CC readers know that I had several of these vintage ‘owner galleries’ in the past few months. Being the weekend, I feel that it’s a good time to highlight some neat old ‘Vettes. However, I wouldn’t be so certain the folks with these ‘Vettes are all ‘owners.’ It’s, after all, a model with admirers of all types; some of these fellas may just be posing for all I know.
Those thoughts aside, let’s look at these Corvette moments; with C1s, C2s and C3s. With the model having quickly become an icon, you’ll notice a few of these are already in second-hand ownership. Also, in those shots where someone is behind the wheel, not every driver is the expected type. Fun stuff.
One thing each of these owners appear to share in common, is they appear self-confident, and expressive. And proud of their purchase choices. Almost a trademark of ‘Vette owners. Great photos.
Wow, some of these pix are serious time capsules .
-Nate
You’ve been posting great pix, Rich. Thx!
Excellent photos of these Corvettes —
Gotta love the ’57’s❗️
Hoping the Sting Ray belonging to the red-haired girl (with the B-52 hair style) (maybe a ’63?)…..
….. didn’t end up at Dead Man’s Curve 😲😳
I’d say maybe 66-67ish?
I think that stinger hood makes it a ’67?
I wonder if they’ll keep smiling once they see their auto insurance premium for a Vette!!
The car, person, and background make for a complete photo.
The travel trailer in the 3rd photo reminds me of the hilarious movie “The Long Long Trailer” starring Ricki and Lucy, at their best.
That one counts as a “late 50’s, mobile home”. My sister/brother in law lived in a “new ((1970)) , MH”. In the trailer park, were at least two that looked much like the one in the “pic”.
One was sitting amid “unbelievably, attractive landscaping”.
The folk there had a “66 Impala SS”.
Great pictures.
My father bought a 1962 Corvette new, when he was 23. That car happened to be how my parents met. Dad got a phone number of a girl from a friend of his – called her up and asked her out. She said No. Upon hearing her reply, Dad said “Well, I have a new Corvette” – and she immediately changed her answer to Yes.
Dad and mom had their first date in the Corvette, and were engaged three weeks later. Incidentally, Dad sold the Corvette before they were married, since he thought it was a waste for a married man to have that sort of car. But I guess it served its purpose.
Great photos. I like the lady in the first one. She looks wholesome. That guy with his shirt open is “Joe Cool” or at least he thinks so. The man in the sport jacket and slacks is wearing platform shoes which are a mark of the seventies. The little boy in the photomay have aspirations to owning a Corvette. Great collection of Americana! Thans.
That lady(?) in the first shot and the one wearing sunglasses and checkered trousers look like they might be men. If not, that first lady resembles an aging Cougar (and I don’t mean the Mercury one)
I am struck by the wide variety of wheel treatments in these shots. Some had factory wheelcovers, some had aftermarket wheelcovers (I have never seen a Vette with those 57 Plymouth-style cone jobs) or aftermarket wheels (even paired with thin whitewalls!). Not a single Chevy rally wheel till the very last one.
I’m wondering about the “cone covers” on that silver one too. Quite a curiosity.
Great pics – especially the blue 56/57 head on “driving” shot.
Here’s another one to add to the collection…
Great pictures.
The woman with the checkered pants by the Stingray. There’s no way that she’s making it into that car with that hair. And I’ll just leave it at that.
Also, the guy in front of the green 1962 (?). Wow. So many possible stories there.
That “hairdoo” would , indeed, fit inside. I remember a lot of those..
It seems that no matter what sacrifices you have to make to buy a Corvette. These owners obviously are happy to have made them.
In the late 1960s, a young Catholic priest in our town bought a Corvette. All of the church ladies were talking about that for months. Probably not the best choice of vehicle for someone in his line of work.
I don’t know if it is because I live in Canada but although I am interested in a wide variety of autos I have never had a ride in a Corvette, or even known anyone who owned one. Maybe our summers are too short or we are just too cautious to spend the money.
A single mom in my area when I was a kid had three sons and always drove a vette. Always Wondered how she handled running the boys around to their activities etc… But she had some cool vettes for sure…!!!