A friend of mine, a disabled Viet Nam Vet, had this '65 stingray sitting in his garage. It was a gift to him from his first wife who died about 2 years after she gave it to him (late 1980's). He parked the car and never drove it again. He eventually remarried but never did anything with the Vette. In fact, his new wife did not like it. I speculate it reminded him of his first wife, the love of his life, and she had a problem with that. So his new wife used the Vette as a shelf in the garage and ruined the paint.
In 2002 or so, we spoke about restoring the Vette to what it deserved. At about the same time his wife started talking separation and divorce. She moved out and about a year later she divorced him. He gave up. His health was getting worse and the VA was not real helpful. The VA finally admitted him into the hospital and he died about 3 months later. His brother made me a "SWEETHEART" deal on the car. It needs a lot of work, more than I thought but still a deal and even more sentimental.
I have been racking my brains for a year trying to figure out what to call this black beauty sitting in my shop. It will eventually be white as it was from the factory but with a metalic twist. My DAV buddy's name was Warren "Web" Webber, his beloved wife Leslie. The divorcing wife, well, lets not bring her name into the picture. Web was in the Army and a heavy equipment opertor in Nam. He got blown up by a mine the first time and a rocket the second time. They didn't think he would live but he went on to walk again and worked for the USPS for many years before he had to take a medical retirement. I would appreciate some help giving this special ride a name, especially if a Nam Vet out there would think about it. God be with you Web.A friend of mine, a disabled Viet Nam Vet, had this '65 stingray sitting in his garage. It was a gift to him from his first wife who died about 2 years after she gave it to him (late 1980's). He parked the car and never drove it again. He eventually remarried but never did anything with the Vette. In fact, his new wife did not like it. I speculate it reminded him of his first wife, the love of his life, and she had a problem with that. So his new wife used the Vette as a shelf in the garage and ruined the paint.
In 2002 or so, we spoke about restoring the Vette to what it deserved. At about the same time his wife started talking separation and divorce. She moved out and about a year later she divorced him. He gave up. His health was getting worse and the VA was not real helpful. The VA finally admitted him into the hospital and he died about 3 months later. His brother made me a "SWEETHEART" deal on the car. It needs a lot of work, more than I thought but still a deal and even more sentimental.
I have been racking my brains for a year trying to figure out what to call this black beauty sitting in my shop. It will eventually be white as it was from the factory but with a metalic twist. My DAV buddy's name was Warren "Web" Webber, his beloved wife Leslie. The divorcing wife, well, lets not bring her name into the picture. Web was in the Army and a heavy equipment opertor in Nam. He got blown up by a mine the first time and a rocket the second time. They didn't think he would live but he went on to walk again and worked for the USPS for many years before he had to take a medical retirement. I would appreciate some help giving this special ride a name, especially if a Nam Vet out there would think about it. God be with you Web.
- Jane Ann
