Sorry couldn't resist all the fast car talk My Corvette ownership covered a "61, '65 and '68 for a total of 34 years. We were not rich but Dad thought kids who got into trouble had too much time on their hands. Therefore he would finance them and I worked food stores or construction to cover the payments. My favorite was the '65 fastback with a 365 HP 327 with solid lifters and Muncie 4 speed. With a 6500 rpm redline you could downshift into 3rd at about 75 mph and shift back at about 100. A sweet machine.