Finally! After wanting a Corvette of my own for years, after years of fond memories of my Dad's Nassau Blue '67 big block Roadster, I finally found a car that was set up the way I wanted that I could afford. I had always imagined my Corvette being red, but once I saw this black car I decided that black was just fine! I get the feeling that my MX5 won't be getting nearly as much use in the future. I'm even considering selling it and getting a "sensible" car (as my Mom puts it) for daily use in bad weather. This car won't be seeing many rainy days, and it won't see snow at all. Come on by my garage when you get a chance and check out my new baby!

Suzi

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Over the past several months, I've been asked for a picture of me posing with my car. I don't have one yet, but a friend I went to the shore with the weekend before Labor Day e-mailed me a picture she took of me while we were on the beach. As you can tell, it hasn't been a good summer for my suntan! I hope this is good enough, and you don't mind that my car isn't in the picture.... After all, this is a car website, not just one for girls to show off their lack of a suntan in September! :flirt:

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After I graduated from high school, I wanted to get a car that was more my style than the hand-me-down Toyota Camry I had at the time. I wasn't making a whole lot of money, but I was still living at home, so most of what I earned could go to car payments. I found this car at a discount used car lot nearby in an ad in the paper, and called about it right away. I wasn't really all that impressed with it at first, until I learned what these cars were going for. The asking price was well below what the book said it was worth, and my Dad and I managed to talk him down some more. I left the lot with the top down, humming a happy tune (because the radio wasn't working at the time... a blown fuse). I got several years of pleasure from Sunshine, but when she started going through oil and making 'funny' noises (That's not funny - 'ha ha', but funny - 'uh oh'). However, now I can afford the payments on a new car, so I found my MX-5 and sadly bid farewell to my old friend. I still remember her fondly, but I guess her time had come. 204,000 miles is a whole bunch on a little sports car (especially one owned by a young person like me who doesn't really know all that much about how to maintain a car)!

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CorvairJim was kind enough to send me a bunch of pictures he took recently of a couple of cars that came close to matching my description of my Dad's Nassau Blue 1967 big block Corvette convertible. I broke out in tears when I first saw them - it was like going back in time or having Dad in the room looking over my shoulder. There are a few differences - the car with the right big block hood with the white stripe is a coupe, and the 'new' convertible (not the one I already had posted) has Rally wheels instead of the aluminum spoked wheels Dad's car had. Still, the interior is exactly like I remember it, and the cars are as clean and shiny as Dad always kept his car.

This is the car that got me interested in cars back when I was in pre-school. It made me a Chevy Girl, a future Corvette owner (just wait and see!), and a convertible owner for life! Check out the album and leave any comments (and trophies!) you feel like sending.

Suzi :flirt:

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In the past couple of weeks, I've gotten many responses to my "What do YOU think" blog post asking whether or not I should issue challenges with my Dad's '67 Corvette, since the car was destroyed in a fire many years ago. The overwhelming majority said, in essence, "Go for it"! I have decided to send out challenges with the car, but I am going to be VERY selective about the cars I send them to. Anyone who doesn't like the idea of a challenge with a car that doesn't exist anymore is free to vote for the other car - I know there are several people that feel that way, and I fully understand. Certainly, there will be no hard feelings.

Suzi

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When I first posted my Dad's '67 Corvette in my garage, I made it clear that I wasn't going to be sending out any challenges with it because the car was destroyed in a house fire about 15 years ago. Not only that, but the car in the picture isn't even the actual car but a picture of one that looks alot like it - same year and color, same wheels and sidepipes. Over the past couple of weeks, I've been messaged by several people saying I SHOULD send challenges with it as a tribute to the car and to my Dad. I'm undecided now, so... What do YOU think I should do???

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