We generally devote much time here at CC to the ordinary cars that were in our lives. But from time to time, dream cars must also be attended to, which leads us to today’s Corvette gallery. An American car that makes me think of nothing but weekend driving. And being the weekend, let’s take a look at some ‘Vettes in the past, more or less as they were back in the day.
As we know, no Corvette ever had a normal life, as these period photos will show. There are a few photos that clearly capture them on special occasions, appropriate missions for a special car. And some are obviously in a second or third life, having turned into someone’s used-car dream. But most are just there being special, and making folks’ lives special just by their mere presence.
The photos feature mostly C1s and C2s; most with owners and admirers, though a few stand on their own.
I bet that ’69(ish) with the fender flares was probably replaced with a Kingswood wagon shortly after this photo was taken!
Yeah, and I’ll bet that Dad was not very happy about that.
Photographing the kid in his stroller parked in front of your Vette (being sure to show the whole car) is a pretty solidly passive aggressive move.
A Vette in snow and others on unpaved roads. You would need a 4×4 to do that today. I wonder if any of these have survived and been sold as “never seen rain”
Great article. These were beauties!
The front end of the original ’53-’55 has always been my favorite C1.
That one with the two sitting on the back looks like maybe it’s “never seen rain” since the wiper arms have been removed lol