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Over the years, having owned a dozen Corvettes from Gen I to Gen III, I feel I have a pretty firm grasp on what drives the engines of hopelessly devoted Corvette fanatics. Frankly, they live in an ever-shifting, ever-undulating netherworld built on VIN plates, build sheets, trim tags, tank stickers, inspection marks, casting numbers, paint codes and the endless miasma of authenticating evidence needed to confirm or deny the birth, childhood, family history and legitimacy of every Corvette that has rolled from Flint, Michigan; St. Louis, Missouri; and Bowling Green, Kentucky since 1953. Every element is part of a grand puzzle that keeps Corvette enthusiasts on their toes and always excited to find the next piece.
The National Corvette Restorers Society and Bloomington Gold are the two most acknowledged and unchallenged sources of Corvette wisdom when it comes to determining what is and what isn’t a part of any Corvette’s biography. There are others also deserving of mention, such as the Classic Car Club of America, the “Corvette Black Book” by Mike Antonick and the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals (MCACN) in Chicago. With several established authorities on the subject, it is widely believed that the Corvette holds the distinction of being the most researched, dissected, forensically examined and historically scrutinized automotive nameplate of them all.
Dr. Mark Davis understands all that. In fact, he thrives on it. He proudly admits that when it comes to Corvette geekdom, he may be the geekiest.
“It’s what I love to do,” the retired chiropractor said, and it’s a pursuit he enjoys from his spacious compound in upstate South Carolina, where he lives with his wife, Myranda. “The Corvettes in my collection have to be documented, original, unrestored examples, and I get a lot of the satisfaction of ownership just from tracking them down and acquiring all the corresponding paperwork.”
This January, three of Dr. Davis’s most compelling examples of his untiring obsession with unsullied Corvettes will be offered to the public for the first time by Mecum Auctions in Kissimmee, Florida, as part of The World’s Largest Collector Car Auction®. All three-a 1962 convertible, 1967 coupe and 1969 coupe-redefine the word “documented,” and those familiar with these cars are unanimous in declaring that they likely represent the most original, preserved and low-mileage ‘Vettes ever to share garage space.
20 июл 2024
