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WARP TEN · 01-18-2013

Dating myself, but in the spring of 1963 at about age 17. My dad came up from New York to Connecticut to pick me up from prep school for a weekend. Unbeknownst to me, he had borrowed a Silver 4-speed '63 Stingray convertible from GM (he was a journalist and could do things like that) and I got to drive it back home--a 2 hour drive. When we got home I told him that I had forgotten something vital at school and could I please drive the Corvette back up to retrieve it? He said yes and I got another 4 hours of wheel time. What a rush--I knew I would someday have one.
It wasn't until the mid 70's that I got a used Marlboro Maroon '67 Coupe, 300hp 4 spd that I kept for a few years, then on to other cars. In the early 90s I got to know about the ZR-1 and started searching and attending shows like Bloomington Gold. Joined Larry Merow's ZR-1 Registry around when it first started, I think in '93, and the ZR-1 Net fairly early on also. I really liked the idea of the special engine, the rarity and the group of enthusiasts involved with the ZR-1. Bought my '93 Quasar Blue HIL KING in October 1994 in Baltimore while attending a high school reunion in New York and drove it home to Chicago with a Permagrin on my face. Owned it for 13 years, sold it in 2007 and now have the '95. Life is good again. --Bob

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WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,154	Re: When did YOU know someday you would own a CORVETTE ? Dating myself, but in the spring of 1963 at about age 17. My dad came up from New York to Connecticut to pick me up from prep school for a weekend. Unbeknownst to me, he had borrowed a Silver 4-speed '63 Stingray convertible from GM (he was a journalist and could do things like that) and I got to drive it back home--a 2 hour drive. When we got home I told him that I had forgotten something vital at school and could I please drive the Corvette back up to retrieve it? He said yes and I got another 4 hours of wheel time. What a rush--I knew I would someday have one. It wasn't until the mid 70's that I got a used Marlboro Maroon '67 Coupe, 300hp 4 spd that I kept for a few years, then on to other cars. In the early 90s I got to know about the ZR-1 and started searching and attending shows like Bloomington Gold. Joined Larry Merow's ZR-1 Registry around when it first started, I think in '93, and the ZR-1 Net fairly early on also. I really liked the idea of the special engine, the rarity and the group of enthusiasts involved with the ZR-1. Bought my '93 Quasar Blue HIL KING in October 1994 in Baltimore while attending a high school reunion in New York and drove it home to Chicago with a Permagrin on my face. Owned it for 13 years, sold it in 2007 and now have the '95. Life is good again. --Bob __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough"