Regular readers of this blog are aware that in October 2023 Nan received her 2024 mid-engine C8 Corvette Stingray.
Nan's C8 Mid-Engine Corvette Stingray
After receiving the car, she asked for her various deposits, which had been placed with Chevy dealerships, to be returned, with one exception . . .she decided to let her deposit "ride" for the Z06 that had been placed two years ago with MacMulkin Chevrolet in Nashua, New Hampshire (the largest Corvette dealership in the World).
Her thinking was that, since the waiting list was still two to three years into the future, she could stay on their list, and when her slot for a Z06 came to the top of the list, she could decide what she wanted to do.
And she still had her Z06 license plate ready to press into service at the appropriate time.
We were at peace with that decision and thought that we were through buying 2024 Corvettes for now.
On November 8th at 02:13 PM, while shopping at the Dollar Store for Thanksgiving supplies, Nan received an email on her phone from Mark Makarewicz of MacMulkin:
**URGENT** MacMulkin Corvette available Z06
To those of you receiving this email, there is a very rare opportunity currently for our customers that are in California. We have a customer that unfortunately could not complete their purchase of their Z06. This car is currently in CA at a courtesy dealer we work with very frequently (Delillo Chevrolet) They are in Huntington Beach.
This car will not last long!!! If you are interested in moving forward on this car please call or text my personal cell to confirm availability
Then Nan made a big mistake -- she forwarded the message (and the attached window sticker for the car) to me.
By 05:15 PM we were at Delillo Chevrolet to see the car.
The next day we drove it home.
Now Nan has two 2024 Corvettes.
And guess what she did with her license plate?
Maybe, if I'm good, she will let me drive it?
Finally, after two years, accolades for the Corvette Z06 continue to pour in. Below are two recent magazines featuring the Z06 -- the April 2023 Motor Trend announcing that the Z06 was their performance vehicle of the year, and the January CORVETTE magazine containing an article describing the experience driving the Z06 on the track at the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School.
