My Dream car

My 1987 Corvette

I wasn't able to get my dream car until 1987. What is my dream car? It is a Corvette, I wanted a 1967 with a 427 cubic inch engine. But they were going for about $125,000 so I got what I could afford.and that is the 1987 Corvette. It was brand new. Drove  it off the dealers lot with only 24 miles on it and it was beautiful blue with charcoal interior. I couldn't wait to show it off to my family and friends. I drive it straight home and had my mom come out and see it. What a surprise to her. So I got her to hop in the car and we went over to John and Sue's house to show them. It was a Saturday and I wouldn't be able to show my fellow workers until Monday morning.

Sure is shiny 

When we got to John's house I told them that they should come out and see what I have. John and Sue, John's wife, came outside and got a good look at my new baby. John didn't really care about it, he was never impressed with cars. But Sue was and asked if she could drive it. I think I surprised her and handed her the keys and off she went. She was gone for about 5-10 minutes, I didn't care I trusted her. When she got back she was smiling like it was hers, but she knew it wasn't. We went inside their house and I told them that I was leasing it and after my 36 month lease was up then I would decide if I was going to buy it or return it and walk away. Lease was the only way I could afford the new car. I didn't have the down payment or the money to make the monthly payment to purchase it.

I loved the gauges

When we got home from showing my new car off to John and Sue, Mom and I called it a night. There were times that I woke up in the middle of the night and I would go to the back door and open it and check to see if the Vette was really there. Every time I checked, it was there. Sunday I went out and hand washed it and then waxed my new baby. After that I would dust it off every night before I went to bed with a California Duster. I would hand wash and wax my Corvette every weekend. In about a week or so I got a car cover for it and I would cover it every day at work and every night at home. 

The first day I drove it to work everyone wanted a ride and of course I was obliging. My best friend at work was Brett and we palled around a lot, we went to Star Trek conventions, Comic book shows and other things. He was the first one to get a ride, when it was lunch time we hopped in the Vette and took off to get something to eat and drive around some. There were only a couple of others that worked with me and I took them out different days for lunch and a ride.

The view I showed a lot of people

What a great car! One of the first times I found out how cool it was, I was coming home from work one night. It was about 10:30 PM. I was holding down two jobs because. Because I had to support Mt Baby! While on my way home this Lincoln Continental pulled up beside me with four guys in it. It was obvious that they wanted me to show off. Well I wasn't about to disappoint them, so I gave them a show. I gave them a good look before I floored it and showed them her rear. I had to slow down for a red light but just before I reached it and they caught up to me, the light turned green .  I floored the Vette and I was off like a bat out of h*** and left the guys in the Continnetal behind me. The road made a gradual curve to the left. When I came out of the turn I still had the pedal to the metal. I looked at the speedometer and I was doing about 105 mph and it was hugging the road as if it was on rails. SWEET!!! I had two intersections coming up and I could see that the first light was green and the second one was red so I started to slow down. I had to stop at the red light and the Continental finally caught up to me. I took a look at the guys next to me and when I  did they all grinned and gave me the thumbs up. They got what they wanted. They wanted to see what the Vette would do and I was happy to show them. So I gave them a big smile and waved. When the light turned green I floored it, smoked the tires, and left them a calling card... a strip of rubber about 15 feet long.

That's just one story of my '87 Corvette. Wait till I tell you about joining a Corvette club and some of the stories from that experience..