Florida Man Buys Himself 2021 Corvette For 90th Birthday
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U.S. Air Force veteran Chuck Cook turned 90 this year, and celebrated his ninth decade of life in a rather exciting way: buying himself a brand new 2021 Corvette Stingray.
Cook, a resident of Leesburg, Florida, purchased his Torch Red Corvette from Cecil Clark Chevrolet. The dealership went the extra mile for Cook, holding a celebration complete with refreshments and decorations and inviting his Corvette club along to celebrate with him.
“This is my birthday present to myself,” Cook told the Leesburg Daily Commercial. “I’ve owned corvettes since 1981 when I bought my first one. This makes my fourth one in my lifetime. I can’t wait until the pandemic is over so I can get this to all the car shows.”
Cook’s love affair with the Corvette started when his former next-door neighbor in General Motors’ home state of Michigan introduced him to the car. His first Corvette was a 1981 model-year C3, which he later replaced with a 2001 model-year C5. He then upgraded to the C7 Corvette when it first launched in 2014.
The 90-year old is a die-hard GM fan and also has a Chevrolet Equinox in his garage for running his daily errands.
“I’ve been driving corvettes for 40 years,” Cook told the Daily Commercial. “It’s my fun car. I have a 2018 Equinox as my grocery getter as I call it.”
Cook seems to have a penchant for performance, as he ordered his 2021 Corvette with the optional Z51 Performance Package. As a reminder, the Z51 package includes the following features:
- Z51 performance suspension
- Performance exhaust
- Performance rear axle ratio
- Electronic Limited Slip Differential (eLSD)
- Z51 rear spoiler
- Front splitter
- 245/35ZR19 front and 305/30ZR20 rear high-performance tires
- Heavy-duty cooling system
GM Authority is wishing Mr. Cook many more healthy, happy years of enjoying his 2021 Corvette Stingray.
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….🙂🙃🙂……..
One a serious note, why not go out in style?.
Here’s to hoping he thoroughly enjoys his C8 and comes back for a newer model in a few years. Congratulations Chuck!
We should celebrate this occasion with Mr Cook who finally fulfilled one of his dreams.
Story appeared yesterday in Corvetteblogger.
Chuck,
Happy Birthday!!!
Congratulations on your new C8!
Enjoy the the ride and many exciting miles!
This story is awesome.
May we all live as long as Chuck and shatter stereotypes in the process!
America – F’ Yeah!
We are looking forward to seeing him buy a 2041 Vet in 20 years…. He seems to buy them every 20 years
God bless him. Guy has a great attitude. That dealership is a classy place too.
Good for him. I know he will enjoy it. I bought my 2016 Stingray for my 75th birthday and I am still enjoying it.
You are only as old as you feel, Congratulations on your 40th birthday Chuck ! I want to grow up to be just like you.
Ron Stotz in Vermont
In November, 2019, I bought my 5th Corvette
convertible new for my 80th birthday.
I chose a C7 because it is the last convertible,
the last manual transmission, and the last
front engine model to be manufactured.
I am still ecstatic. Good luck to Chuck Cook.
Chuck,
Congrats on your new Vette. Enjoy the many miles ahead.
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is an option. I’m 83, took delivery of my new HTC in December. It’s nice to see that there are others that have optioned for enjoying our ‘golden’ years. Cheers!
Good for you guys in your
70s and 80s still being true to your nature. Being men. Something this pansy generation could learn from.
Well BLOW ME down AGH,AGH,AGH, !!!! Olive bring ME another Martuni !!! BOIP , AHHHHHH, POOP Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!
Congrats to Chuck. I’ve had my 1st one on order and would love to get it for my 62 birthday in May.