In 1960 I was 11 years old when Dad went shopping for a new car to replace our 1953 Ford V-8. At the Chevrolet dealer there was a Nomad station wagon & a Corvette. I sat in that ‘Vette like it was an F-100 Super Sabre. Just the instrument panel made it something magical.
Dad bought a Kingswood station wagon with air conditioning, automatic transmission, & tailgate with electric rear window. All that stuff was solid comfort then.
Anyway, hope this ‘Vette collection is preserved for posterity.
As a high schooler I had a friend whose uncle was a Corvette collector. He had, at one time or another, owned 1 of every year (although not all at the same time!). His “baby” was a white ‘53 which he kept even as he bought and sold off the others.
I got to drive most of them - except the ‘53.