My Corvette Story
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
- Lyle shares his personal story of how he got started in the world of Corvettes and the one thing that contributed to his job at C&S Corvettes.
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Love your Corvette story Lyle❤ My Corvette obsession came at the age of 13. My dad worked at a Chevrolet dealership as a mechanic at the time. One day he came home with a poster from work of the most beautiful car I'd ever seen🧡 It was a poster of an orange Stingray Corvette. Of course I hung it on my bedroom wall and would stare at it constantly. And I would actually tell myself, I have to hurry and start working before the prices of them go up! Seems like they were 30k back then🤔 And 30K was like a million to this poor girl lol. But it remained my dream car. And my dad was always a car guy. But after working on them many years for a living, he was not a fan of Corvettes. And always told me, if I ever get one I better find someone else to work on it. Of course neither of us thought I'd ever get my dream car. But of course I'd joke and tell him if I ever do, I'm going to pull up at your house and make you ride in it. I decided to buy a C5 in 2010. But didn't tell any family or friends. Then I went to my parents house but parked in front of the neighbors house. I called my mom and told her to bring dad outside. When dad seen me behind the wheel of a Corvette, he told mom "That B#*%$ done gone and bought a Corvette!"
And yes, I took him for a scary lil ride 😂
So glad I got my dream car and got to take my dad for that ride, before he passed away a couple of years later.
I left out many details, but still a long story. But had to tell it ❤😁
That is a great story thanks for sharing. A perfect example of how a single moment can change the rest of your life.
Loved your life story and it surely brightened my day! I’m 68, out of high school became a 3rd generation steel worker. The mill I worked in shutdown in mid 80’s. Worked in a motorcycle dealership, raced bikes then we started our own dealership. Took my first flying lesson in 1991. College, the business, and flying was my life and eventually got hired by NetJets. Now I’m retired and watching and reading everything I can about Corvettes, with the hope of getting a C6. And YOU and your awesome videos are a big part of my desire. Thanks all you do!!
Man, that is a great story, too!! Let us know how we can help in your quest for the right C6! Lyle :)
Thank you for sharing your story. I enjoyed hearing about your experiences. My love for Corvette started when I was 8 and accompanied my father to a Chevrolet dealership to have his 1953 Chevrolet serviced. A salesperson gave me a Corvette promotional items and my love for the Corvette began. I have owned 5.
I met James Schefter at one of his book signings. I bought two autographed copies of All Corvettes are Red and talked with him for about an hour because he was at a bookstore that was pretty slow. He was a journalist and not really a Corvette Guy. But, he did a great job of telling the C5 story. RIP James. I wish you were still with us.
What a great story! Now I’m even more glad I have a copy of that book 😊
What a great life story. Won't go into how I fell in love with Covettes except to say as a sophomore in HS (1971) I worked at a Volkswagen / Porsche / Audi dealership as a detailer. One of the mechanics had a 65 or 66 Corvette with sidepipes. He would take me on some spirited rides and by 1973 I bought my 1st Vette, a 1970 LT-1. (From there to a 1973, 1987, 1995 & 2000) Here I am today on my 6th Vette, a 2003 Z06, millinium yellow. and I love it.
Wow!!! Listening to your story just reignited my passion for the Corvette lineage, especially getting my fist Vette in 1998. Very few people understand the passion for the car is not to impress anyone, but an appreciation for the heritage and respect for all those who created, fought for and grew the legendary line. And that’s what you show in every one of your videos. Thank you.
Thanks Lyle I so enjoyed your story 😊
The story you just told was OUTSTANDING. ;-)
Thanks Lyle ! So interesting how life happens.
Thanks so much for your "Corvette" history!!
It all started when I was 6 and a red and white early '60s C2 drove by our house. I said, "Dad, what was that?" He said, "A Chevy Corvette." I looked over my shoulder at the '64 Chevy station wagon in our driveway and said, "Someday, I want to get a Chevy like that red car!". 17-years later I took dad for a ride in our '71 Vette and he had the biggest smile on his face!!
We had a C3, '71 4-sp when we got married 44-years ago. a few cars later we got a C4, '86 coupe and drove it for many years. Later we got a beautiful, "built", C6, 2008 Indy Pace Car coupe, which I sadly sold due to changes at work. :( But now we have a C5, 2003 Z06 that was built for track duty. It is too much fun to be legal!! Good times!!
