great and laid back parents! Mine would have never let me near a vette when I was in high school!HA! Same here! My parents would have laughed me right out of the house!!

Geez, you must have had some very great and laid back parents! Mine would have never let me near a vette when I was in high school!

Believe me... It took a good 6 months of begging (especially since i have an 02 dodge cummins truck also), but they gave in :cheers:


I just cant get any speeding tickets or else it wont be good :doh:

Believe me... It took a good 6 months of begging (especially since i have an 02 dodge cummins truck also), but they gave in :cheers:


I just cant get any speeding tickets or else it wont be good :doh:well good for you! way to go!:thumbsup3: when you go after what you want you get it!

well good for you! way to go!:thumbsup3: when you go after what you want you get it!:iagree: :cheers:

42 years young and loving every minute of it!!

:burnout:

I was a young 69!!!

:thumbsup3: I was a young 69!!!That's what I'm talking about!! Never too late!

I was 19. It was a 1969 350/350 four speed coupe, burgundy with black sidemount headers. Man, I wish I had that one back!

Skipp

I was 40 in 1997. I bought a C5 as soon as as I saw it.

bought mine last year at age 40

60th birthday

traded my 31 ford streetrod for a 70 coupe at age 44,now i'm 70 and have owned 17 vette 2 at present time.and there not really hard to get in and out of.:cheers: :pigsfly:

44 couldnt help myself.

The wife said it was a midlife crisis thing, but I was too busy to get around to my mid life crisis until I was 68. I guess that means I got to drive it till I'm 136 ?
Regards: TGR

17 born in 1991 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! I win

my first vette was a nice 81 coupe...had to sell it at 24 because the insurance was more than my car payment...traded it in for a later model ricer...only to find out that my insurance was reduced by half when I turned 25...boy, I wish I still had it today 16 years later...I guess my 78 and 92 that I have today will do...DDBS

I was 21 when I first got my 81...

52; why did I wait so long??????? I've got 2 now.

I was 20 and bought a brand new 63' Riverside Red convertible. It was a 4spd 340HP and I kept it for 3 years. Man, do I wish I still had that car now. Funny thing is that the car cost about the same as one of the options on my C6.

Age 20. A 1964 conv. white with blk int. and top. 327 4 speed car. I paid $2300 for it. I wish I still had it.

52 fricking years old:wheelchair: But at least I went for a 07 zo6 that had 7k miles driven by a gm rep. It's the same car in atomic orange thats on the posters and so on . Special run car with a vin # of 30. The dealer put on a killer bee intake and dynoed it before I picked it up and I have it in writing he will honor the warranty for me. So if any of you guys want to buy a vette and have a little work done such as long tube headers intake and tune I can and will give you there name. They have been doing this for over 20 yrs and has some direct ties with someone high up at gm. With the intake and dyno it's at 480 whp and 455 tq. running at 11 to 12 a/f getting 22 mpg average .

I was 33 when i BOUGHT MY FIRST

Im probably one of the youngest to ever been so lucky as to get a corvette as there first car.I have a '86 vette and im 16. almost 17. my father bought me the car off of a guy that was moving to Puerto Rico and needed to get rid of it.The interior was pretty much shot along with guages>which is a big problem with the early c4's as i was soon to find out.lol. but the body was basically flawless.95,000 miles on the engine. got the car for dirt cheap too.I am a dishwasher at a local restaurant and work my butt off to put all my money into this car !currently restoring the interior and buying and putting together a new intake.(Cold air intake,ported plenum, 58mm TB, matching SLP runners).and computer chip, and soon hope to get a upgraded cam, but i have to do my research first.
:beerbang:

Just got my first vette a few months ago just turned 38.

52; why did I wait so long??????? I've got 2 now.

make up for lost time!!!!

21! 77 coupe fully louded with 12,000 original miles One owner, kept it for 20 years sold it back to the dealer with 16,500 miles, miss her terribly, she was sweet!

