Daren also had his 1963 split window Sting
Ray on display.Itw as originallypaintedblue, but
is now finished in fabulous gleaming Jet Black,
with Candy Apple Red bonnet bulge andared
interior.The car was pulled apart at Custom
Exotics and rebuilt overaperiod of 14 months.
“Even the underside of the car is everybit as
shiny as the top,” Daren pointed out. “It still runs
the original 327cu in engine and gearbox. That’s
been blinged up, and of course there’splenty of
upgrades to the running gear to make it drive
and handle that much better.”
Another hugely admired Corvette at the
Nationals wasa2019 C7 ZR1 owned by Florida
resident Nigel Dobbie. “I ordered the car from
adealer in NewYork in January2019 which was
built for me in six weeks,” he explains. “The car
was then trailered from the factory, which is
across thestreet from the Corvette Museum and
then parked on Corvette Boulevard.Iarrived at
the museum, hadaguide dVIP tour and later in
the day took deliveryofmyZR1, which is known
as Museum Deliveryand Ihave an engraved
plaque on the dashboard commemorating the
occasion.” Another excellent Nationals weekend
musteringafine variety of Corvettes to enthuse
allgenerations−it sure was ’Vette heaven’!Nigel Barrington’smuch
modified 1976 C3.Leif Hansen’s1962 Corvette C1 was
restored in Canada.
Alan Mills’ 1962 C1,fitted with modern350cu in fuel-injected crate engine,five-
speed ’box and power steering.Gorgeousredinterior on Alan Mills’ 1962 C1.NigelDobbie’s2019 C7 ZR1, 755bhp and 715ft-lb torque.
Douglas Rae (90 years old) has owned his C2 for
50 years. Is thisarecor dfor aUK-ownedcar?Barry Jibrail’sC3, featuring the dramatically
styled Greenwood
Daytona bodykit.
The busy scene in front of The Sharnbrook Hotel.