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On Aug. 13, 2016, Judy and her son Kendrick drove their 1962 Chevrolet Corvette for the first time in more than 35 years. This special car was purchased by Judy’s husband, Tom, in 1978 and the car was last driven in 1980. Judy is an industrial engineer and Tom a mechanical engineer who grew up in the muscle car era. A car lover his entire life, Tom was especially interested in first-generation “C1” Corvettes (1953 to 1962).
Tom had a chance to purchase a 1962 Corvette in 1978 and he did just that. The car had been last owned by a fellow in Copiah County, Miss., and had seen some racing action toward the end of its first lifetime. Once Tom had possession of the car, he immediately started thinking
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