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by Richard Kriss Last August 30, 2013


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On 28-Aug 2014 I traded the 2001 C5 for a pristine 2008 C6 Black Corvette with only 11K miles


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In Aug 2013 the C5 turned 13 years old. This is the first vehicle I have ever owned for 13 years. It only had 61K miles on on the clock and looked and ran as good as did when new.

Yes, I know the License plate is wrong.   It has been updated to AA5VU for my new ham call sign.

The C5 (5th generation) Black Corvette Coupe was custom ordered from Graff Chevrolet in Grand Prairie, TX. and was born (in service date) on September 21, 2000.  The Black 1996 C4 Coupe (pictured below) was sold on 9/15/00.

The C5 is Black with black leather interior, blue-tinted removable roof. 6-Speed manual transmission, heads-Up display, 12 disk CD player, polished wheels and other goodies. Click on the Specifications link below to see the other goodies.

After three years and 30K miles, the C5 is still absolutely perfect in every possible way! It is still the best car I have ever owned.

The Black 2001 C5 Corvette Coupe in Austin, Texas


This is a before/after picture of the 2002 Z06 Air Box added in Feb 2002 to get more air to the 2002 Engine.  It sounds awesome!

This is ME standing next the C5

A good picture of a Black C5 looking good going down the road.

On 12/28/03 I had a too close encounter with a concrete barrier at the Mall. This is the Ouch! and this is the after repair picture. The Ouch was repaired by Capitol Chevrolet.!

Click HERE to see a picture with car open or at parade rest .

Click HERE to view a nose picture of another black C5.

Only in Texas - a Zebra eating out of my hand at the Fossil Rim Ranch - near Glen Rose, TX

Only in Texas - a Nameless Something getting a snack.

Click HERE to view a nose picture of my C5 in the drive. How about that fresh Zaino look?

Grandchildren, Lauren & Carter checking out the C5.

Click HERE to view a cool picture of a black C5.

This is a GM picture of a Black 2001 C5 Coupe leached from the the Corvette Web page.

This is a picture of the C5 Dash that shows everything but the Heads Up display.

This is how the outside world looks via the Transparent Roof Panel.   I really like the blue tinted roof.

Click on KD5VU for a rear view of the C5 showing my Texas Ham Radio license plate

This is the 50-watt Kenwood Model TM-733 Dual-band VHF/UHF ham rig that rides on bean bag desk in the passenger seat.   To make room for a passenger, I move the bean bag to the hatch area.

This is the Dual Band VHF/UHF ham antenna attached using a mag mount on a steel plate in the hatch area.

This is a picture of the Dual Cup Holder addition that I purchased from Milton Isles [email protected]. GM only provided a single cup holder - really dumb!.

Click on Corsa Indy for a (not too good) picture of the Corsa Indy Exhaust System with Pro Tips. This mod was well worth the money - sounds great.

Click on HERE for a better picture of Corsa Indy Exhaust System with Pro Tips.  Since then I have added the EuroSport C5 Exhaust plate that does nothing but look good.

Click HERE for one of my favorite pictures of a C5.

Neat picture of the C5 Heads Up Display in action. One of the really cool features. This is a clearer picture of the display.

This is the C5 Dash and this is picture of the dash in action. This is an even more serious action shot. If your think that is bad, then click here for something really scary. It was not me!

This is a right front picture showing the 2001 Polished Aluminum Wheels

Another 2001 BlackC5 Coupe . Not mine but really nice picture.

A great picture of a 1980 Coupe . Not mine but is the same color/body and looks like my first Corvette. The picture was leached from a Corvette Central catalog.

You know you are a Dedicated C5 Owner when you get one of these. Picture from CorvetteFourm.com member.

You know you are really old when USAA presnets you with this bumper-sticker.   No way was it going on the C5 rear facia so it rides under the hood - the hard to read number is fourty.

>My wife's car is a 2003 Explorer witht the Sport (17-inch mag wheels/tires and finished accents) that replaced this 1998 Explorer. The 2003 was purchaed on 01-Nov-02.  Our vehicle is identical to picture leached from Ford.


This was my 1996 C4 (4th generation) Black Corvette Coupe. It was sold on 15-Sep-00 Click. HERE or click on the picture for an better view. It is hard to see but look for the dual-band thru-the-glass antenna on windshield.

The funny looking stuff on the side of the vehicle is Texas dirt.  The picture was taken after a drive in the rain. Other pictures like KD5VU are listed below. I would like to hear from you. Drop me an email note by clicking HERE or using the mail-to thing at the bottom of this page.



This is a cool PICTURE taken by James Strathearn from his Corvette of two other Corvettes via the rear view mirror. This is another picture of Jim's corvettes parked in front of the National Corvette Museum. If you like the picture, click HERE to drop Jim a note via E-Mail.





Other Corvette Related Pictures

  • Side photo of my C4 - clean in driveway with no door dings or dents
  • This is a Rear picture of my 96 C4 taken to show the WINDOW TINT added.
  • This is a side picture of my 96 C4 taken to show the WINDOW TINT added.
  • Rear photo of my C4- the dealer plate has been replaced with a new Texas plate that says KD5VU
  • Lurking in the back of the garage is my other ride - The Intruder 1400
  • A poor quality picture trying to show the window tinting added. Too much sun.
  • An interior picture of antenna and radio. Yes, it is too dark.
  • A better picture showing the Kenwood TM-733 Dual-Band Radio mounted on the Corvette dash.
  • Just a cool looking picture of the Corvette dash.
  • Good Picture of a Black C4 going at warp speed - not me
  • An interesting picture of a Corvette speedometer showing 200 mph.
  • All we have to show from the tour of the Corvette assembly plant. Nikki and I arrived too late and missed the tour. Maybe next time.
  • A good looing picture of a 1999 C5 Black/black Corvette with special order wheels. I like the picture.
  • A better picture of the 2000 Polished Wheels option.
  • Cool looking painted calipers on a 2000. Could be a sneak preview of things to come in 2001.
  • Under Construction

    • Links to Other Corvette Pages

  • This is Brian's 2000 Millenium Yellow Corvette Coupe
    • - Great pictures of a C5 at every angle. Too bad his is not black. HiHi
  • The Corvette Forum picture
    • - Neat place where I spend why too much time reading about Corvettes.
  • Jim & Linda's Vette Page
    • -1995 Red Metallica Coupe - Lots of really good Corvette links and neat pictures.
  • W4FLA's Web Page
    • -Check out Sherman's Red C5 pictured on the cover of March 1999 QST and his 'secret link' toward the bottom.
  • The Idaho Corvette Page
    • - Neat link showing pictures, production quanities, specications, sticker prices and even VIN data for the 1996 Corvettes
  • Corvette Performace - 383 hp LT1 Black 1996 Coupe.
    • - Brad has pictures and detailed modications to his 96 Black Coupe - plus great links
  • The Corvette Web Page
    • -The Chevrolet web page for the latest Corvettes - The Wish Book
  • Options and Sticker Prices for 1996 C4 Corvettes
    • -Neat link to a vettenet.com table about options and sticker prices for the 1996 C4
  • The VetteNet Home Page
    • -FAQs and other all kinds of Corvette stuff
  • General Motors Protection Plan at a discount
    • -This is the place to get a discount on Extended GM Warranties
  • Kelly Blue Book
    • - Good place to check car values, new and old.
  • National Corvette Museum
    • -The NCM is near the Bolling Green Corvette Assembly Plant.
  • N3GWZ 78 Corvett
    • -Pat has a cool restored 78.
  • Under Construction

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