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Full restoration of 1960 Corvette brings car to life

By JESSICA GRIFFIN/Sun Staff Writer Saturday, May 14, 2005 9:51 AM
EDT



Bob and Debra Staton enjoy being followed.

When they are driving on the interstate, the Winchester couple says
people drive past them gawking, sometimes even videotaping them or
shouting questions, but they don't mind.

They love talking about their recently restored 1960 black Corvette
and attention is welcome. Their car even garnered national attention
when it appeared in the June edition of Vette Magazine.

"People just can't believe it's in that good of condition to be that
old," said Bob.

But the good condition didn't come easily.

Bob purchased the car in 1968 for a mere $1,000. While he says it
wasn't in spectacular condition when he bought it, it was nothing a
little orange paint and a few modifications couldn't fix.

Those were the days when everyone had to have a hot rod, he said.

"When I first bought it, everybody wanted to have a car with more
horsepower and do what you weren't supposed to do," he said.

When he met Debra, he escorted her on many dates in the car - which
then had black stripes on its orange hue - and the two prowled around
town in the tiger-striped car until well after their wedding day.

When their two children were born, however, the two-seater just wasn't
practical anymore. Unwilling to part with the classic car, Bob and
Debra parked it in their barn, where it stayed for more than 20
years.

The couple always said they would restore the car, but the time didn't
come until their youngest son left for college.

The two set a budget and began a project that would take them
four-and-a-half years and much more money than they'd anticipated.

"We added power steering, power brakes and all the amenities of a new
car, which makes it a lot more fun to drive," Debra said.

They painted the car black with white accents and changed everything
"but the frame and body, windshield and grill."

The restoration has been a project for both of the Statons, with Bob
doing the mechanic work and Debra making sure the car shines before
and after each outing.

The black paint requires such meticulous caretaking, Debra says, that
she joined the Black Sheep Squadron - a national club exclusively for
owners of black Corvettes who "understand the agony and the ecstasy of
owning a black Corvette."

In addition to the Black Sheep Squadron, the Statons also belong to
several other Corvette clubs and are members of the National Corvette
Museum, located in Bowling Green.

It was during one of their many visits to the museum that the couple
won their most prized award for the car - Dick Guldstrand's Celebrity
Choice award at the museum's 10th Anniversary. They also have won
several other awards in car shows around the nation.

During their travels with the car, the couple has met people from all
over the country and just had fun being with each other.

"We've always had a close relationship and this is just a hobby that
we both enjoy doing," Debra said.

The couple says that it is a "fun car," and they wouldn't get rid of
it for anything.

"A man once offered six figures for it and we turned it down," Bob
said. "This car is not for sale."










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In 1968, Bob Staton, left, purchased this 1960 Corvette for a mere
$1,000. After a few years of driving the car, Bob and his wife Debra,
right, stored the car in a barn where it sat for more than 20 years.
Now, after four-and-a-half years of restoration, this 45-year-old car
shines like new. (Sun photo by James Mann)

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Good work Chuck!

Thanks for blowing the picture up bigger from the one on the origin
site. It is much easier to see with my old eyes

Seems to me they posted a legit link back to the source and gave credit
with the photo.

Of course, the group whiners always have sometthing to say don't they.
Give me a break!

Maybe you and your Canadian buddy Stingray (or is this a case of Sybil?
Sorry for those of you who are to young to understand that pun!) should
go take a Zoloft, keep this crap out of this newsgroup and stay on topic

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> "Chuck" > wrote in message
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> > lid says...
> >
> > SNIP of copyrighted material
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> > If anyone else feels that JLA
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> > plagiarist Jim Adam!
> > 12100 Bedford Wds Dr.
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Yes, write the owner of the copyright. JLA is too pussy to answer any of
the emails sent there except with an autoresponder that requests your phone
number. Pretty easy to see who on this forum is the schill, too.

Actually Chuck, he "slud" through under the bar -- he only provided a
link to the material. Not classy but probably not illegal. Shame he
can't devote the effort to something original.

Paul.

Chuck wrote:
> In article >,
> lid says...
>
> SNIP of copyrighted material
>
> If anyone else feels that JLA
>
> plagiarist Jim Adam!
> 12100 Bedford Wds Dr.
> #209,Raleigh, NC 27614
> (919) 488-3415
>
> has crossed over from simple thief to outright thief, you can send a
> e-mail to the owner of this copyrighted material at:
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> https://secure.townnews.com/winchest...ters/index.php
>
> Let them know you don't agree with theft.
>
> It's bad enough that he steals the material posted to a.a.c without
> permission, but to steal COPYRIGHTED material and post it on his
> COMMERCIAL WEBSITE..... that's just wrong.
>
>
> Chuck