Lots of people consider the 1967 Corvette one of the best automobiles that was ever manufactured. The 1967 design ended up being the very last year of the C2 generation. This Corvette is simply one the better looking Corvette's of its era and is highly coveted in the car collecting world.

Most of the modifications that occurred from 1966 to the 1967 model year were fairly modest things like flat finish rockers sans ribbing, factory 6 inch rally wheels with very small chromed out beauty hubcaps, a brand new single backup light positioned above the license plate, and the handbrake was also moved from underneath the dashboard to between the seats. The powertrain actually changed hardly any from a year before.

Its front suspension had independent upper or lower A arms, anti-roll bar, tubular hydraulic shock absorbers, and cool springs. The rear suspension featured fixed differential, radius rods, tubular hydraulic shock absorbers, lateral struts, in an extra antiroll bar came with 1967s that had a big block engine.

Some of the options included things such as leather seats, power windows, head rests, soft Ray tinted glass, auxiliary hardtop, shoulder belts, air conditioning (amazingly only 3788 people added this option), vinyl covering, positraction rear axle, special front and rear end suspension, air injection reactor, transistor ignition system, heavy-duty brakes, the 390, 400, 435, 350, and 430 hp engines, aluminum cylinder heads on the L71, four speed manual transmission (close ratio or heavy-duty), powerglide tranny, 36 gallon fuel tank on the coupe, off-road exhaust system, side mount exhaust system, telescopic steering column, power steering, cast aluminum bolt on wheels, redline tires, speed warning indicator, AM/FM radio.

The rear engine of the 67 Corvette was really the L88. Many people considered this car as close to a racing motor for a production automobile that has ever been publicly released by Chevrolet. It can flat-out run like a scalded dog. It had 12:5:1 compression and a huge Holly 4 barrel carburetor. This nice motor could generate 560 hp at 6400 RPM but it had to be used with 103 octane racing fuel. Most people could not achieve the speed with the gasoline from their local gas station, but it undoubtedly showed a great deal of power anyway.

The year of 1967 was the year in which Corvette's sales drop by 5000 units, due to a new redesign that was coming out. However, the 67 Corvette is considered one of the quintessential collector cars of all time. Its impact on the car collecting world has been tremendous.

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I first went "online" back in '90 when I checked out the free AOL disc I got in the mail. AOL-land was fun for a few years, but in '95 a friend said to me, "You don't need AOL to surf the net." Honestly, I didn't know that back then. A few days later, I said good-bye to AOL and "HOWDY!" to the information superhighway. People that previously had zero interest in PCs flocked to computer stores so they could be on the internet and get e-mail.

Back at that time the Internet was really different. Just about everyone was on dial-up, so sites and web pages were simpler. The net hadn't yet been taken over by commerce sites so it was easier to find "information" then. Chat rooms and forums had been around since the early '80s, but they were difficult to use. AOL's interface helped make it much easier.

While blogging began around 1994, it didn't start to take off until '99 with the introduction of "blogging tools." When political pundits glommed on to blogs in '02, the blogosphere really took off. Now, there's a blog for everything. This is good news and bad news. For researchers like me, when I do a search, nearly half of the links are for product, services, books, auction listings, and forum or blog comments. At first, I was kind of annoyed with the Corvette forum links because searches often linked to things such as, "I like side-pipes too." But when I took some time to go to the Corvette forum's home page, I was pleasantly surprised to find a rich, comprehensive information source.

There is a Corvette forum called SmokinVette.com. The thrill and excitement of Corvettes is huge because it covers a 57 year lineage of cars in six unique generations. SmokinVette has Corvette forums for all of the six generations. Upon entering your Corvette's generation forum, look around and check out all of the topics. All of the forums are distinctive, so take your time and glance around at the numerous links, controls and drop down boxes. It like entering and searching around a home improvement store. It can be a little overwhelming at first, but you will learn to find everything you are looking for.

I am sometimes in the mood to look at Corvette pictures, and SmokinVette has an enormous collection of them. What would a high-testosterone topic like Corvettes be without an assortment of Corvette Girls? The answer is it would be boring! However, you will not find anything too over the top, as they are classy pictures at SmokinVette, but you will find a lot of SmokinHot babes. And the last comment is only a compliment, ladies.

Being a Corvette owner is not as expensively challenging as owning a pleasure boat, however you could spend extra cash on personalizing or refurbishing your Corvette. In the SmokinVette forum's "Vette Parts" section you can find anything from a crate engine or supercharger to a little ole LED lights and even used parts. Corvette enthusiasts are extremely creative. You will locate Corvette parts that you didn't even know was being offered.

It's hard to be just a voyeur. After you finish the free registration, you can give your input to any forum, start a new forum topic, and ask a Corvette question, or even post images and/or photos. Corvette people are very friendly and helpful. Once you own a Vette or are simply an enthusiast, you belong to a uniquely American club. The whole "Save the Wave" thing started as a way for Corvette owners to recognize one another on the road. Corvettes are not just your ordinary car, they are something more special. It's indescribable the feeling you get when you drive one. It's a genuinely sensual experience when you drive one. You do not just "ride" in a Corvette, you DRIVE a Corvette, because they are made and designed to be DRIVEN. I have lost count of how many times I have read or heard a new Corvette owner say, "I never really understood this car until I drove one." That's the "GOTCHA!" moment.

So clear out some time, get comfortable, and check out some Corvette forums, such as SmokinVette.com. Its fun, entertaining, educational, and a way to meet like-minded people that "get" the Corvette obsession. Nuff said! - KST

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