Wonderful story! Love to hear how other people got the car bug. Thanks for sharing Lyle, it’s our benefit to have a guy like you at C&S and here on UA-cam!
Thanks for sharing your story!
What a great story! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. Makes a difference
Dude that was an amazing recap of your life!!! Blown away!!! 😃 Thanks for sharing it.
Love your story, thank you for sharing.All the best in the future.
Thanks for sharing your story Lyle
Lyle, I agree, it is one of the best historical (and political) books on the Corvette ever! Until you've read it, no amount of discussion can prepare you for the vast differences between the C4 and C5 models.
Terrific story, and it was meant to be your path.
Great story! I too fell in love from a plastic C3 model. And first ride in a new 85 C4. Now own 04!
Thank you for sharing
Neat story, I read the book several years ago and agree completely with your assessment. One of the most insightful books I've read dealing with the unseen issues at GM in the late 90's
You are an amazing storyteller👍🏼🙏🙏
I was a witness to much of this!!
I just knew that was the book you were going to mention. I vividly remember when that book was released- I was deployed to the Mediterranean on a submarine (USS ATLANTA SSN-712) and couldn't get a copy. I forgot about it after the deployment, and didn't get a copy until I purchased my '01 Corvette convertible- a great book for any Corvette enthusiast. Interesting that book got your foot in the door in the Corvette world!
Lyle, this is a great story!! Thank you for sharing it with us! My dad was a car guy and responsible for making me a car guy. But he never actually had a really cool car. The closest he got was a cream-colored '65 Mustang Coupe ... with a straight six (sigh). On the other hand, his brother (my uncle) had a '63 C2 convertible (!! so close to being a split window !!). Later, he had a C4 convertible. Besides the cars, he was still my favorite uncle. A year and a half ago, I bought my first Corvette (C7 GS), and I think of my dad and my uncle almost every time I look at it.
Such a cool story !!!! Thanks for sharing. You Steve and crew are the best !!!! Tony and Bronwyn C6 baby
Great story Lyle and the 63 split window solidified my love for the Corvette too and I’ve had the pleasure of owning 7 so far. Thank you for sharing your story. Ps - I own the book and enjoyed the story very much. 👍🚗🇺🇸
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
Great story Thanks for sharing Lyle.
Great story! Appreciate you sharing.
Lyle, thanks for sharing. My first love was my uncle’s
Root beer brown 1974 Corvette which was the first year of the new split rear polyurethane bumper. He pulled up in our driveway with it and I was really impressed that an American car could look and sound that good. It was the whole package. Now at 69 I am looking for a low mileage C5, C6, or C7. Your videos are very informative in helping me to decide on the differences of each model. Thinking 2014 Z51 manual with Kalahari leather 2LT. Talk about a needle in a haystack but she is out there somewhere. Thanks again Lyle! Gonna get the book by the way…
I'm very happy the C5 came out the way it did. It is my favorite car and I'm so glad I got to buy one.
Great Story. Thanks for sharing it.
I read that book! I read all of them. Great story Lyle! Very Cool!
Lyle, another interesting read : "In the Rings of Saturn" by Joe Sherman. Fascinating book about the birth of the Saturn Corporation. I'm showing my prejudice but that is the exact car America needs again. Before I sold my 2002 SC2 5spd three door coupe, we rode 305,000 miles together. What a car...dealer had added a moonroof, the aero kit, spoiler package, lowered body and Borbet wheels, the "accessorized package". $21k sticker.
I love your story nothing like a person with a passion I bout my corvette when I was 20 years old a 1986 c4 when I got married in 1989 it wasn't practical anymore I had 3 children and many suvs but I recently took it out of storage and am trying to modify it a little with a friend mechanic the car has 18500 miles I still love it so much and I love hearing your story thank you
Great story! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome car guy story. Certainly explains your passion for corvettes
dude… awesome story. Made me go down memory lane too on my career and those pivotal points.
DUDE!! I have that book and am only 1/2 way through it.
My story is precious to me... I became a OEM design engineer at Ford in 1992. And have been and am still a OEM design engineer here 32yrs later. (different OEM)
So much in that book resonates with me. And.... for whatever reason the Corvette has been in my heart and head since the 70s when I was a kid.
