I located and purchased this very nice 1996 Collector Edition Corvette in July 2011, forty-eight years after owning my first Corvette. I earned every penny to buy a 1961  270hp 4-speed Vette in 1963 when I was 20 years old. I failed to check the insurance cost and was faced with the decision of staying in school, or working full time to pay for the insurance. I stayed in school and traded down to a new 1963 Corvair Monza.

During the summer of 2011, I realized C4 Corvettes were comfortably in my price range, so I and began looking. I located this one in Crown Point, IN and bought it. It is original except for tires and battery, and has been very well cared for. It is an LT1/automatic with two roof panels and 43k miles. My wife and I joined a local Corvette club and also joined the National Corvette Museum. We love going for rides on nice days, and I have checked this off my bucket list. Jim