Archives for the 'Corvette' Category
Is it possible to steal your own car?
I stole this car the moment I saw it in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Even in videogames, the cops are checking me out… just like they do in the BARC!
Kneeling down next to my “Coquette“…
The answer? Thanks to the magic of videogames, yes it is possible to steal your own car!
Before Sunset
I took this photo back in June, while enjoying a leisurely drive home from a customer site through the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.
My favorite story about the BARC is from a few years ago.
Barry & I were hanging out after a workout at the gym, and we jumped in to the ‘vette, dropped [...]
Perhaps this is a challenge for an emo band?
It’s true. No one writes songs about Volvos!
(The image is from the National Corvette Museum’s desktop wallpaper collection)
The Fun Tax
When I bought my car, folks kept asking me if the price of gas somehow diluted the fun of owning it. What many of them didn’t realize is that when I did my budget for it back in 2001, I realized that unless gas hit $8/gallon, I’d be able to happily flog the crap [...]
Sure, my lawn may look like shit, but…
…the dandelions that show that my green thumb is non-existent certainly make my freshly waxed car look really nice.
*** EDIT ***
The last picture doesn’t really show off the fact that I did a multi-hour wax job of my car. This picture shows off how it has a beautiful, reflective coating.
For those [...]
