Regarding the first pic of the Blue 1980...
Hey! That was my car before I painted and modified her! (well, not literally my car, but same color).
My mechanic who has been on this earth quite a bit longer than myself told me long ago... "Get what you want now, because once family comes along, it's much harder to obtain." (He actually told me this after I already had my car, but he was making a good point nonetheless, as I think we all see from this thread.)
I knew I wanted a vette from the first I can recall liking cars. Once I reached High School and the working age, I told myself that whereas everyone else rented limos for their prom, I wanted to drive a vette. On top of that, it would be MY vette, not a rented one. Well, 3 months before my 18th, I bought my vette. I found it at a corner gas station lot. I knew from the moment I saw it, I would have it. It was meant to be!
Hell, I even gave the guy what he was asking. I didn't even try to get hm to come down at all! Of course, it was my first vette and I was a bit too excited to think that he might actually be willing to budge.