Bob,
I loved my 'Vettes when I was young and foolish.... I had 2.. a '64 and a '65... the '65 was a replacement for the '64 when it was stolen. The '64 had a 327 rated at 365 HP, it had a Holly AFB carb sitting on top of the engine that was almost as fast a gas pump at moving gasoline... sure would scoot though... the '65 had a 327 rated at 300 hp... smaller carb I think... I wound up selling it when I got married because it's not much of a family car... the new wife already had a 6 year old and she just wouldn't ride ont he luggage rack..
The car I really hated to give up was my Alfa Romeo Alfetta that I bought after the divorce...I had it 13 years, but the years were beginning to tell on it and it needed a lot of work... there aren't any Alfa dealers in Houston area and no mechanics that know anything about Italian cars... I'm not a mechanic and have no inclination towards ever becoming one, so it went... traded it for a little Ford Escort for my son's graduation gift.