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I have loved Corvettes ever since I watched Route 66 back when I was a teen. Those guys had so much fun in their Corvette that I just felt I had to have one. That never happened but I still love the look of that car. I guess the one thing that made me understand it more was when a friend of mine took me to her Dad’s garage shop where he rebuilt cars and sold them. He really loved doing that.

Actually, I would still love to have a Corvette but I doubt that I would fit into the seat anymore. But I have noticed that people who love them do still want to restore the older ones and beef up the new ones.

Are you wanting to start from the bottom up and rebuild more or less from scratch like in this picture? You can check out the guys at Corvette accessories for body kits and much more to get your ‘vette on the road.

Maybe your baby is show ready but there’s this one little part that needs to be added to make it perfect. How about the boys at Corvette accessories? They can help you with your parts needs for that wonderful ride you have sitting in the garage waiting to get out there and go.

You just bought that dream car that you have always wanted sitting in front of your window so that all the neighbors can see that you have that certain flair for getting the best ride on the pavement. You just want to tweak it a little bit, give it that custom look you have been dreaming about all your life.

So, if you are serious about working on an older ‘vette or you want to get a newer one into great condition, give your brand new ‘vette a custom look people are going to envy, you should check out Corvette accessories.

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I read about an electric sports car that Tesla has put out there for all to see. The tag on the thing is over $100,000 meaning the average Joe isn’t going to riding in one anytime soon. But electric cars have been around, one way or another, for years. It’s just that up to now, the battery was a problem. It would only be good for so many miles and then needed a plug-in which would be okay if you happen to see an electric station much like a gas station. Now there’s a cool picture. The new electric cars seeking plug-ins at a station near you! There would be big plug-in spots. It only costs you this much to plug yourself in.

At some point, you see that this has it’s moments but in reality that will not work like you might think it should. Some people won’t like the plug’s colors. Some will not appreciate that brand of plug-in. They have to have the fancy ones across town. Costs twice as much but you get seen and that’s the important part. You know what? Someone is going to think we need drug rehab if this becomes a reality. I can see that happening….really.

So, instead of Shell, Texaco, Exxon, BP and all the others….we find ourselves at Electro City, Plug-em Up, Car Jolts, Run All Day and many more. Does any of this sound really strange to you because it certainly does to me. However, I would love to have a car like that if the price tag goes down to reasonable, which I doubt it will anytime soon. But one can dream, right? I dream about so many other things, what’s one more? Sort of like those Reese’s Cups…dream about those, why don’t ya?

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I am old enough to remember some pretty hot cars when I was in high school in the 60s. One of the hottest was the Corvette. After all, we had the television show “Route 66″ to go by if we wanted to know just HOW hot they were. Martin Milner and George Maharis played two guys driving around the country in a beautiful Corvette each week. It starts with Tod Stiles (Milner) receiving a bequest from his father who had passed away. Tod got a Corvette, but no money. He and his friend, Buz Murdock (Maharis), decided to travel around the country getting odd jobs and adventures. Sometimes, no..all the time, they seem to bite off more than they could chew, at first.

The point is that they were driving one hot car! They attracted girls galore and strange guys. But in the end, the car was the star. Frankly, the cars aren’t quite as hot today, well, except for the newest Corvette and a few other muscle cars. I really loved the older muscle cars. They were so hot! Yes, I do keep saying that. The show ran from 1960-1964 during my high school years and I thought it had been cut off too early.

Now, of course, there is a fantastic looking Corvette too. I saw a picture of a 2009 Vette that was at a car show recently. It had a coppery color. And I was thinking, wouldn’t that look awesome with C6 Corvette wheels and a serious power plant under the hood. WOW! Okay, reality strikes and I know that the beautiful car I just saw is not going to reside in my driveway anytime soon, but hey, I can dream, can’t I?

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It was my first car! And I loved it from the minute I bought it. At 18 years old and out on my own, I really had no idea of what a car should sound like or drive like but I bought the thing for $55. It would have been $50 but the guy who owned it couldn’t take the tow bar off. There was really no one who could advise me so I bought the thing thinking that if it didn’t work long, I would find another one. I was so naive then. But I was blessed.

The car was a 1956 Chevy Belair, painted black by a brush…I’m not kidding. The picture is a representation of what I had. As I said, mine was black. At the time, I thought it was pretty cool that it was so different. I laugh at that now but then it was fun. My best friend and I were traveling around the country sort of getting our feet wet in life. LOL!!

We needed gas practically from the moment I bought the car so I went to one of those full service stations which, at that time, was pretty much the only way you could get gas. The gas cost 19 cents a gallon for those who would like to time date this. ROFL!! Anyway, we had a small but really pressing problem. The guy with the gas hose had no clue where to put the gas. Neither did we. We spent the better part of a half hour looking for the way to fuel up. Nothing.

I was actually blessed again because the guy was pretty smart. He got on the ground, looked underneath the car and followed the gas line back to the gas cap. Seems that when Chevy built this particular model, they had a sense of humor. The cap was IN the taillight. Sigh. But after the first time, it was fun getting gas after that.

We had a great time driving all over the country in that $55 car. Eventually, it needed rings and valves. Even in those days, that was too expensive. I sold the car to my Dad for a dollar. My only regret is that I do not still have that car. The reason for this post? I saw one just like it today in someone’s yard. It made me want to buy it!!! It is for sale. Ah, the good ol’ days.

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It was 1965. I was going to graduate from high school in a couple of months. My parents were headed to Chicago for a business thing at the Merchandise Mart. I had the house and my time to myself for the weekend. My friend and I had made plans to go out on the town on Saturday night but we had a problem. No car. My folks had our car. She couldn’t get one. Besides, it was a Bug, for crying out loud. No way did either of us want to show up “riding the ones” (riding the one way streets back and forth, seeing who else was riding the ones) in a sissy car like that where everyone from school could see us.

We needed a plan. Ah ha! I had a driver’s license and cars were cheap to rent in those days. I was 18, barely, and they would let me rent a car. We took a taxi to the dealership and rented…a Pony Car. To those who are not aware, that’s a 1965 Ford Mustang. She was beautiful. Four on the floor and ready to gallop. She was a sweet ride. We did put a load of miles on that car but it was worth every penny it cost us. I have never been able to drive another one like it.

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