A Corvette Weekend For Dad

Published: June 19, 2008, 3:13 pm

This past weekend I brought home a test car appropriate for Father's Day: a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette coupe that I knew my Vette-fanatic dad who has owned the same 1964 Corvette roadster since 1976 would flip out over. Prior to my bringing it home, he instantly picked out the car when I quizzed him over the phone, Guess what car I'm bringing home. I'll give you a hint: It's fitting for the Father's Day weekend. A Vette? he asked, followed by an excited, a Z06?!?! Sorry, Dad, no Z06 this time, just the base 436-hp coupe. Having this particular car in the Cars.com test fleet couldn't have come at a better time, not just because it's a Vette but because the 2008 coupe was bright red with a manual transmission same as my dad's '64. When my brother and I pulled into my dad's driveway with the 2008 on Saturday, he was already sitting outside, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new weekend toy. As

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