Today I have a 49K mile 04 Z06 in the garage and I hope to keep it for the rest of my life. With a few mods it's an incredible vette. Runs low to mid 12s, I get 28mpg on road trips, is comfortable to drive, and SOUNDS awesome w/a full exhaust upgrade. IMO GM should have put a cowl induction hood on the Z06's.....
Anyway... your story is very cool and thank you!
Shalom from a C5 Z06 owner in Ohio
Lyle Fantastic story and experience! Thank you for sharing ! Each of us I am sure have our own story as well each one very personal 😅
I loved your story,
Really enjoyed that Lyle, I go back a little further in time when I saw the 1953 at the Auto Show in NYC while I was still in high school. I was really hoping that it would have the '53 Oldsmobile motor as was rumored to be, however, never happened, Zora Duntov stated later that it was too large a displacement and weight, ergo the '55 small block! Luv the hook up with Steve and you,
Awesome story Lyle. Enjoyed every minute of it. Matter of fact i say you do a story video once a week haha. They couldn't have picked a better guy for the job. Keep up the good work!
Great story Lyle! Really appreciate you sharing this! I had a '91 in high school. I picked up my wife by giving her the keys to drive it on Spring Break. We've been together ever since! She now has a C8 and we have a '96 C4...both are Torch Red! I wound up going to West Point and sold my '91 about '95 or so. But I have loved them ever since I saw my neighbor who had a brand new '85. We have lots in common and it is just great to hear the passion you have for the car! Appreciate all the content as well! Very helpful time and again when I've run across issues or wanted to learn more!
Just ordered a copy, thanks for story!
Ok now this is a great story. I love these types of stories, where a chance meeting with a stranger turns into something special. Awesome Lyle 👍🏻
What a fascinating story! I called C&S Corvette last year when having a problem with my head lights. Lyle answered the phone, to my surprise, and was so helpful. What a great guy.
That’s an awesome share. I own a 2002 corvette and I have been through many trials with this car. But I’ve not given up on it. It was struck by lightning a few years ago just sitting in my front yard and that’s just one instance. lol. Love your channel
I really enjoyed your life story! Thank you for sharing! It also reinforces to me that the Corvette community is pretty great and full of good people!
I also ordered the book, please autograph it if you see
this note.
Great story well done had 2 red corvette convertibles 1986, and new 2002 with red interior and last 2006, love these cars, keep up the great work on your channel just loved this one Christopher Ottawa Canada
What a Great Story you’ve shared 🙂
Lyle, you’re partly responsible for the pick of my 2012 GS, as a result of watching your web videos. I always been attracted to Corvettes, but the budget and Family priorities made the Vette only a thought. After my retirement, like many folks of my age, the moment was right; my wife and I started to look for that road trips Vette. While considering your various Web advises, one morning I found that great looking GS convertible (very low milage, one owner, right colour for us) and at a decent price. Since then, I’ve enjoyed every rides, I often Thank You in my mind, when I roll that GS in the garage until the next ride.
Long leave the King, who thinks he is « just a Dude » !! ✌👍👍👍
Your passion for my most favorite automobile in the world CORVETTE shows in each video you make ! My brother in law who owned a 1964 Vette that his now has always said Vettes are RED cars are Black and trucks doesn't matter but are better In black . Keep the videos coming no such as a bad corvette video! 😊
I met Lyle a few days ago. He’s totally genuine and really loves Corvettes. He cares a lot for the people he meets.
After reading this book.. The C5 was, and still is the only Corvette I will ever own...
Loved your story , now reflecting when I seen my first vet at 10 years old , then started washing cars at a GM dealer in 1975 because techs were a dime a dozen. Then we received the last white 75 convertible :(
Then hearing all the chatter when the 78 pace car rolled of the truck, I committed to myself ,I will own a vet one day. 1971 (AC) , 2003 Anni car and 2023 anni carbon flash HTC
Best
John Canada
You are a corvette celebrity. Keep it up man 👍
Great story
Great story Lyle, I too read that book...we all have a Corvette story to tell...mine was a friend's 67 427/435 car :)
Do tell your experiences!!
