You
gotta respect anyone who restores a Corvette (or any other vintage car). They
have an eye for correctness, and the research and the dedication to preservation
entails long hours. Driving off with a Duntov award or a Bloomington Gold certification
is satisfactory payment for all the hard work
And then there are guys like James Barretta from Closter,
NJ. Jim likes to mix the old with the new, the high tech with the vintage and
use factory parts whenever possible. What results is a magnificent combination
of components from different Corvette generations and one hell of a machine.
The heart of Jim's Corvette is under the hood. He took
the original 327 block and heads and added a 1988 Corvette tuned
