28Again
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Please allow me explain.
I bought my first Corvette back in 1989, when I was 28 years old, it was a 1988 35th Anniversary Edition (car #15 of 2050 produced). A beautiful car, White on White on White, but I probably don't have to tell you guys, you are the Corvette experts. My California license plate read "15 of 2K"
I only had the car for a couple years and then my second child came along and I traded it in for... yes, a mini-van. (To be honest, it was a White Chevy Astro with White wheels and some aftermarket body panels - looked alot like my Vette, and I actually really liked that van). I told my wife, when I traded in the Corvette, that someday I would own that car once again.
Once again came 14 years later when my son was old enough to drive. I found another 1988 35th Anniversary car on eBay for sale in North Carolina. It was car #1695 and was in pretty good shape - as best I could tell over the internet. I was high bidder and wired the money to a family friend that lived in Charlotte. He picked up the car and sat on it for a couple months until I could arrange for my son and I to fly to North Carolina. My son went to DMV and got his learners permit, and then he and I flew to NC and drove it home (with a brief stop for new mufflers and a tire balance). What a way to learn to drive... in your dad's Corvette across the US.
So the current Corvette is my second 1988 Anniversary Edition, and my California license plates now read "28 Again" hence the username.
Although now I am 52, and looking for a newer, safer, softer, more technology filled Corvette. In a perfect world, this new Corvette would be a White C5 Convertible with a light grey interior (a VERY hard to come-by package). I'm keeping my eye out though and my 1988 is available for sale if anyone is interested.
Nice to meet you all.
Jim
I bought my first Corvette back in 1989, when I was 28 years old, it was a 1988 35th Anniversary Edition (car #15 of 2050 produced). A beautiful car, White on White on White, but I probably don't have to tell you guys, you are the Corvette experts. My California license plate read "15 of 2K"
I only had the car for a couple years and then my second child came along and I traded it in for... yes, a mini-van. (To be honest, it was a White Chevy Astro with White wheels and some aftermarket body panels - looked alot like my Vette, and I actually really liked that van). I told my wife, when I traded in the Corvette, that someday I would own that car once again.
Once again came 14 years later when my son was old enough to drive. I found another 1988 35th Anniversary car on eBay for sale in North Carolina. It was car #1695 and was in pretty good shape - as best I could tell over the internet. I was high bidder and wired the money to a family friend that lived in Charlotte. He picked up the car and sat on it for a couple months until I could arrange for my son and I to fly to North Carolina. My son went to DMV and got his learners permit, and then he and I flew to NC and drove it home (with a brief stop for new mufflers and a tire balance). What a way to learn to drive... in your dad's Corvette across the US.
So the current Corvette is my second 1988 Anniversary Edition, and my California license plates now read "28 Again" hence the username.
Although now I am 52, and looking for a newer, safer, softer, more technology filled Corvette. In a perfect world, this new Corvette would be a White C5 Convertible with a light grey interior (a VERY hard to come-by package). I'm keeping my eye out though and my 1988 is available for sale if anyone is interested.
Nice to meet you all.
Jim
