1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Personal story and photograph submitted by owner Henry Younger - courtesy of the National Corvette Museum website - for participation in the National Corvette Museum 2008 Historic Motorama II.
I'm Henry Younger, Corvette Enthusiast, National Corvette Museum (NCM) Lifetime Member and Grand Sport Registry Lifetime Member. I currently am the proud owner of six Corvettes collectively:
- 1957 Resto-Rod, which was featured in Corvette Enthusiast magazine during the build and delivered through the NCM Xperience program upon completion
- 1966 Roadster, under construction
- 1966 Coupe, being converted to a 1963 Grand Sport Replica
- 1967 Roadster described below
- 2002 Z06, used in the 2002 NCM Historic Motorama kicking off the 50th Anniversary of Corvette
- 2007 Ron Fellows Signature Edition Z06, which was also NCM delivered.
As a proud Corvette Enthusiast, I try to participate in as many events as possible at the NCM, as well as various car shows locally and some at specific locations pending time and distances to travel. I'm 66 years young, currently working with three other partners in a computer services company we formed 5 years ago. Also about a year prior, my son Charles and I partnered with another father-son team, Donnie and Adrian Walden, to form Walden & Younger Corvette Restorations. As you can see, I stay busy not only on a regular job, but also working on Corvettes for myself as well as customers. It's a Great Life.
I came to own this 1967 Corvette Roadster in September 2006 after I had been to the Corvettes at Carlisle show. I went there with Donnie and Adrian Walden with the intent of buying a 1967 Corvette driver, if I could find one at a reasonable price. I've always wanted a '67 Big-block Roadster but figured the price would be too high to ever own one. This car was at Carlisle but I didn't see it there and the next week after I got home from Carlisle, ran across this car on the Internet. I called the owner, who lives in New Hampshire, and talked to him about the car. He had restored the car himself with some help from several friends – he told me the engine was a CE (Chevrolet Exchange) motor, as the original had to be replaced. The car had been in storage for about 20 years when he bought it to restore. After several days of negotiating we reached a price and off I went to Towanda, PA to pick it up at his friends house – that's about 150 miles north of Harrisburg, PA. Needless to say once I got there I loved the car and brought her back to Alabama where I've been driving her to car shows, cruising and work occasionally. She is a 400HP 427 with a 5-speed tranny, power windows, radio, side pipes and matching hardtop. I replaced the original 4-speed tranny with the 5-speed for better fuel economy and less RPM's while cruising since this Corvette originally came with 4.11 rear end gears. I'm looking forward to participating in the NCM Historic Motorama II in honor of GM's 100th Anniversary with this piece of iconic Corvette History to continue the Miles of Smiles I've had so far with this car.
Henry Younger
NCM Lifetime Member #2002
Gurley, AL 35748
When GM celebrates the beginning of its next 100 years on September 16, 2008, 55 Corvettes will be on display outside its World Headquarters at Detroit’s Renaissance Center. The Corvettes are in fact the Historic Motorama II, a caravan from the National Corvette Museum (NCM) which is comprised of one example from each of the 55 years of Corvette production. The caravan will depart from the National Corvette Museum on September 10th with stops along the way. People attending the GMnext Day activities on September 16th will be able to view the Corvettes before and after the official program.
Look at the next Historic Motorama II Corvette participant, representing a cross-section of Corvette enthusiasts from across the country.
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