The "Who Wouldn't Love A Vette?" Story

1960 Tasco Turquoise Corvette convertible.

It was an ordinary day.  Standing in front of a Tasco Turquoise/ White 1960 Corvette convertible at Horsepower Enterprises LLC on Prince Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  There were 635 Vettes with that color combination made in 1960.  I always loved the color and when I saw the Vette in the window, I just had to stop and take a look at it.  Under the wiper blade was a paper that gave me the price that was being asked for this neat convertible; $120,000 OBO (or best offer).  The vehicle identification number was listed as was the milage (60,332), engine size (283 cubic inch with 270 horsepower) and  transmission (5-speed treace synchro).  The vehicle was being held on consignment with the hopes of selling it to someone such as myself who loves Vettes and still, at times, wishes I hadn't sold my 1987 red coupe that I won numerous trophies with over the years I owned it.  

I'm standing next to the car I sold to my neighbor who in turn
placed it for sale in the showroom of Lancaster Lincoln-Mercury
which is across from the place I am viewing the '60 Vette.

I can still remember the day I sold it to my next-door neighbor who kept if for a few years and then offered it for sale at the car dealership directly across the street from the building I am standing in right now.  My reasons for selling it though were due to high insurance prices, cost of constant repairs and physically having trouble getting in and out of the car.  The 1960  Corvette was very similar to the '59 model.  This car had an aluminum radiator with aluminum heads, cast alloy valve covers with 7 fins.  A few changes from the '59 were a larger front sway bar and a new rear sway bar that was added to improve handling of the car.  An aluminum clutch housing helped reduce the weight of the car and '60 models with fuel injection, such as the one in front of me, required the 5-speed transmission.  In 1960 there were 10,261 Vettes built, all in St. Louis, MO.  If you aren't a car fan, I'm sure you are bored by now, so I will show you a few photos I took to help make you fall in love with the 1960 Vette.  See what you think!  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

At first glance you just know it is a Vette!  Dual exhausts coming out of the rear bumper.

Dual headlights were first used in 1958.  I had a 1958 Chevy Impala which had the dual headlights.

The steering wheel was huge, but the three spoke look was really neat.  Notice the tach in front of the speedometer.

The whitewalls and flashy hubcaps of the Vette.

Lots of chrome with the bullet-tip front grill.