GM said it had \"100% confidence\" in its Corvette series as it began restructuring and would continue to make iconic sports cars that attracted drivers for more than 50 years. But many so-
The people known as \"Vette head\" are deeply distressed by the fact that the manufacturer of their beloved macho car is kneeling down.
\"It hurts,\" said Terry Partridge, chairman of the South Bank Corvette Club in Massachusetts.
\"You don\'t want to see it happen.
\"Patricia is one of dozens of club members who are passionate and eager for their vet dogs.
\"A few years ago, I fell in love and was basically a child,\" said club member Steve Boyajian . \".
When you grow up, you say, \'You know, I think it\'s time.
I want to have a Corvette before I die.
\"Boyajian is the kind of person who has helped GM become a car giant for decades, selling cars --and dreams —
Drivers of all ages
\"This is how you feel when you drive,\" Partridge said . \" He has just celebrated his 70 th birthday.
\"You will never be old to open this thing!
His Corvette was painted with a huge blue flame on a white background, and his license plate read \"HOT 1 \".
\"These people are investing far more in their cars than they are priced.
John Zofchak fleshed out his first Corvette with everything from custom paint assignments and vertical assignments --
Work, body work, brake work, impact work and suspension work.
\"I always make some customization of the car, so I am also a small part of the car,\" he said . \".
In fact, who doesn\'t want to see themselves in the iconic American heat?
Corvette has always been an invincible car.
The epitome of pride and strength.
\"There is no doubt that it all comes from power,\" said Boyajian . \".
\"When you step on that thing, that thing reacts, sucks the tire up and shoots it out of that hole.
Oh yes, this is definitely one thing!
Zofchak pointed to his 638-\"My car is too strong\"
Horsepower ZR1, \"This requires my girlfriend to wear a sports bra.
\"No wonder so many of these guys can hardly see it once.
The creator of America\'s ultimate muscle car, the dominant GM, is now kneeling.
\"We can\'t let GM go,\" Boyajian said . \"
\"If you let GM go, let America go.
This is a way of life.
\"This is an American Idol,\" added Paul Lesogor . \".
\"It\'s incredible to think we will lose them. It\'s crazy.
It seems wrong.
\"Most people think GM will recover.
But many are concerned that measures to save the company could also undermine the company\'s appeal.
Zofchak said he would be sad to see more cars that might shake the driver\'s mind but not shake their hearts.
\"You will see more smaller cars, more efficient cars,\" he said . \".
\"Is this what people want? No.
But that\'s what they can afford.
Zofchak lamented: \"If the car that people eventually drive is practical but doesn\'t inspire passion, then the car will be just a vehicle.
\"Maybe that\'s all that should be done,\" he added . \". \"Who knows?
\"It all makes members of this Corvette Club wonder what kind of car club their kids will be joining.
Some say GM is becoming more and more like a Japanese carmaker.
But 30 years later, he said, \"Who would want to collect Toyota\'s science?