My 1966 Corvettes--Then and Now

I have been driving Chevrolets most of my life and two of the best and most fun are shown here. Both are '66s but one I owned back then and one I own and drive now. Sure wish I still had the silver coupe shown here with our number four son Bob. But, I sold it to Don Gould, who was a terrific art director and friend. Don did some of the very good Camaro ads you will see later on. I packed all four of our boys in the space behind the seats and they loved to hear me go through the gears. It was a 327 four speed that I bought from the fleet of Chevrolets we kept in LA for ads and TV spots. At the end of the year they were for sale at a good price and didn't have many miles on them. I paid a guy $50 bucks to drive it back to Detroit. Now I really understood the excitement of taking delivery on your first Corvette! I still have the VIN number and I tried to find it a few years ago but with no luck. The other Corvette that was for sale in our fleet was a 427 roadster just like the one I have now. Somebody had already taken it by the time I thought I could afford to buy one. My wife, Ruth, got me the 427 you see here for my birthday about 30 or 40 years ago. The fellow who owned it had blown the engine and installed a 327. I drove it with the 327 for a few years and then had an absolutely perfect 427 built-up for it. The block we found was even cast before my Corvette was assembled. Only new carpeting was added. I also drive it with radial tires rather than the gold striped bias belted ones it came with. When I drive around town it never fail to turn heads. I know all this has nothing to do with the ads you came here to see but Corvetts have been a big part of my life as well as Chevrolet and I still love 'em both.