2019 Update

UPDATE:  January 2019

Our 1963 Corvette is well and doing fine.  Since my last posting 3 years ago we've moved from Washington state to Pigeon Forge Tennessee.  The car is loved here by everyone and it always draws attention.  Driving through the Smoky Mountains, cruising downtown Gatlinburg, attending the spring and fall Rod Run always include waving hands, thumbs-up and comments like, "Hey mister, nice car!"  Face to face discussions are always dominated by the car color.

The motor continues to run extremely well.  I ran it exclusively on 110 octane racing fuel for several months but I found it runs just as well on 93 octane for 1/3 the price.  100% gasoline (ethanol free) is used all the time.  Shell Rotella T4 15W40 diesel oil is used in the crankcase as it contains additives for the solid lifters (thanks Steve S for the recommendation).

Since my last post I've driven the car a couple thousand miles.  Surprisingly, there are very few stress cracks in the body, a common issue with C2 Corvettes.  There are a couple rock chips, a scratch here and there, but overall it presents itself very well.  The 4 year restoration proved to be very successful.

That's it. Thanks for watching.

Cool Desert Nights - 2016

It's Cool Desert Nights weekend in Richland, WA.  Dennis K. is in Phoenix and John S. is in Tennessee so Gerri and I are solo this year.

We were set up before 6:00 am. Look at my little ray of sunshine.

Our split window Corvette is cleaned up and ready for a full day of fun.

There were lots of new entries this rear.  I especially liked this guys collection of vintage Honda ATC 90 3-wheelers.  All are beautifully restored.

This Edsel was stunning.

Old Indian motorcycle with a wicker side car.  Beautiful!

This car was amazing.  It was slammed to the ground and stunning.

Vintage snowmobiles at a car show?   Makes sense to me.  I like it!

Of 800+ entries, this car won best in Show.  

A jewel of an engine.

Judging was complete mid-afternoon.  All 26 show winners were asked to stage their vehicles here in preparation for trophy awards. 

Yes, that's us back there!  Gerri and I were delighted to be selected as one of this years show winners.

We drove in the winners parade, parked in the winners circle and received this "Cool Ride" award.

This was probably my most fovorite KDN weekend.  Lots of new cars and beautiful weather.   1143 people approached us to discuss the split window, mechanical fuel injection and the paint job.  The paint job took the prize with 630 discussions.  When asked, "What color is that?", Gerri would always answer "Cobalt candy apple blue", which was always followed by "Wow!"

It was a really fun weekend!

(No, we didn't really count discussions (but I bet I am close)