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!

Corvette C4

The fourth generation Corvette was produced from 1983 to 1996, with the Stingray moniker dropped.

Plenty of C4 Corvette models on eBay, and I opted for a bright yellow cabrio!

So that's one model from each of the first four 'Vette generations in the collection; four more to go for the full set!

Corvette C3

The third generation Corvettes, produced from 1968 to 1982, are also the second generation Stingrays (one word now!).

My Stingray model is of an early C3 car: 1970.

So, after the C2 Sting Ray, I now have a pair of Sting Ray / Stingray models!

Corvette C2

Second generation Corvettes were produced from 1963 to 1967, and these were the first Sting Rays (note: two words!). C2 'Vettes are probably my favourites among the eight Corvette generations.

The first model to be added to the '57 C1 model is one of a '63 Sting Ray; the split rear window is characteristic for '63 Sting Rays.

Very nice Sting Ray model, for sure!

Corvette C1

The first generation Corvettes were produced between 1953 and 1962. 

And this is the sad and lonely '57 diecast model that triggered this wee collection! 

I hope it will be happy with its soon-to-expand new family!

Corvette 1:24

My very first vague memory of a family car is of a '56 Chevrolet Bel Air. A black-and-white photo dated 2/7/67 shows me (in the middle), with my sister, and mother carrying my brother at the boot of the car. 

I also remember a photo of me washing the headlights of the car, but I don't know where that photo is now (if it still even exists). After the Bel Air, we got an early 1960s Impala, and I definitely remember that car (I'm the boy on the right). 

So I do have a bit of a Chevy connection, but why a blog about 1:24 Chevrolet Corvette models? Why start a wee collection of those Chevys in the first place? Why not Bel Airs and/or Impalas?

Well, a 1:24 Corvette collection wasn't really planned, but the plan sort of happened by accident .... For many years, given as a birthday present, I've had a 1:24 diecast model of a '57 Corvette in the window sill of our bedroom. 

Then, recently, when I decided to start my Bugatti 1:24 collection, that window sill seemed perfect for the expanding Bugatti collection. And a Corvette model doesn't belong in a Bugatti collection, does it? So my '57 'Vette felt lonely, rejected and unappreciated .... 

Remedy for that is to give it some companionship, of course! There have been eight generations of the Chevrolet Corvette since it first came on the market in 1953, and the '57 Corvette is part of the first generation. So all I have to do is get models from generations two to eight (which, I checked already, are easily available via eBay)!

Basically, apart from getting one model from each of the eight 'Vette generations, I intend to follow the same self-imposed rules as I have for the Bugatti 1:24 collection: 1:24 scale, diecast model, and a maximum price of around £25 (excluding p&p).

One advantage of Corvettes over Bugattis: I'm more likely to see a real one 'in the wild' ...

Watch this space ...