It all started in 1990 when I was driving past a vintage car sales store in San Diego. I grew up in NNM where we had only one Corvette in the community. A 1964 Corvette owned by the son of the local Chevrolet dealer. Back in the 60's, muscle cars were the in thing so that one Corvette was not considered as the in thing. While driving past a classic car store I noticed a black/black corvette inside the store and because I was curious about the car I stopped to check it out. When I saw the Corvette it turned out to be a 1963 Split Window Corvette. I had no knowledge about the year but it just stuck out amongst the other cars on display. I asked how much the car was selling for and was told $30K. Having just started a business I had no extra funds. After some negotiating with the owner via telephone I got the price down to $25K. Not having any extra money I called my wife who was a school teacher and told her about the Corvette and we just have to have it. She suggested obtaining a loan. That was the only option so with the help of the owner of the classic car dealership we were able to obtain a loan from a small community bank in Ohio. Over the years that car was displayed in various car events around San Diego. It was awarded several awards along the way. Ten years after purchasing the Black Corvette, we sold our business and was driving past another classic car dealership when I saw a dark blue 1963 Split Window Corvette on display. The blue attracted me to that car. When I stopped and checked out the car it was in the process of being looked at by another person from the Houston area. After some negotiating we purchased that car for $40k. That Daytona Blue car has had a life of its own. It was a mess when the 3rd owner purchased it for $7k. The 3rd owner spent several year restoring the car to the level that attracted me to the car. As the 4th owner that car has been on the cover of Corvette Magazine, won awards at car events around the nation and was the car that introduced us to Peter Brock, the original designer of the 1963 Corvette. We met Peter at a Bloomington Gold event in Illinois where the car was being judged. Peter came up and told us all about the car. Not knowing who Peter Brock was at the time I asked who he was and he told us his name and his connection to the 1963 Corvette. He gave a short story of the 1963 Corvette and that led to our friendship to this day. My wife and I had just enrolled as life members to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We asked Peter if he was an honoree and an inductee into the Hall of Fame at the Museum. He told us that having only worked for GM for a few years and ending up with Shelby his chances to be inducted into the NCM Hall of Fame would be a difficult endeavor. After connecting with well known car personnel from both Shelby and GM, we nominated Peter Brock to be inducted into the NCM Hall of Fame. If not for those 1963 Corvettes we would never have met Peter and his wife and heard all the stories that made owning a Corvette even more rewarding. Those two Split Window Corvettes have made our retirement years the most exciting years ever. Each spring and summer, we load up our car hauler with one of the Corvettes and drive the nation to events where we have been invited to show off those two cars. The 1963 Split Window Corvette is so legendary that it has been recognized as one of the most cherished American cars ever.