'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!