OK, raise your hand if you’ve heard this tale before.
Old car lover finally breaks down and buys the car he’s always lusted after. Car is a little rough around the edges, so car guy figures no problem, we’ll fix it up “just a little bit,” and make it a nice driver.
Car guy takes dream car into shop, one thing leads to another and, boom, a simple new paint job turns into a total restoration.
Sound like anybody you know?
In this case, the car guy is Jerry Barding of Delray Beach, Fla., and the car is his glorious 1963 Corvette Sting Ray “Split-Window” coupe. Barding is dead serious when he insists he was only planning to spruce the car up with a little fresh paint after finding the Corvette for sale online in Texas a few years ago. That plan changed so quickly, all he can do is laugh about it now. Barding enjoyed the car “as is” for only one day before he parked it. Two years later, the car had been turned into a stunning near-perfect specimen that has been the toast of its class at some prestigious venues.
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