A World War II veteran has received the 42nd example of the 2022 Corvette Stingray after Chevy bumped the 95-year-old up its waiting list to receive the mid-engine sports car.
Bobbie Carson picked his Arctic White 2022 Corvette Stingray up from the Bowling Green Assembly in Kentucky earlier this month, according to local NBC affiliate WNKY. The elderly Corvette fan was initially put on a lengthy waiting list to receive the car, but after his dealership made a few inquisitive phone calls to Chevy, the automaker happily bumped him up the order to ensure he’d receive his car as soon as possible.
Carson told WNKY he’s owned seven Corvettes throughout his lifetime – but the mid-engine model is by far his favorite.
“I’ve had seven of these cars,” said the veteran, who served in the U.S. Army in Germany at the end of the second World War. “This dwarfs every one of them. This is one of the top-rated cars in the world and there is a waitlist all over the world for this car so I’m happy to get it and they gave me a great honor to get me in position to get one.”
Impressively, Carson plans to use his 2022 Corvette as a daily driver and will be selling his other car to make room for the high-performance Chevy. His car appears to be a Coupe painted in Arctic White and featuring an Adrenaline Red interior. Other equipment that appears on his vehicle in the WNKY news report includes the 5-open-spoke Bright Silver painted aluminum wheels, low profile rear spoiler and front splitter. He also picked his car up from the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, which is a $995 option.
Carson previously sat down with an amateur filmmaker to discuss his experiences during his deployment to Germany. The video, which was previously posted to video-sharing site Vimeo, can be viewed at this link.
Here’s to many more years enjoying your 2022 Corvette, Bobbie!
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Good work between the dealer and GM.
God bless all those who served this country, these WW2 vets are in their 90’s they deserve our thanks,prayers, and yes a new Vette
Most WW2 vets are over 93 years old. God Bless them all that are still around.
I’m now 72 years old and it seemed every dad of my friends were WW2 vets, except my dad. He turned 18 in July ’45 and the the draft was suspended. He died in 2018 at 90.
…..🙃😊🙃…..
Bless his heart….
Bravo gm, at least you can do one thing right.
The greatest generation! I hope it brings him all the joy he deserves.
What’s even more amazing is that someone in their mid- nineties has the cognative skills to still drive a car
Says the guy who can’t spell cognitive correctly. Hah!
Grammar nazi 🚨👆
Awesome. Way to go to all involved.
It’s called the ‘Greatest Generation’ for a reason…. Glad to see GM showed some class.
Class? You mean something to make them look good and distract from the bolts catching fire right?
You mean the Bolts catching fire due to LGs battery’s? That they’re paying to replace. Hard to blame GM for LGs problem…
John you aren’t the website dictator I’m sorry. You don’t get to control or change what people have said to fit the narrative you want. Just because you control your wife doesn’t mean that will work here.
It reminds me of some my experiences as 18 year old farm boy in the 1st Division, 26th Regiment starting near Liege Belgium on January 8th and ending up in a small town in Czechoslovakia on the 10th of June 1945 when the Germans were told the war was over and to stop fighting.
Sure glad that it was over (Just shear Hell for 4 Months) after losing so many Young Men who become your Brother.
Just a note: I as well many others we were taking basic training at Camp Robinson, however we never completed our basic training as many of us were shipped to Europe because of the Battle of the Bulge within 14 to 15 days.
The biggest lie ever told was ww2
He is sure correct on his comments the C8 is his favorite of all time and a big congrats to him. This past week I drove my brothers 2021 2LT C8 Convertible for the first time. Only 2 months old and it hit 500 miles while driving it. It’s an amazing handling car. Steers very easy and responsive. We were on a local road in a hilly area and I couldn’t get it much over 45MPH, but, because you are low and the top down the speed felt much faster. For this guys sake, I hope the family puts in a valet mode. I’m not sure if it has teenager mode like my Camaro.
Nice! That is really cool of GM to do this. Hopefully they don’t give him one with a bad transmiasion though. POS car.
He ordered the car when he was 80.
Thank you for your service!
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God bless you sir and enjoy that wonderful car
All WWII Vets should be moved to the front of every line they’re in. God bless them all past and present for their dedication to this country.
Sir, congratulations on your new C8 Corvette. May all your miles be happy and safe
Honoring a person that didn’t waver for his love of country is a small price to pay for our freedom. All those that have negative comments its your freedom too. Just have some respect for those who serve so you can express your opinion.