'62 Corvette as a 62nd birthday present

The 1962 Corvette was the last of the 1st generation, sporting a front and back end different from its predecessors.

Now I already have two C1 'Vettes in the collection (a '53 and a '57), so why add a third one? 

Well, I turned 62 earlier this year, was born in 1962, so a '62 car is one from my year of birth ... and if you want another 62 to add, that's the house number where we live ....

So I got this '62 Corvette as a birthday present when I turned 62 earlier this year. It's a Franklin Mint model, so heavier and more detailed than others. And yes, more expensive, but it was a birthday present, so, technically, I didn't break my '~£25 rule' (it was £49.95 on eBay, if you want to know).

A very nice and appropriate birthday present!

2009 Stingray concept car

It's been quite a while since I added a 1:24 Corvette model to the collection ..... There were reasons for that, and now it's time to remedy it!

In 2009, Corvette produced a Stingray concept car.

Clearly, they were thinking then of bringing the Stingray name back, which actually happened with the C7 in 2014.

And, lucky for me, there is a 1:24 model of this concept car on the market.

The first Corvette with butterfly doors!

1953, birth of the Corvette

My original plan for the Corvette collection was to have one model per generation, but the very first Corvette is special, so I decided to add one model from that first generation to the '57 model I already have (my rules, I can break them when I want!).

Of course, the model had to be white, just like those first 300 produced in 1953 were ...

 

Corvette C8

And with the eighth generation of the Corvette, we've arrived at the final generation (for now, that is). This most recent Stingray has been produced from 2019 onwards.

Fair number of 1:24 models of a C8 Corvette on eBay, so I could pick and choose the colour I wanted. Went for a bright blue one, as I don't yet have a bright blue model in the line-up.

So that means that with C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, and now of course C8, I've got a 1:24 model of every Corvette generation in the collection. 

Now I would be deluding myself if I thought the collection wouldn't be expanded beyond these eight ... 

Corvette C7

Seventh generation Corvettes were produced from 2014 to 2019, and brought back the Stingray name!

There aren't that many 1:24 models of a C7 'Vette on the market, but it didn't take that long to get my hands on one.

One more to go and I'll have a 1:24 model of every Corvette generation ... watch this space!

Corvette C6

Sixth generation 'Vettes were produced from 2005 to 2013.

For some reason, there were very few C6 Corvette models available on eBay; I finally found this one in Italy ... 

Corvette design has now moved away from the hidden headlights of generations 2 to 5.

Collection is nicely building up, generations 7 and 8 to go!

Corvette C5

And so we proceed to the fifth generation of the 'Vette, produced from 1997 to 2004. 

Like for the C4, there are plenty of Corvette C5 models on eBay, and I opted again for a cabrio version. 

Five down, three to go!