I got mine this year at the age of 56 I always had a chevy in my life but this is my first vette.

i still have my first vette only had it for 2 years and im 43 and it wont be my last thats for sure:thumbsup3:

I just turned 40 when I got mine. Recently divorced for the 2nd time, it put a smile back on my face in short order.

I was 35...wait, I'm still 35:lol:

I always wanted one from my younger wilder days :woowoo: Then at 54 i got my first a 91 C-4 vert and being a kid again and lovin it:burnout:

I was 20. I bought a 1985 C4 and have been restoring it since I bought it. My plan is to finish it and give it to My son when He is old enough to handle it. The next one I buy will be a C6 Z06.

I can imagine what it would have been like to get one when I was 18!!!

I was 19, 62vette, both tops. 3sp on floor,327.

22 it was a 1974 L82 in 1978

This summer I got my 1st Vette, 1998 C5 at the young of 62!:burnout:

33 :thumbsup:

36 and wanted one since I could remember!!:thumbsup3:

I was 18 1960 white Vert hardtop( removable) for $900.00 . wish I still had that one too.
7 since then. I love em'...

i have wanted one for over thirty years but could not afford it with 5 kids so i am 62 an bought my first vette, it is a 91

Hard to say actually. When I was 16 I told my dad about a 69 sitting in my girlfriends neihbors yard. He bought it and we never did much with it. Then about 9 years ago he bought an 80 model from florida siezure auction. Its in rough shape and still is but runs. Then about 5 years ago he bought a 86 from another police siezure auction in Palestine, TX. We are actually working on it now (Lambo doors, not my idea). and then 2 or so years ago he bought another 80 model from an insurance auction. It was a Hurricane Katrina victim from Louisiana. Freshwater flood. It is an L88 4 speed I believe. The 4 speed i'm sure of. Runs like a scalded ape. Had to rebiuld rear end earlier this year. Now a 3.55 ratio. My 93 is MY FIRST corvette but I have always driven his anytime I wanted.

17 years old, 93 model in polo green. It had 31k miles when i bought it. Always got the front row spot at tech school.
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I was 18 1960 white Vert hardtop( removable) for $900.00 . wish I still had that one too.
7 since then. I love em'...

damn bro!! Nice track record!

19, a 1963 roadster with both tops, red,4 speed with micky thompson mags.

I was 29 when I got mine

I was 29 when I got mine

oh yeah sorry it was a 1980 L-82 Corvette

I was and still am 39 the 87 is the first I have owned but have had the priviledge to drive a few others in the past. I love the C4's mainly because thats the body style that was current when I was in High School. Since acquiring the Vette I have now officially owned both the cars I wanted when I graduated but couldn't have due to economic circumstances beyond my control i.e. ( I was poor lol). My 87 IROC and now my 87 Vette. I think I'll be keepin the Vette a long while

@67 last June @ the urging of my son.

Never a regret!

@67 last June @ the urging of my son.

Never a regret!

That is awsome! congrats!

33, I wished I had gotten it earlier but ohwell, I have it now!:patriot:

I was 27, but the car needed a lot of work...

I was 51! the only person NOT to give me **** about it was my ex-wife "you have been bust'n your *** for 35 years you deserve it"

26 got it 4 my birthday last year love it but livin in alaska dont get much time behind the wheel

I was about 27 and bought a used 1970 LT1 convertible in 1974. I sold if a few years later to help pay for college. When I look at what if is worth today, big regret. My next Vette was a 1984 which in 1991 I traded in on my present 1991.

Back in 1976 I was 26 and very recently married. When we returned from the honeymoon I started looking for a Corvette without telling her. After about two months I bought a '68 427/400 4spd conv with Hooker sidepipes. The test drive was to the bank for the purchase price of $2800, which was the money from the wedding. My wife learned we had a Corvette when she got home from work that day. It wasn't the last time she came home to a surprise.
PS..... several Corvettes later I have the same wife and she still has the pink scar on her leg from the first time she got out of the car and put her leg on the very hot sidepipe.

37.

On #2 now @ 56.9 years old.

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37.

On #2 now @ 56.9 years old.

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56.9??? lol damn you are exact!

I was 28. Got a very used 84, sold it about 3 weeks later and bought my 95.

