Do people remember when Corvettes first entered their lives?
For me it is quite easy to remember as I grew up in South Africa and American cars were few and far between. My first contact was when a neighbors father acquired a used 63 Split window (must have been around 1972). The car was in pretty rough shape and he would leave it parked on his front lawn and I remember climbing through it as a kid. Don't remember it making much of an impression on me at the time. I remember more vividly visiting the US in the mid 70s and being more interested in looking out of our tour bus for Corvettes than anything else. The final nail in the coffin for me was the December 1978 Car and Driver Magazine with a red Corvette in it.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g2...vers/?slide=16
From there resistance was futile
My C8 will be my 9th Corvette and the second time I have had two Corvettes at the same time. I am planning to keep my 2017 Grand Sport Convertible Corvette for ever. Last of the front engines 👍
Love to hear other people's introduction and addiction to Corvette.
For me it is quite easy to remember as I grew up in South Africa and American cars were few and far between. My first contact was when a neighbors father acquired a used 63 Split window (must have been around 1972). The car was in pretty rough shape and he would leave it parked on his front lawn and I remember climbing through it as a kid. Don't remember it making much of an impression on me at the time. I remember more vividly visiting the US in the mid 70s and being more interested in looking out of our tour bus for Corvettes than anything else. The final nail in the coffin for me was the December 1978 Car and Driver Magazine with a red Corvette in it.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g2...vers/?slide=16
From there resistance was futile

My C8 will be my 9th Corvette and the second time I have had two Corvettes at the same time. I am planning to keep my 2017 Grand Sport Convertible Corvette for ever. Last of the front engines 👍
Love to hear other people's introduction and addiction to Corvette.
Comment