Had 7 Vettes, a 68 Shelby, a beatup E-type, a Lotus Elan+2S/130 and a piece of crap Europa as well, a 67 442, a 70 Goat, and a slew of interesting everyday drivers from junk to good fun.....and a few pickups and vans as well. Which one do I want back? All of them.......

But to pick one?

71 LT1 roadster, yellow.........This car was my garage queen of sorts. She only went out occasionally outside of going to SoloII events and Hillclimbs.   Engine was balanced and blueprinted, 202 angle plug heads, Offy roller cam with roller lifters, Jahns 12.5:1 pistons and Carrilla stainless rods, custom 1 3/4" tube headers exiting out the side, Edelbrock Equitube aluminum manifold with 700 cfm DP Holley, Mallory Dual Point (later replaced with an Echlin Electronic conversion). Borg and Beck Clutch tied to an M22 Muncie rockcrusher shifted by Hurst, and a 3.98 rear gear. Frame was all-seam welded, triangulated and gusseted, F41 suspension with the rubber bushings replaced with nylon/composite, polished Moog linkage, Adco sway bars, 1 1/4" front and 7/8" rear, Koni shocks, American Racing wheels with BFG T/A's shaved to half tread depth. The interior was black and the driver's seat was replaced with a Recaro.

Lots of other neat touches to the setup as well and some other fun parts but that was it in a nutshell. At the SoloII's it was a Porsche killer and that was the whole point. I have friends who'll verify this car could take a freeway offramp loop at over 75 mph like it was glued to the road. I sold it in '79 for $17,000 which was a lot more than a new one at the time.

I was young and healthy, made a lot of money, and spent it all as fast as I could......and I loved every minute of it. Now we struggle through like everyone else and I have paid for all my youth.............But I'd give my ass in hell for just one more Vette.


Spaw