As I write this up, I am sitting here as a first time Corvette owner. Never did I think I would be in this position. Mostly because a Corvette is such a ‘toy’ vehicle that isn’t very useful day to day, at least not to me with a normal job and a family. Looking back though, I realized that growing up my dad always had a Corvette in the garage and he still does.

The Corvette has always been my favorite car, starting around 1997 when the C5 came out. Before that, I was a kid who longed for a Viper. The C5 changed everything and made me rethink pricing, reliability, looks, and all the stuff that matters owning a car. The Z06 came out in 2001, being perfected in 2002 and really nothing has swayed me otherwise.

I had my fun with a SS Camaro for years - mostly because it was way more affordable than a Corvette and it somewhat blended in better. If you have been following along the Impala project, you’ll realize this is quite the change. A small, two-seat sports car replacing a massive four-door sedan. In the intro movie below, I go into my reasons and how I found this FRC. My favorite part, this was the first Corvette hardtop sold by GM since 1967. The Corvette that was sitting in my dad’s garage all those years growing up was a 1966 coupe - amazing how it comes somewhat full circle and I now have a 1999 Corvette Hardtop sitting in my own garage. Thanks for joining my Corvette journey!