What’s so special about the ‘63?
Well, for me, it’s because it was the first one I ever acquired, it was a gift from Sandra and it’s just a beautifully-designed automobile. Almost 45 years after it was manufactured, it still gathers friendly horn honks, turned heads and thumbs up when I drive it. That’s fun.

But from a general standpoint, it became an instant classic because of the one-year-only split rear window, 1963 was the year of the first coupe and it was the 10th anniversary for Corvette. By the way, there are numerous facts in general for each year represented in the collection and specifics on each car listed elsewhere on this website. Facts by Year.

What’s unique about this collection?
I think there are several unique things about it, but obviously, you can’t expect me to be objective.

First, there's the color scheme. All cars in the collection, with the quite obvious exception of the red ‘57 Bel Air, are either black, solid silver or a combination of the two colors. I think when black and silver cars are kept spotless, there's nothing prettier. The black cars show dirt easily, but if you keep a black or silver car clean and polished, you'll have a great looking vehicle. The new exception to the color scheme is the Cyber Gray ZR1.

Second, this collection represents at least one of every Corvette generation except C4. Afficianados know there have been six generations to date. And I carefully chose which cars I wanted to represent an individual generation based on design significance, factory options, milestones, and of course, my own preference. In the collection, you’ll find coupes, convertibles, a T-Top, three ‘fuelies’, two Big Blocks, a couple of contemporary Z06s, and the latest addition, a blistering 638hp ZR1...easily the fastest production car GM has ever built and the new
‘King of the Hill’.