Sunset Vette

It has been a while, but I got a Corvette Wave from a C6 on the way in to work this morning. Very cool.

I got my pop-up headlight fixed over the weekend. It seems that the actuator had gone out on the driver’s side. This fixed two things… the pop-up was the obvious problem. The other issue was a bit more puzzling. When I would turn on the fog lights and only the fog lights the headlights would [...]

No, I’m not talking about pop-up advertisements on the Internet. I’m talking about my pop-up headlights. One does, one doesn’t.

I have – after a long period of inactivity on this site – decided to rework everything as a blog. That will allow me to make much more frequent contributions as I won’t have to create new pages for each new article / idea that I have. I will also be converting my old content [...]

It wasn’t easy, but I convinced the dealer that my car should be fixed for free. I went back and forth with the service tech, and eventually got his manager involved. Ultimately I found out that – at least at this dealer – the service manager has some leeway as to bending the rules for [...]

Today I left the office, normal day, for a Friday. I got out to my car, like I’ve done many other times. Popped the hatch, unlatched the top, and stored it in the back. Like I’ve done many other times. Put the key in the ignition, like I’ve done so many other times.
Pull Key and [...]

The license plate on my car reads LANYAP. And it has nothing to do with Local Area Networks (LAN) or talking (YAP). What it does have to do with is growing up in south Louisiana. The French / Cajun influence is very strong in that area of the state, and so there are lots of [...]

Here it is… my first Corvette. I’ve been carrying this car around for years, just waiting for the day when I would be able to actually drive one. That day is here!

For the record, this is listed as a 1984 Chevrolet Coupe made by Matchbox. That was the first year of the “C4″ (fourth generation) [...]

Why do I call my car the “Sunset Vette”? My main hobby is wildlife and landscape photography. In fact, you can see some of my work online if you are interested. When I first saw the color that Chevrolet calls Magnetic Red II it reminded me of a brilliant sunset.
Plus, it rhymes.
And now I can [...]

2001 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
1SC Option Package
MN6 Manual 6 Speed
UNO In dash CD player
Z51 Sport Suspension
QF5 Polished Aluminum Wheels
Magnetic Red II / Light Oak Leather Interior
5.7 Liter SFI V8 350 HP
For a complete list of options, take a look at the window sticker (55K image file).
Sequence Number 7428 (more on sequence numbers)
Born on September 20, 2000
Arrived [...]