1974 Corvette Convertible 4 speed 454

[Jmcdonald]

Small world Stefano. I met Todd Oseid several times, but by the time I started working at LB I think he had started some kind of performance car dealership in Madison... but his brother Rob was my manager off and on, and was quite the character. I'd never heard those stories about Todd and the COPOs... but then I don't think I ever encountered the term COPO till sometime in the 90s. As salesmen we were allowed to choose our demos, but there was seldom anything fun to pick from, so they said here's some order forms, order what you'd like. When those ended up selling quickly, I ended up ordering most of the fun stuff... so I had lots more to pick from after that. If I'd known there was a process for ordering something that wasn't on the preprinted order forms, things could have gotten exciting :-)

When the gas crisis came along, if you weren't selling Datsuns and Toyotas, you weren't making any money, so I decided it was time to make a major change and moved from Illinois to Arizona. Suddenly I had access to those old fun steel cars again, but rust is still my main concern when I look at old cars for sale.

It sounds like you've had a really fun career.