I met Rob several years ago at a BMW event in Saratoga, NY. Wonderful person. Reading this article made me want to put in writing my own "should-have-bought" regrets. A number of years ago, when my son was in High School, he was interested in a mini-bike. A friend gave me the name of a fellow he knew with one for sale. This fine old gentleman was once the owner of a hobby shop I had gone to. We went to look at the mini-bike and ended up buying it. That's not the story, however, I want to relate. This man had 6 Corvettes of the various generations that he had begun to divest himself of. The last remaining was a black on red 1963 split-window, it had a 4-spd stick along with the original transmission; it had newer wheels and radial tires, along with the original wheels and red-stripe tires. All that he offered to me for $20k, I believe this was in 2003. I gave it considerable thought, but because we had a young family, the decision to forgo this purchase was the right thing to do. Not a day goes by that I think back and wish I had bought this one. The moral of both stories is to make the decision that is right for you at the time.
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