

And as we were leaving to head to our dinner in downtown Nashville, Rob asked if I wanted to drive it there? My response to that question was even faster than the 327’s response to a stab at its throttle. We all ogled it at the parking lot of the Lane Motor Museum in the morning. CC reader Rob Tessier showed up at our Nashville CC Meet-Up last June in this pristine Elkhart-blue family heirloom bought by his dad, sporting the desirable 350 hp L79 327, and the four-speed.

(first posted ) What guy my age hasn’t wanted to take a 327/350 4-speed Corvette Sting Ray convertible out for a brisk drive, never mind own one? Well, it was a long wait, but well worth it. Hood not closed all the way from our ogling the engine
