As a private collector of fine, limited production automobiles & trucks, I am once again looking for something different
Over the past 5 years I have bought, enjoyed & sold the following special vehicles:
2000 Ford Lightning (Supercharged)
2002 Ford Boss 5.4 F-150 (#361 of 498)
1987 Buick Grand National (Turbocharged)
1991 GMC Syclone (Turbocharged)
1992 GMC Typhoon (Turbocharged)
2004 Chrysler Crossfire
1987 Buick Grand National GNX (Turbocharged) (#485 of 547)
and lastly
1990 Callaway Corvette (Twin Turbocharged) (#36 of 58)
My wife has been a true sweetheart, she allows me to play with one "Special" car / truck at a time (limited parking) as long as I keep using the same money (money already spent) to get something new
She has been my pit crew at the drag strip, my partner at the various club gatherings, my alter ego when something new comes along, my co-mechanic when something needs fixed, and a wonderful co-pilot on those cross country trips when I am bringing my new toys home for the first time
In looking at the past 5 years, I can see that all of these cars / trucks I have enjoyed have been about "ME". They were vehicles that i wanted, they were vehicles that I had always dreampt about, and they fed my desire to enjoy as many great "Special" vehicles as I could while i was still young enough to do so
All during this time, the only vehicle that ever got deep under Lynn's skin was a 2004 Ultra Violet SSR
While I was making a deal for the Crossfire, she was thinking about a SSR
While I was buying Ben Crenshaw's Buick GNX up in Oregon, Lynn had seen magazine pictures of an SSR
When we both flew out to North Carolina to purchase the Callaway Corvette, the 1st thing we saw in the airport parking lot was a "SSR"
All these signs, and I was blinded by my own greed & enjoyment
It's not that I don't agree with her because I do, the UV SSR is near the top of my list of future vehicles to own. I have read up on the SSR's for hundreds of hours, and Lynn & I have test driven SSR's in the past year
She has never begged for the truck, she has never bargained for the truck, and she has never demanded her turn to buy the truck
But all along she has wished for the truck
Lynn will be 41 in 2 months, and now that i have removed my head from my a$$, I can see what having that truck would really mean to her
Lynn WILL get an SSR for her Birthday, somehow, someway, but she will get a chance to experience what i have over the past 5 years
I will gladly sell / trade my Callaway Corvette so that she can get her SSR
The Callaway is as follows:
1990
Twin Turbocharged
Corvette Coupe
Black Exterior / Red Leather Interior
6 Speed
Magnesium Rims with ZR rated Tires
390 HP, 570 Ft Lbs of Torque
191 MPH Top Speed
Car cost $65,000 in 1990
$37,000 cost of new corvette, $28,000 for Callaway Twin Turbo
Chevrolet RPO Code B2K
Car is in near mint condition
17000 original miles (6000 of them put on in 2005)
This car is #36 of 58 Callaway Corvettes made in 1990
Words cannot describe what a beast this car is
It still is, to this day, one of the fastest Corvettes ever produced
Callaway made right around 500 Twin Turbo's between 1987 and 1991
From a collectability standpoint, the SSR will never match the rarity of the Callaway
I don't car about losing money in a trade, as long as i am losing it for the right reason (my wife)
You've heard my story, now make me an offer
Who has a high option Purple, Aqua Blur, or Yellow SSR (new or used) that would be interested in a straight across trade for my Callaway Corvette
Worst case, I will sell the Callaway (private party) & buy an SSR from a dealership like most other people
I would rather trade if I had the opportunity
Make me an offer........and make my wife's dream come true
Best Regards
Ray Fletcher
Orange, California
Over the past 5 years I have bought, enjoyed & sold the following special vehicles:
2000 Ford Lightning (Supercharged)
2002 Ford Boss 5.4 F-150 (#361 of 498)
1987 Buick Grand National (Turbocharged)
1991 GMC Syclone (Turbocharged)
1992 GMC Typhoon (Turbocharged)
2004 Chrysler Crossfire
1987 Buick Grand National GNX (Turbocharged) (#485 of 547)
and lastly
1990 Callaway Corvette (Twin Turbocharged) (#36 of 58)
My wife has been a true sweetheart, she allows me to play with one "Special" car / truck at a time (limited parking) as long as I keep using the same money (money already spent) to get something new
She has been my pit crew at the drag strip, my partner at the various club gatherings, my alter ego when something new comes along, my co-mechanic when something needs fixed, and a wonderful co-pilot on those cross country trips when I am bringing my new toys home for the first time
In looking at the past 5 years, I can see that all of these cars / trucks I have enjoyed have been about "ME". They were vehicles that i wanted, they were vehicles that I had always dreampt about, and they fed my desire to enjoy as many great "Special" vehicles as I could while i was still young enough to do so
All during this time, the only vehicle that ever got deep under Lynn's skin was a 2004 Ultra Violet SSR
While I was making a deal for the Crossfire, she was thinking about a SSR
While I was buying Ben Crenshaw's Buick GNX up in Oregon, Lynn had seen magazine pictures of an SSR
When we both flew out to North Carolina to purchase the Callaway Corvette, the 1st thing we saw in the airport parking lot was a "SSR"
All these signs, and I was blinded by my own greed & enjoyment
It's not that I don't agree with her because I do, the UV SSR is near the top of my list of future vehicles to own. I have read up on the SSR's for hundreds of hours, and Lynn & I have test driven SSR's in the past year
She has never begged for the truck, she has never bargained for the truck, and she has never demanded her turn to buy the truck
But all along she has wished for the truck
Lynn will be 41 in 2 months, and now that i have removed my head from my a$$, I can see what having that truck would really mean to her
Lynn WILL get an SSR for her Birthday, somehow, someway, but she will get a chance to experience what i have over the past 5 years
I will gladly sell / trade my Callaway Corvette so that she can get her SSR
The Callaway is as follows:
1990
Twin Turbocharged
Corvette Coupe
Black Exterior / Red Leather Interior
6 Speed
Magnesium Rims with ZR rated Tires
390 HP, 570 Ft Lbs of Torque
191 MPH Top Speed
Car cost $65,000 in 1990
$37,000 cost of new corvette, $28,000 for Callaway Twin Turbo
Chevrolet RPO Code B2K
Car is in near mint condition
17000 original miles (6000 of them put on in 2005)
This car is #36 of 58 Callaway Corvettes made in 1990
Words cannot describe what a beast this car is
It still is, to this day, one of the fastest Corvettes ever produced
Callaway made right around 500 Twin Turbo's between 1987 and 1991
From a collectability standpoint, the SSR will never match the rarity of the Callaway
I don't car about losing money in a trade, as long as i am losing it for the right reason (my wife)
You've heard my story, now make me an offer
Who has a high option Purple, Aqua Blur, or Yellow SSR (new or used) that would be interested in a straight across trade for my Callaway Corvette
Worst case, I will sell the Callaway (private party) & buy an SSR from a dealership like most other people
I would rather trade if I had the opportunity
Make me an offer........and make my wife's dream come true
Best Regards
Ray Fletcher
Orange, California