I have owned 13 Corvettes ranging from 1955 to 2004 since 1971, 50 years ago! To say I love these cars is an understatement. Before 1984, I had loved every Corvette I had seen. And then the C4 arrived. I knew it was coming. My local Chevrolet dealer even called me when they received their first C4, a white coupe with black interior. I drove over there to see it. They still had it in the wash bay cleaning it up. And I remember what a letdown it was for me. I know the C4 owners reading this will be offended and will extol the virtues of those cars. But I am entitled to my opinion and all I can say is that the C4 was a disappointment for me. And for the first time since I bought my first Corvette in 1971, I was losing interest in America's Sports Car. And during the ensuing years, I ventured into the Street Rod foray. And amazingly, at car shows I attended with my '32 Ford, I saw many of the same people I used to see at Corvette shows. And they all felt the same disappointment I felt for the new C4. So I stuck with the Street Rod scene until my wife (girlfriend at the time) and I attended the Auto Fair at Charlotte Motor Speedway. And a local dealer in vintage/specialty automobiles was there with a new Nassau Blue C5 Corvette coupe. And I thought that was about the best looking Corvette I had ever seen. So, my interest had been revived in Corvettes thanks to the C5. It took some time and the sale of my Street Rod to enable my finances to afford a new C5. But I ordered and took delivery of a 2004 White on Red convertible. And I was back on the Corvette bandwagon and have been ever since. I'm retired now and would love to have a new mid-engine C8 but that is out of the question at this point in my life; both financially and physically. Corvettes are tough to get into and out of as you get older. Oh well, I sure had a great time over the last 50 years with the ones I've had. And that didn't include any C4s.
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