{"id":476,"date":"2014-01-22T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.volvette.com\/blog\/?p=476"},"modified":"2014-01-20T18:25:12","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T18:25:12","slug":"corvette-owners-are-a-special-breed-and-we-know-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.volvette.com\/blog\/corvette-owners-are-a-special-breed-and-we-know-it.html","title":{"rendered":"Corvette Owners are a Special Breed…and We Know It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Owning a Corvette means a lot of different things to different owners.\u00a0 Perhaps you are buying a Corvette for the very first time, or maybe you’re having a mid-life crisis (hey, there are worse things you can do than buy a Corvette to satisfy that desire to stay young).\u00a0 Perhaps you are an enthuisiast of the highest order, and have owned Corvettes your whole life.\u00a0 Maybe a particular series, or year, or actual model speaks to your heart and makes you long for the open road where the throaty engine can open up and let those around you know that you were there.<\/p>\n

\"Corvette<\/p>\n

Any, most or none of these reasons might be yours, and that’s ok, because owning a Corvette comes with a special connection.\u00a0 A connection that you will have with other owners.\u00a0 You’ll see a Corvette owner across the intersection and rev your engine, he’ll rev back in all likelihood.\u00a0 Or you’ll meet up on the road and “run a little bit”.\u00a0 You might come across a bleeach Mustang who thinks he’s in your class and let him take off, just long enough to think he’s actually in it…and then you leave him behind.\u00a0 It’s only natural.<\/p>\n

But here’s the deal.\u00a0 You buy a Corvette, because you love the Corvette.\u00a0 People don’t restore these classics, buy new ones, go to trade shows, etc. because they wanted to buy a car.\u00a0 A car is a Corvette, but a Corvette is much more than just a car.\u00a0\u00a0 So, be proud of your ownership, maybe you are the first owner, maybe you are the 10th, maybe you restored it yourself, or paid to have it restored, brought it back from near-death and have it shining bright and running tough now.\u00a0 Good on you.\u00a0 Now realize just one other thing.\u00a0 Your story, whatever it is, while being uniquely yours, is shared by an entire community of owners.<\/p>\n

The community of other owners can be found locally, regionally or even nationally.<\/p>\n

Visit the Corvette National Museum<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 The Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky pays homage to the entire line.\u00a0 If you like Corvettes, this is the stop you need to make at least once in your life.<\/p>\n

Join a local Corvette club<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Most local areas are going to have some semblance of a club, for meetups and cruises, or just checking on how-tos and assistance with restoration projects and ideas or contacts where you can get the parts and supplies you need.\u00a0 Local area clubs are the heart of the Corvette community.<\/p>\n

In the end, buying a Corvette is more than just buying a car.\u00a0 And to us, that\u2019s how it should be.<\/p>\n

Happy Cruising!<\/p>\n

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Photo by Dan O’Brien on Flickr, used under Creative Commons license.\u00a0http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dok1\/3761362187\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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