A cherry ’70 Vette…

Good buddy Kirk was at our favorite Mexican restaurant a few days ago and he graciously consented to a photo or two of his 1970 Corvette.   It’s an awesome car.

I love old Vettes, and I think the C3 body style is one of the best.  I also like the C1, the C2, the C4, the C5, and well, you get the idea.  I like Corvettes.

Kirk’s Vette is from one of the lowest production years ever for the Corvette. Chevy went to the C3 body style in 1968, and Kirk told me that the ’68 and ’69 model years had so many problems that the car hit a sales trough in 1970.   Today, that translates into increased rarity for the ’70 model and increased demand.  Kirk’s car has the 350-cubic-inch motor and a three-speed Turbo Hydramatic transmission.   It’s incredibly cool and I love the look of a silver Corvette.

The Corvette you see above is 50 years old this year.   At that age, it could have its own midlife crisis, which is kind of funny as buying a Corvette is usually the result of guys having a midlife crisis.  I had a silver Corvette that I kept for 14 years (I sold it a couple of years ago).  It was a great car and I sometimes think about getting another one.  Folks would always ask me if it was my midlife crisis car, and I always told them I sure hoped so.  I bought it when I was 53 years old and I would like going for another 53 years.