Bought my '84 last July at the age of 36

I was 28. Got a very used 84, sold it about 3 weeks later and bought my 95.

Thats sweet looking!:rockon6rk::rockon6rk:

Well a guy that I work with his son just purchased a C5 1999 and he just turned 19!!!!

Bought my 84 when I was 15, Now 17 :sm_party:

I was 18 in Aug 1969 and bought a 1964 roadster. 300 horse 4-speed. Both tops for $800 bucks. Kept it for 16 years and sold it. Why? I don't know.:doh:

I was 18 in Aug 1969 and bought a 1964 roadster. 300 horse 4-speed. Both tops for $800 bucks. Kept it for 16 years and sold it. Why? I don't know.:doh:

That is really cool!

58.8 and counting. Still have the 87, but it's only been a year, so no big deal. The car's fun, though. 'bout time, I know....

I got my 82 when I was 45, It was uncomfortable to drive, My 87 is much better.

How great would it have been to have your vette when you were in highschool!!!

Bought my 84 when I was 15, Now 17 :sm_party:

Wait what!!!!!!:rockon6rk::rockon6rk:

Wait what!!!!!!:rockon6rk::rockon6rk:

:lol: Yep... I bought as a restoration project for $1400 and have been working and putting every dime into it. Now Im deep into swaping a 5.3L LS1 into it.

:lol: Yep... I bought as a restoration project for $1400 and have been working and putting every dime into it. Now Im deep into swaping a 5.3L LS1 into it.

Ever thought of opening your own shop some day? :thumbsup3:

Ever thought of opening your own shop some day? :thumbsup3:

I have actually, but decided to go into mechanical engineering in the automotive field for now.

I have actually, but decided to go into mechanical engineering in the automotive field for now.
excellent choice:thumbsup3:

I have actually, but decided to go into mechanical engineering in the automotive field for now.

....and work on your vette in the meantime! nice!

I was 27 in 1980 when I bought a 1968 roadster. It had a 327 and 4-speed. I sold it a few years later as I had my '57 Nomad to play with and then when I turned 50 I got a red '88 roadster.:burnout:

50 I was .......!!

I was 18 when I bought my 1969 350/350 4 speed coupe in 1978. Had to wait till 2003 to get my next one, a 2000 VR coupe. Now on my 6th Vette.:burnout::burnout::burnout:

I was 18 when I bought my 1969 350/350 4 speed coupe in 1978. Had to wait till 2003 to get my next one, a 2000 VR coupe. Now on my 6th Vette.:burnout::burnout::burnout:

:rockon6rk::rockon6rk::rockon6rk:

42, guess I was a late bloomer...

I was 59 ...........................:patriot:

I was 16 in 1965 and picked up my first Vette a 1957 a trade in at the local Chevy Dealership. It had 22,000 miles in immaculate condition for $800.00. My 2nd vette I bought in San Diego when I got out of the Navy. Used 1967 in 1972 Unfortunately the previous owner beat the living snot out of it. Thinking back on it now I should have taken my time shopping!! 24 hrs. back from Vietnam I wanted a Vette!! and Now!! Currently own a 1987 and 1990. 87 I bought new,the 90 I picked up in 2002 with 14,000 miles on it. Needless to say @ 60 yrs.old I'm still hooked on Vettes!!

I'm 56 and bought my first Vette this past fall. The '86 convertible needed a little TLC which helped me afford it. I will do most of any work needed myself. Most expensive thing so far has been tires and I bought the least expensive I could find. Thank goodness I don't have a C5 or newer. I have heard of outrageous prices for newer vette tires.:friday:

I think I was 26 or 27:sm_party:

28 when I bought my 99 FRC & 29 when I bought my 2003 Z06. I was bout 8 when my dad took me for a ride in his 77 and have never looked back. This is my dream car and I hope to pass that passion on to my son born last Sept. on the 14th the day before I was born.

