1965 Chevrolet Corvette
Personal story and photograph submitted by owner Art Armstrong
for participation in the the 2008 GM Century Cruise
...I am a GM retiree who spent my entire career at the GM Tech Center, Chevrolet Engineering, Mid Lux, and them NAO.
I have owned this Corvette since 1980, and did a frame off restoration from 1980 to 1982. It was honored to be invited to GM’s 75th Anniversary Expo in 1983 at the GM Tech Center. It was one of 111 Significant GM vehicles selected for display, which included only 7 Corvettes. The following year it was selected for the cover and feature article in Corvette News in the Spring 1984 issue. It was the last owner restoration documented in Corvette News.
This car has been driven every year since I have owned it and it did "See The USA in Your Chevrolet" on a 7 month journey around our beautiful country with our motor home after I retired....give testament to the drivability, longevity, versatility and pure fun of owning a classic Chevrolet Corvette. It was a blast driving it in the mountains of California, Arizona, and Utah. As a side note, I have been to every one of the Woodward Dream Cruises as I think I have gasoline in my veins.
Vehicle stats (as it was delivered from St Louis and still has):
1965 Corvette Convertible
327/365 HP
4 SPD
411 Position rear axle
Telescopic steering wheel
Optional Hard Top
Nassau Blue exterior
White interior
Power antenna
Back-up lights
GM’s Century Cruise pays tribute to GM’s past and the passion owners have for their vehicles. On Saturday, August 16, 2008 this vehicle and more than 100 other classic GM vehicles will cruise from the GM Global Headquarters at the Renaissance Center up Woodward Avenue to the heart of the Woodward Dream Cruise in Royal Oak and the surrounding suburbs. One of these vehicles will be crowned “top cruiser” based on a text voting campaign.
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