Melvin has restored and shown older cars for many years.
His love for the Corvette started in the sixties after a
school trip
gave him the opportunity to see the assembly line in action at
the St. Louis, Missouri plant.
His first Corvette was purchased from
a St. Louis Dealer in 1968.
It
was a 1963 silver coupe that had been used on the racing circuit.
The car which had the roll cage, transmission & suspension
intact
received
a rebuilt 327 with three deuces as its replacement engine.
The coupe was run at the MOKAN drag way between Joplin,
Missouri & Pittsburg, Kansas in 1969.
Next for Melvin was a 1977 silver
coupe that was shipped to Germany
during his time in the armed service. Melvin regularly drove
the
Autobahn in this C3.
Currently, Melvin is the proud owner
of two Corvettes. A 1998 Sebring
silver metallic convertible and a 1999 light pewter metallic
coupe.
The former president of the Heartland Corvette Club, he now resides in
Elizabethtown, Kentucky with his wife Linda, another Vette
enthusiast.
He is a long time member of the Corvette Club of America and
is seen
in
this photo serving as the Certification Judge during 2006 Corvettes
at Carlisle event.
