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]I was the one that found the car. At least I forced GM to admit they built one. When I was editor at Corvette Fever I got a copy of the Owner's Manual. I then found pictures. Next, I talked to a few engineers that worked on the car. Then we ran the story.

Dave Hill went ballistic on me. First, he told me the pictures were fake and the car never existed. I was just an idiot and I had been duped. Ok, Dave.

Then I was invited on a road trip for the 2000 introduction - or some such thing. Dave Hlll put one of his lap dogs in the car with me for the drive to Grand Rapids. I listened to a lecture all the way to Grand Rapids. I was no longer an idiot. Yes, the car did exist but it was irresponsible of me to print the story. That went on for about an hour.

Then during the next hour the lap dog explained to me how GM could have provided a lot of help had I just asked. I have never wanted to get out of a Corvette so bad in my life. The lap dog was really boring since he didn't really know a thing about the car. He was just doing what Dave Hill told him to do.

The following week GM issued a press release about how they were donating the car to the National Corvette Museum. They were holding a gala event and flying people in from around the country. Guess who never got an invitation?

We had a lot of fun with Dave back in the day. When your magazine sells over 100,000 copies every month and advertising money is rolling in the door life is good. We were rich and arrogant. Damn it was fun.

Blogs just aren't the same.

Richard Newton