MyOtherCar said:
All my life it has been my dream to own a 1963 Split Window Coupe, hi-power engine, 4-speed.... but the price rose and they were always "just out of reach".
If it helps, I had one and your car is a lot more fun to drive.
What a fantastic thread!
I was born a car guy, but the Vette fever never really hit until I went to an orientation for prospective AF Academy cadets. There were three 'real' cadets there from the state; one with a cool XKE, another with something else and the third with the coolest car, a '70 Vette. I still remember that guy's name!
Once I got to the Academy, I had to wait (regulations) two+ years to get my first. I worked on the 'car committee' which helped arrange the delivery of 300 (+/-) Vettes to my classmates! We used to have Vette parades at lunch formations, for a football rally, before certain games. I drove an L-88, chrome-Hooker-side-piped '68 coupe, painted in a stars and stripes motif, at one. That car would do a wheelie, but I refrained (barely).
While not as moving as the above stories, none of my three boys are really into cars (yet). My youngest (13) is autistic, but I see his grin emerge when we take the Vette out. I take a lot of pleasure from the young guys/girls at the local car gatherings, when they oogle and we 'car chat'. It is warming to see that not every young-un wants a foreign ride.
Still: Vettes rule; the rest, drool.