... tonight (the $5 and the $25) -- it's hard to tell, even with a magnifying glass, but the vents look vertical, rather than horizontal. I think it's a '64, too.

The Corvette "story" is this (even though you didn't "bug" me about it!! ) --

When I graduated from West Point in 1967, I was one of more than 100 cadets who bought cars from the local Chevy dealer (including a LOT of Corvettes). As a result, we got a great deal on the price (mine cost $3313). I paid for the car by obtaining an unsecured personal loan (that is, did not use the car as collateral).

I got the car in March. In September, I was stationed termporarily at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, to attend the Defense Information School prior to going to Vietnam. By this time, I had met Sandy and wanted to travel from Indianapolis to Memphis on weekends to visit with her.

However, I couldn't afford to do that. So, I sold the 'Vette in Indianapolis for $3500. I bought a clunker for $500 and used most of the rest to finance my weekly trips to Memphis. Sandy & I used the last of it to fly her from Memphis to California to visit with my family just before I left for Vietnam. It was during this trip that Sandy and I ran off to Mexico and got married the first time (big secret! ).

Because I didn't use the proceeds from the sale of the car to pay off the personal loan, I had to keep making payments on it for another 30 months!!

This was half of the inspiration for my #1 son's favorite life-style saying: "No kids, keep the Corvette!" Of course, typical Gen-X yuppie, he ended up buying a Beamer (though he has held to the "no kids" part of the deal).

----- jim o\-S