Chaz 'n Gael's Corvettes I love Corvettes.  I've loved them since I was fourteen and saw the '53 in a magazine.  I got my first one ('60 Roadster, 3-speed, Sateen Silver with white coves) in 1960 and, with a sad but notable exception, I've had one (or more) ever since.  When Gael and I married in 1966 our only car was a yellow 1965 Corvette so she was infected early!  Then there was the '67 yellow roadster... These pages are devoted to my Corvette experiences and our current ride, our '06 Machine Silver Coupe and our prior '98 Black C5 coupe.  Some of the stories involve our Black 1998 Coupe (now in a new home -- and if you're a frequent visitor, you'll notice the conspicuous absence of our 1953-2003 Commemorative Edition Corvette; read on. NOTE: We recently sold our 1964 Silver Corvette convertible and our 1990 Red Corvette convertible.  Click HERE to see what I did with the money.. And, in June 2011, we sold our beloved 1953-2003 Commemorative Edition Corvette; she now has a new home in Michigan. NOTE: We recently sold our 1998 Black Corvette coupe.  At least this beauty has a new home right here in the Atlanta area! Click any of the links below; I think you'll be entertained... Fate, speeding, music, the open road and the 1961 Corvette - October, 1961 Pix from the National Corvette Museum, 1998 Pix from the Route 66 Show - June, 1998 Atlanta C5 Events - June, 1998 - March 2002 Pix from Corvettes @ Carlisle - August, 1998 Pix from the National Corvette Museum Birthday Celebration - September, 1998 Pix from the Eckler's reunion - October, 1998 Installing the first of my two garage lifts, January, 1999 Pix from the 1999 Rolex 24 of Daytona! - February, 1999 My '64 finally arrives from California! - February, 1999 Pix from the 1999 12 Hours of Sebring - March, 1999 Installing the Corsa Touring exhaust system - July, 1999 (and more) My first Car Show experience - July, 1999 The C5 Corvette, my Bride and her knee - September, 1999 Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta - September, 1999 Installing the second of my two garage lifts, September, 1999 Installing the 2000 Z51 Anti-sway Kit - February, 2000 Pix from Rolex 24 of Daytona 2000 - February, 2000 The C5 Registry Road to Le Mans 2000! - June, 2000 National Corvette Museum Birthday Celebration - September, 2000 The C5 Registry tour of the USS ENTERPRISE! - October, 2000 The C5 Registry BirthdayBash West, Las Vegas! - October, 2000 Pix from Rolex 24 of Daytona - February, 2001 Tom Jumper Chevrolet Corvette Cruise-In - June, 2001 The C5 Registry Road to Le Mans 2001! - June, 2001 The Sears Point Sonoma Grand Prix - July, 2001 National Corvette Museum Birthday Celebration - September,2001 OUCH! (not for the faint-hearted..) - March, 2002 Our trip to the 12 Hours of Sebring, 2002 - March, 2002 The Corvette 50th Anniversary Historic Motorama - June, 2002 Monterey del Oro -- August, 2002 National Corvette Museum Birthday Celebration - September, 2002 Ray & Mary Barbour get their 2002 Electron Blue Z06 - September, 2002 The Corvette 50th Anniversary Caravan - June, 2003 Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Cruise -- October 11, 2003 Pre-Petit Le Mans party -- October 15, 2003 Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance -- November 1-2, 2003 C6 unveiling, Detroit Auto Show -- January 8-10, 2004 Pre-C5 Birthday Bash Party and Caravan, April, 2004 1953 Commemorative Edition Twins on Route 66, April 27 - May 13, 2004 We walk our new C6 through the plant, January 11 - 12, 2006 Picking up Winston Whitlock's C6 at the National Corvette Museum - January 24, 2006 Picking up our Machine Silver C6 at the National Corvette Museum - February 3, 2006 Follow our three-Corvette caravan to Vettes On The Rockies (VOTR) - July, 2006 Our 1953-2003 Commemorative Edition Corvette - October, 2002 and more Pix from various Atlanta-area C5 Registry get-togethers - July, 1998 and later The Glenn Ray Poetry page