1962 Corvette

I went to a motorcycle show yesterday, BUT
spotted this 1962 Chevrolet Corvette in the
garage being detailed. The Vette has only
36,000 miles on it. It brought back a lot of
memories for me.
I had a 1961 Corvette that my Dad bought
for me as incentive to go to college. The '61
was solid black and outwardly looked a lot
like this '62. Appearances were the only
similarity of these two models. The '61 had
a 283 engine, while the '62 came with a 327
cubic inch engine. My '61 had 2 4-barrel
carburetors and put out 275 horsepower.
It was a nice car for cruising the streets, but
it was by far NOT the fastest car in my car club
at the time. In 1962 the 'smallest' engine you
could get in the Corvette had a single 4-barrel
carburetor atop the 327 engine and it put out
250 horsepower.
Those were the days when 409 Chevrolets,
427 Fords, and 426 Hemi Dodges & Plymouths
ruled the streets...and Super Shell gasoline sold
for 31 cents a gallon... As I said, "the good
ol' days."