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JToddH
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Thank you for asking!

My earliest memories were when he built custom, old school choppers in his spare time ( Los Angeles, circa 1970-71). Then I remember his '57 Corvette. Wicked fast, and though my two older brothers were the "tough guys," ( I was the "good kid" that didn't get in trouble ), even though I was the baby of the bunch, I was the one who always screamed, "Go faster, Dad!" I also vaguely remember his '66 fastback Vette. I remember it most because as small children, we actually drove cross-country in it from LA to Nashville. He had several other vettes over the years, but for some reason, his favorite was always his 1970 350/300HP Stingray.
So the years passed. My brothers continued to get in trouble, while I became a career Army officer and Green Beret. In 1988, my Dad gave me the keys to the '70. I drove it for years until recently I took it off the road and completely dismantled it. The rebuild process is slow and expensive and there's no need to hurry, because when it's done, it will be a car worthy of passing down to my son, a kid who never got in trouble. My father passed away in 1998 and never met my children, but I think if he had, he'd be proud to see his prized 1970 Stingray continuing the legacy of Corvettes in our family that he began.