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Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 79stingray on October 08, 2009, 04:45:28 AM
;z   I'm on the NW corner of the West Coast of Washington State. Thought I'd check in & say hi. I'm working on a '79 Corvette mostly now,but have had other cars that could be classified as 'musclcars' that if I'd known then what we know now,I'd need a much larger garage!
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: joe74ta on October 08, 2009, 10:48:33 AM
Hi 79stingray welcome to our forum it's great to see some one from over the pond post on our forum. Tell us more about your vett any pic's ? , Do you get to many of the big car shows over there ? At the moment Im trying to save some money so I can make the Trans am nationals next year in Dayton.
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 79stingray on October 08, 2009, 11:19:35 AM
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Originally posted by joe74ta
Hi 79stingray welcome to our forum it's great to see some one from over the pond post on our forum. Tell us more about your vett any pic's ? , Do you get to many of the big car shows over there ? At the moment Im trying to save some money so I can make the Trans am nationals next year in Dayton.



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Heres a few pics->

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Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: cpu on October 08, 2009, 11:33:58 AM
This deserves a whole new smiley (http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/Gifs/drool.gif) (http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/Gifs/drool.gif) (http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/Gifs/drool.gif) (http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/Gifs/drool.gif)

Nice ride and nice part of the world your in
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 79stingray on October 08, 2009, 11:47:31 AM
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Originally posted by cpu
This deserves a whole new smiley (http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/Gifs/drool.gif) (http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/Gifs/drool.gif) (http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/Gifs/drool.gif) (http://www.splashedpaint.com/AMCC/Gifs/drool.gif)

Nice ride and nice part of the world your in
 
Thanks! I'va always wanted to drop by 'down under' as well! Our summer is now over,& the weather's changing fast.Car shows are pretty scarce now!
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 69DirtyRat on October 08, 2009, 07:44:15 PM
Well now is the time! come on over! ;F
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: usa383 on October 08, 2009, 08:26:02 PM
Hi mate good to see you made it here,you're Vette's looking awesome as usual.
I have just noticed the TTops I got off you are in Sydney already,now the slow part.
I'm sure you will enjoy this forum  ;F
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: GTA390 on October 08, 2009, 08:51:15 PM
Hi,
Nice car, and the scenery too, we dont get rivers like that here, plenty of dust though;x
David.
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: MuscleVette on October 08, 2009, 09:59:56 PM
Welcome to our forum I spent a lot of time in Vancouver & we use to go down to Bellingham & water ski in that lake & then go back to a dinner or bar to eat. Washington State is really nice. My mate owns Corvette Specialities up near Surrey Vancouver.
  ;v Garry ;M:cool:  
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 79stingray on October 09, 2009, 05:13:11 AM
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Originally posted by GTA390
Hi,
Nice car, and the scenery too, we dont get rivers like that here, plenty of dust though;x
David.
:P   Thats actually not a river,its called Deception Pass,& its salt water from Puget Sound that separates Fidalgo Island I'm on, from Whidbey Island on the South end. Its the only way thru,driving, unless you drive a couple hrs South & catch a State ferry boat & come back North    More Decption Pass Bridge-> (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/nwmaximus/DeceptionPassloweroutlook.jpg)      (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/nwmaximus/DeceptionPassplaquecenterisland.jpg)      (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/nwmaximus/DeceptionPassbridgeviewcloudyday.jpg)    (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/nwmaximus/DeceptionPasstideschanging.jpg)    (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y3/nwmaximus/Tuesdayafternoon-DeceptionPassoutlo.jpg)   ;I
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 79stingray on October 09, 2009, 05:17:31 AM
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Originally posted by MuscleVette
Welcome to our forum I spent a lot of time in Vancouver & we use to go down to Bellingham & water ski in that lake & then go back to a dinner or bar to eat. Washington State is really nice. My mate owns Corvette Specialities up near Surrey Vancouver.
  ;v Garry ;M:cool:  
Spent some time all over Vancouver...Delta,Surrey,Burnaby,etc. I've heard of Corvette Specialties,but havent done business as yet. I think the lake you mean is Lake Samish? Strange,I've done loads of snow skiing all over Washington,& even a couple times at Whistler, B.C.,Canada, but never have water skiid!
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 79stingray on October 09, 2009, 05:24:35 AM
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Originally posted by 69DirtyRat
Well now is the time! come on over! ;F
If I could,I'd make plans right now,but I'm in a pretty F'd up situation these days.I had to stop working to care for my mother with Alzheimers/Dementia.Its too the point where she has trouble doing minor everyday things now,Saddest part is she no longer knows I'm her son.Found out about the moral fortitude of my relatives,in the process.No contact at all from extended family,& if I beg I might get my sister to come by once a month,& shes only 30 minutes away!Cant leave unless I pay someone to come in,if its over an hour. I'm pretty much isolated. Nice,eh?  ;K  for whining to you guys,I'll stop now!;16
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 79stingray on October 09, 2009, 05:28:31 AM
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Originally posted by usa383
Hi mate good to see you made it here,you're Vette's looking awesome as usual.
I have just noticed the TTops I got off you are in Sydney already,now the slow part.
I'm sure you will enjoy this forum  ;F
Wow! Sydney already? I'm still waiting over a week to get something from our East Coast!;N
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: bonnevista on October 09, 2009, 08:31:18 AM
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Originally posted by 79stingray
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Originally posted by MuscleVette
Welcome to our forum I spent a lot of time in Vancouver & we use to go down to Bellingham & water ski in that lake & then go back to a dinner or bar to eat. Washington State is really nice. My mate owns Corvette Specialities up near Surrey Vancouver.
  ;v Garry ;M:cool:  
Spent some time all over Vancouver...Delta,Surrey,Burnaby,etc. I've heard of Corvette Specialties,but havent done business as yet. I think the lake you mean is Lake Samish? Strange,I've done loads of snow skiing all over Washington,& even a couple times at Whistler, B.C.,Canada, but never have water skiid!


I played baskeball at Burnaby and Richmond when I was 15 (I'm now 48 - yes a loooong time ago).
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: bonnevista on October 09, 2009, 08:33:14 AM
A Corvette would have to be the ideal car for the Pacific Northwest - fiberglass doesn't rust!
Title: Newbie from the USA
Post by: 79stingray on October 09, 2009, 09:47:57 AM
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Originally posted by bonnevista
A Corvette would have to be the ideal car for the Pacific Northwest - fiberglass doesn't rust!
Well,dont tell anyone,but the secret around here is that it doesnt rain as much as everyone else thiks! We do have our moments though.  
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One city that is known for rain is Seattle, Washington. Rain is common in the winter, but mostly the climate is cloudy with little rain. Seattle's average rainfall is 942 mm (37.1 in) per year,[7] less than New York City's 1173 mm (46.2 in),[8] but Seattle has 201 cloudy days per year, compared to 152 in New York. Seattle's neighbor to the south, Portland, Oregon, gets more rain with an average of 1143 mm (45 in) a year. [9] However, it should be noted that Seattle lies in the rain shadow of the nearby Olympic Mountains, with some locations on the windward sides of the mountains receiving close to 3300 mm (about 130 in) per year.[10] The wettest city in the 48 contiguous United States is Mobile, Alabama, which average 1702 mm (67 in) of rainfall per year.[11] Ketchikan and other locations in the temperate rainforest of southeast Alaska get an average of 4064 mm (160 in) of rain a year,[12] sometimes receiving over 5000 mm (about 200 inches) in a year.
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