The 1973 Corvette Collector

I asked John point-blank, "Why do you own so many 1973 C3 Corvettes?"

He replied, "I only have three because I can't save them all."

The moment I spoke with John on the phone, I knew we were going to get along. We had so many things in common when it came to Corvettes, it was surreal.

We both grew up in the 1970s and the moment we saw a C3 it became a mission of sorts to own at least one.

He beat me by a handful of years getting the first one. He owned his first C3 at thirteen. I bought mine at nineteen. He's a perfectionist and so am I. I've owned six C3s over the years, he's owned probably sixty.

Okay, I have a ways to go but you get the idea.

And he only buys Corvettes with manual transmissions!

I contacted John since he had a Craigslist listing for his 1976 Corvette Stingray, and after a few text messages and a phone call, I made an appointment to drive down to Orlando to have a look.

The '76 is a low-mile beauty that drives like a new C3 Corvette. I made a video about it, of course.

But the '73s made such an impression I asked him to share the story with my subscribers, and he does so in this video.

Unfortunately, the white '73 was not present since it is stored at a different location. You can only store so many cars in a two-car garage while still having a little bit of room to wrench on one.

By the way, John does ALL the work on his cars, with the help of his son. And he even paints them! And after seeing his finished Elkhart Green '73, I can assure you the finish is flawless.

Well, the guy was a Bloomington Gold judge for almost two decades, and he's been a contributor to the Corvette Black Book (read the credits and you'll see him listed there).

Did I mention he's a perfectionist?

Anyway, a super nice guy living and enjoying the Corvette lifestyle.

Thank you for watching! 🙂👍🏻

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