Got to have a signed copy of that book to display at my car shows😁👍
Great story!!
Thanks for that background Lyle. I had wondered about that.
I was late 50's before I allowed myself a Corvette. 96 LT4. Last year I added a 13 GS.
Hi Lyle, greetings from Trondheim in Norway! Loved you story and all the videos you put out. I really appreciate all I have learned from your videos. I bought the car of my dreams a year ago, a black C5 Z06. I've been to the USA six times. Maybe next time I will come and see you😊
I appreciate your story, Lyle. Your Dad sounds like mine, he cared nothing about cars, or bikes. I, on the other hand, have always loved bikes and cars. I have owned over 300 motorcycles, and 3 Corvettes, the latest an 01 ZO6 with 23K. My Corvette is red! Torch Red!
Great story! I really enjoyed it!
Loved the story...great video
I've had my copy of All Corvettes Are Red since 1996! Great book. Lyle has caused me to dust it off and read it again. Thanks!
Great story Lyle….I have the book and a red corvette so it worked on me as well! Cheers
Pretty cool story I enjoyed hearing it.
Thanks for sharing your story Lyle. As a box boy in 1969, I put groceries into a C2 coupe, behind the passenger seat and marveled at the cockpit aircraft style doors and vowed to have one some day. I bought a '66 coupe years later and am in the process of restoring now.
A movie 🎬 needs to be made from that Love story ❤❤❤
Man that is definitely a cool story ❤
Loved the story, Lyle. I worked at a corvette dealership in San Diego during the early 90's and didn't actually get paid money, but got parts I needed in exchange. I loved working there and being around different year Corvettes. Keep these podcasts coming. Love every one.
Really cool story!!
Great story! I’ll keep it super short, but my Corvette journey started in 1963, when I was 9 years old, and my mom bought me an AMT (remember those?) model of a 63 Sting Ray. I fell in love with that car, read everything I could about it and subsequently owned 7 Vettes, from 1978 to 2019. Thanks for rekindling those days!
Lyle, always great to hear how YOU and many of us, were first enthralled with the Corvette. My story started in the Summer of 1969 when stationed at the NAS in Brunswick, ME. I was enlisted at that time and on duty when an Air Force dental officer friend of a dentist I worked with, drove over from Topsham AFB in a brand new, 1969 Corvette 4spd coupe. It was a beautiful blue color. He told me " hop in, I'll take you for a ride"...I said, "I can't, I'm on duty "...to which he replied, "gotcha covered". The ride up I-95 (one exit worth) was, needless to say, exilerating. What an amazing car...young people today cannot even begin to fathom how incredibly DIFFERENT that car, in those years, was to anything else on the road. My dream was realized in 1979 after finishing up my undergrad degree and becoming a Navy dentist...the red L-82 4 spd coupe, black interior and Pace Car spoilers, was a dream finally realized. I did read "All Corvette's are Red" and still have the book on my shelf. Thanks for making it available to others, it is an engaging and well researched documentary. You are very right, the Corvette is a survivor. ( I laughed about the yellow C3 with side pipes...I tried a pair of chrome Hooker headers on mine for a while...what a sound ☺️)
It’s very funny how fate intervenes. It happened with my career as well as the pure luck of running into my future wife. Thanks for sharing your story. It all starts with attraction and heart. You are attracted to the cars and your good heart opened the door. Your airport story cinched it for me. Carry on Lyle.
Awesome story Lyle! Heart and Passion can often overcome what talent and knowledge lack. Congratulations on not waiting for opportunity to knock. Beat the door down and drag opportunity into your domain and beat it into submission! Most excellent my friend!
Great story! I never thought anything good happened at BWI!
My first ride in a corvette was 1967 in a friend’s 1958 corvette……what a blast that ride was. Skip forward to 1972….I had just returned from a long vacation in Vietnam thanks to Uncle Sam and another friend had a 1963 split window corvette..that car was Fast!! Drove a 1972 corvette that a friend was trying to sell me for a couple of days in 1985…..just could not reach a good price on it as it needed unite a bit of work. My C-6 convertible has been with me for quite a few years now and I love it. Met an “older” gentleman at a gas pump in Abilene Texas as I was filling up and he was driving a new C-8 which was fully loaded…I asked him how he liked the engine in back of him and he said it’s ok but I have a few other corvettes to drive if I get tired of this one. I asked him how many corvettes he had and he said this C-8 is my 23rd corvette and I never sell any of them. Crazy Old Man!!!! Should have followed him home to go thru his big barn full of corvettes……..
