since 1962. Of course, it didn’t hurt that Bill’s dad was a Chevrolet dealer in Michigan for 50 years before relocating to Venice, Florida, where Bill Jr. starting working at the dealership when he was 12. Today, Bill Jr. owns and operates Bill Buck Jr. Chevrolet in Venice. As the boss, he takes delivery of the dealership’s first Corvette each year to drive as his demo.
   As you can see from the photos, Bill doesn’t keep his Corvettes stock. Making his Corvettes stand out from the others is part of the fun for Bill, although he does stick to mainly bolt-ons because the modifications need to be removed before the car goes back into stock as a demo model.
   If you compare the new convertible to last year’s, you can see that Bill has transferred a number of components from the