Unless something goes wrong, my Delorean is gone in the morning. As you probably know, I've owned a lot of (mostly) nice cars. I've also sold most of them (I only have so much storage space, and more importantly, only so much money). There's only one car I regret selling… I pine for it all the time…
My 1977 Corvette L-82… It was bright red with t-tops and had sidepipes. I'd built it to about 420 HP, but it would start to vibrate terrifyingly at 130kph. Still, I was smiling every time I drove it… I don't know why I ever sold it. Not that I'm alone in this mistake. A lot of people seem to let the great loves of their lives slip away for no good reason.
Anyway, the reason the Delorean might be gone — and the Delorean is a great car too, but I don't think I'm emotionally as attached — is that I've been offered a 1969 Corvette Convertible Stingray in trade. There's something really special about this era of Vette to me… I don't know if it's because it's the sportcars care I grew up with, or what. But I do know that it's no mistake that this is the car that the early astronauts all favoured… There's something really special about them.
In any case, the world has never producer a sexier car than this era of Corvette. IMO anyway.
The picture below is of my departed 77… If I'm lucky, I'll have a picture of me in a 69 by the end of the week.
Well, watch out in downtown Toronto for a purple convertible vette with a license plate that reads “L33T”. That's me!
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