If you want to stick with nominating celebrities, there are a few that have endured the test of time (like McQueen, Jim Garner, a few others) that a lot of us looked up to for their movie roles like Bullitt and Grand Prix (which is the one I think of for Garner). Move over into the pure car guys, and you can think of legends like Yunick, racers like Jenkins, builders like Lingenfelter, and on and on. I personally admire a couple of local gentlemen that have had (and still have) collections that include a whole raft of Chevrolet and GM's finest, with one having at one time in his museum some 18-20 Yenko Camaros (every color and transmission option), '8's and '9's, along with a ZL-1 (sold at Mecum this year), '67 and '69 Pace Cars (multiples), Yenko Deuce Novas, and a real diverse collection of high performance cars (including Mustangs and T Bolts). 50 + cars. And the semi-retired collector SE of here, with, at one time, 100+ Chevys, including one of every convertible that Chevy made from '26 to about 1970. Unfortunately, a lot of that collection went through auction under Kruse some years back. And not to forget Floyd Garrett (of Muscle Car Museum in Sevierville, TN), or Doug Marion of Super Chevy. Those are just some of the people that have inspired my hobby for many years. Probably a lot of us -
Regards,
Steve
P.S. I would be remiss if I didn't include Zora Arkus Duntov - even though he is more famous for being the father of the Corvette, I remember him more for the 302, and the "30-30" Duntov camshaft that I used in my '57 BelAir. Anybody with Chevrolet in his/her blood should think of him -
