     Luckily, enough was left of the special features to attract the attention of Corvette collector Wally Abella, who suspected it was more than a common modified. Wally asked Meier to share a look at the dilapidated car, to see for sure if it was something unique. Werner assured Wally the car was a one-off styling or show car, so Wally traded a 1971 Corvette, even up, for this quite mysterious but obviously historic '63 roadster.
     However, after taking the car apart and starting a rebuild on the chassis, Wally realized that his venture was not a typical restoration because of the roadster's unique features. Even the seats were special, and standard reproduction parts would not help reconstruct this 1963 Corvette.
     The decision to sell came slowly, but in 1984 when Wally decided to get out of the project, he let the '63 roadster go to his friend Werner, who spent three full years