36 years young.

i got my first one at 62 an i love it

28 when I bought my 99 FRC & 29 when I bought my 2003 Z06. I was bout 8 when my dad took me for a ride in his 77 and have never looked back. This is my dream car and I hope to pass that passion on to my son born last Sept. on the 14th the day before I was born.

Damn! i hope i can get a zo6 by the time im 29!
doesnt look like it tho maybe 35! lol

28 when I bought my 99 FRC & 29 when I bought my 2003 Z06. I was bout 8 when my dad took me for a ride in his 77 and have never looked back. This is my dream car and I hope to pass that passion on to my son born last Sept. on the 14th the day before I was born.

:woowoo::eek2: You lucky sap!!!

i was 24 when i bought my first c4 heres a picture of it now that i fiberglassed c5 sides and put later model c4 front and rear bumpers and 20s
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I bought my first one at the age of 42. :)

I was 46. It was a 6-month old red C4 sitting on a Toyota dealer's lot; traded by first owner on a Land Crusher. It was lonely in a sea of Corollas and Camrys. I don't think the Toyota shop knew what to do with it. Made a sweet deal and wrote a check. I was in my twin turbo AWD Dodge Stealth SRT4 at the time. The Stealth stuck around a few years as my snow car (!), but it's gone now. The Vette, however, remains.

I happen to like that TR quote quite a lot.

I wouldn't have survived!

Bought my first one when I was a senior in High School. 1969 Coupe, 4spd. Had over twenty now and still own 7 of them.

i was 24 when i bought my first c4 heres a picture of it now that i fiberglassed c5 sides and put later model c4 front and rear bumpers and 20s
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wow! That thing looks mean!

I was 58, took me that long. Better late than never I guess/

Im 21 now, and In the Marine Corps and after my first deployment over seas In a combat zone I decided to reward my self with something cool, and to comment on the other thread that says how expensive people think they are, I never thought I would be able to affors one then I found my 79 for 4000

Hang on to that 79 and enjoy it till you are 82. Now go get yourself a nice C5 or C6. You deserve it and if anyone knows that you only go around once it's guys like you.

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I was 27 and my only regret is that I didn't keep it forever. I still get a little swelling when I think back of the day that I realized I could buy it. Thank you Harley J. Earl and Zora Arkus-Duntov. You are truly American dream weavers.

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i was 15 last year

I was 64:wheelchair:

First one came at 18, a 1974 L-82 Stingray for a thousand bucks..(Huge project)

Then came my 1992 LT-1, 5 days after my 21st birthday(This one has been a big PITA, nonetheless a big joy to drive when it runs though....)

Looking forward to upgrading onto a C5 or C6 in the future. Hoping to still keep my C3 and C4.

Always wanted a vette, finally got my first one at age 60 - a 2004 black coupe. Now two years later, have upgraded to a 2009 black coupe.....maybe in another two years a new one thru the Corvette Museum!!!

My dad got it when I was 20 and I think I drove it more than him. :-) I bought it from him last year when I was 30.

I wanted one for many years family and bills Daily Grind and other cost always poping up before I never could get one.

Sold all the dirt bikes and street bike at 45 years I got my Vett.

I never planning to sell mine either I am planning to hand down to my dauther one day but not for now this Dad's toy.

24 yrs old. It was a C4

Age 18. Got tired of drivin my civic around and wanted a fun summer car.. haha

First vette was a 63 convertable, I was 22...........

First vette was a 63 convertable, I was 22...........

I bet you wish you had that still :)

I bet you wish you had that still :)
I'm 63,This is my first a 1987 convertible, I have ahad it about three months. And I'm Loving it!

I bought my '96 in July 15th,2004 when I was 33.Still have it at 40.Has a few issues to work out but I'll keep it as long as God allows me to.I've wanted one since I was in my mother's womb probably.At least that's what she used to say!! God bless you all.....Joe

I'm 70 next week and bought my first Vette when I was 22. On my 14th Vette now and not planning on stopping yet.
2-'56's
1-'57
3-'58's
1-'63 Split Window
2-'65's
1-'72
1-'78
2-'66's
1-'96 (current)

Nov.8th,2005 got my 1st vette. I was 46 years old. Still have it today.