I gave a copy to my BFF. He is retired from EDS and worked in most of the plants (buildings) mentioned in the book. He worked in the Engineering buildings that had the"Mona Lisa" breakdown of compeditors vehicles. His version of the stories came to life for me as I reread the book for the third time...WOW!!!
Decided to check out the book after watching this. Didnt think I would be able to find it here in the UK but managed to find an as new first edition hardback with dust cover for £19! Just waiting for the postman now.
Lyle, you're the best! Loved your Corvette story!
Thank you Lyle!! I have this book! A friend gave it to me a few years ago… I own a 2009 red C6.. it’s true All Corvettes Are Red…
Thank you Lyle for all that you do for Corvette culture. I have learned a great deal from your channel.
I was 16 when the C5 debuted, and already a diehard Corvette fan! I bought the book and read it cover to cover in a matter of hours- to say I was obsessed was an understatement! A few years later, my mom surprised me with a trip to the National Corvette Museum and a tour of the assembly plant at Bowling Green while we were on a family vacation. Years later, I lost my hardcover copy of the book during a divorce. Fast forward another decade and a half, and I ordered a paperback copy. It’s still on my desk at work due to the inspirational nature of the story. About a year ago, I became the proud owner of a red C6, and it has lived up to the dream in every way! We’ll be driving it to south west Florida this summer, so I hope to stop by and visit the shop on our way to or from Fort Myers. After that- we’re off to Bowling Green for a dream photo op…
Lyle, great story! My first relization that a Corvette existed was when I was probably 6 or 7. I saw one going down the street I lived on! My older brother said theres a 1965 Corvette! He then proceded to tell me what he knew, which wasn't much! He said it it had an engine physicaly bigger than me! I was excited and wanted to know more! I fell in love when I got to look at it up close! In junior high our science teacher, Mrs Well had a new 68! I remember standing next to it as it rumbled! I was beyond hooked! I was 37 when I was able to buy my own, a 1995 C4 ! Loved it Had to sell it in 2000, child on the way. Now have a 1975 stingray project ! Just found a hardcover book"All Corvettes are Red' on Amazone $30 Thanks!! Love your videos!
That was great
Autograph is personal, you are helping and entertaing a lot of fans, enthusiasts and owners of Corvettes off course, it's important very much in theirs lives and not everybody can get to Florida easily to handshake you. This is kind like it 😊
Great story, Lyle. Mine was getting picked up for church youth group in a red 1969 that had been crashed and repaired by the youth group leader. I got thrown back in the seat when he dumped the clutch and I was hooked at 15. Fast forward to last year, and for my 60th birthday I bought my first Corvette…a 1993 40th anniversary with 19,xxx original miles. It only took me 45 years to fulfill my dream, but I did it!
Great story Lyle. This was fate and meant to be. I'm very fortunate to have found your channel, which have saved me thousands in repairs over the past five years. I also own the book and hits close to home, since I worked at the GM Tech Center in Warren MI from 1981 to 1987. Great post sir!!
Great story. Thank you for sharing. All Corvettes Are Red is a great book. My Dad was not a car guy as such...but he was an open wheel racing fan....and his best friend was not just a car guy but a Corvette guy....We used to store his hardtop for his white 1964 fuelie in our garage. I was 5 when they asked me to go with them to get it serviced. One ride down our street as he nailed 2nd gear with the top down I was hooked....one day I will have a white fuelie.
And that is what captured many a young boy. Still play with toys! Great story.
Loved your story Lyle. I bought the book the year I got my C5 AE. - 2017. Very interesting book. .
I love your story! As an owner of a 2000 C5 I couldn't resist as I heard stories about all the fighting over the C5.
Great Story Lyle, I felt the same way when I saw a C2 big block with side pipes, I eventually bought a 1966 coupe with side pipes with a 67 big block hood , I since sold that car and now im looking for a C6 Z06 or a GS , Or if I can find a ZR1 within my budget.
Man love your content!!