My Dad always loved Corvettes and he would show me the Stingray brochures that he collected each year. I had a poster of a Red '73 convertible on my wall through my whole childhood. I had a bleach blonde teacher in grade school that drove a an Orange Flame '75 Vette to work every day. I had many toys and model Corvettes as a kid, but when the '78 Pace Car came out, that car sealed my fate as a Vette owner. I don't have a Pace Car yet, but it is on the list.
As a teen in the 70s, I was a sucker for late 70s Trans Ams. The mean 77/78 front end was my favorite, but I ended up with a blue/blue 403 79 T-top. Beautiful, comfortable and wonderful car. It finally died at 223,000 miles. I still miss it.
As long as I can remember I've been a "car nut". From the late 1950s and well into the 60s watching the annual styling changes was fascinating...!!! I have to admit though I never paid much attention to the Corvette until "Route 66" came across the air waves. The '61s/'62s are still my overall favorites but way beyond my means. My first Corvette ride was in a C2 big block roadster with sidepipes. I don't remember what year the car was but the ride was AWESOME...!!! Then in high school a gym teacher had a '66 Laguna Blue coupe that I got a couple of rides in and that opened the door to wanting a sports car.