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MarkSS · 01-08-2017

I was in high school when the rumors of a high performance King of the Hill Corvette started. I followed everything I could about the car including all the press on the Geneva press introduction. I had no way to own one at the time, but my dad bought a 91 (he still has it). I remember going with him to pick it up on a cold February night. He won dozens of autocrosses with the SCCA and NCCC, including many as the Fast Time of Day regardless of class from 1991 to 1999 (when it was retired from competition). So it was always the King of the HIll as far as performance cars of that era for me.

I somehow talked him into letting me take it to my senior prom, but the deal was to take it without the "valet key" (meaning low horsepower). I had other plans though and made my own copy of the "valet key." I chose a restaurant 60 miles away to go to before the event and them made a 40 mile extra detour on the way to the actual prom, in order to do some cruising down the main drag in a bigger town. I was not going to waste my opportunity! We ended up getting to prom about 10 minutes before it was over, which did not make my date happy, but I had a great time! I didn't do anything too stupid with the car, but did get into in a few times... and from then I was hooked. I waited about 10 years to tell him about my key.

I drove my dads car occasionally (read "whenever possible") over the years, including autocrossing it a couple times, but it took 25 years before I could afford one of my own. It is exactly the same color combination as the one I had a poster of in my room in high school. It puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. I have owned a few cars that are faster, but the sound and high revving power of the LT5 make it special. It represents a true American supercar of it's era and the story of it's development adds to the mystique.

01-08-2017	#14
MarkSS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: MN Posts: 72	Re: Assistance would be appreciated... I was in high school when the rumors of a high performance King of the Hill Corvette started. I followed everything I could about the car including all the press on the Geneva press introduction. I had no way to own one at the time, but my dad bought a 91 (he still has it). I remember going with him to pick it up on a cold February night. He won dozens of autocrosses with the SCCA and NCCC, including many as the Fast Time of Day regardless of class from 1991 to 1999 (when it was retired from competition). So it was always the King of the HIll as far as performance cars of that era for me. I somehow talked him into letting me take it to my senior prom, but the deal was to take it without the "valet key" (meaning low horsepower). I had other plans though and made my own copy of the "valet key." I chose a restaurant 60 miles away to go to before the event and them made a 40 mile extra detour on the way to the actual prom, in order to do some cruising down the main drag in a bigger town. I was not going to waste my opportunity! We ended up getting to prom about 10 minutes before it was over, which did not make my date happy, but I had a great time! I didn't do anything too stupid with the car, but did get into in a few times... and from then I was hooked. I waited about 10 years to tell him about my key. I drove my dads car occasionally (read "whenever possible") over the years, including autocrossing it a couple times, but it took 25 years before I could afford one of my own. It is exactly the same color combination as the one I had a poster of in my room in high school. It puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. I have owned a few cars that are faster, but the sound and high revving power of the LT5 make it special. It represents a true American supercar of it's era and the story of it's development adds to the mystique.