Dreams do come true just ask Cruisin Street member Cece_65_67. Cece is found here sporting her (yes cece is a lady) pride and joy 1965 Corvette convertible with a rare 396, 425 hp "Mystery Motor" L78. This power plant found its way into only 1402 Corvette convertibles in 1965 which is also unique to this year.

Cece's Corvette came stock packed with many features including: AO2 Soft Ray tinted glass windshield, M20 4-Speed, N32 Teakwood steering wheel, N36 telescopic steering column, U69 AM-FM Radio, P48 Kelsey Hayes cast aluminum knockoff wheels, UU Rally Red Exterior Paint and first year for 4 wheel disc brakes.

Cece tells of her story that should be an inspiration to all of us dreamers. "I dreamed of owning a car like this the way some people dream of winning the lottery --Gee, wouldn't it be nice to have one of those rare 396 cars? A convertible sure would be nice, especially Rally Red. I always looked for them just for fun...and never saw one for sale for years. Then, one day, I stumbled upon ads for two of them, one Milano Maroon, the other, Rally Red and both just happened to be in California! I am a member of the National Corvette Restorer's Society (NCRS), so I called the Northern California Chapter to see if these two 396's were known to them. Two NCRS Judges lived a few miles from them. They knew the Milano Maroon car and offered to look at the Rally Red car for me! They both gave it a big thumbs up! The next thing I knew I was on my way to Northern California with Noland Adams (world-renowned Corvette restorer and recent inductee into National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame) to check out this car. Noland literally wrote the book on Corvette restoration. Noland and I matched the numbers and went over the car thoroughly, including putting her on a lift and taking her for a little joy ride. After a little wheeling and dealing with the owner, this car was mine at a price so fair that I couldn't afford not to buy her! I never really intended to own such a car, I was just dreaming.

A year and a half and after many, many hours perfecting her, my 396 was judged to be NCRS Top Flight" -- 95.6% factory-correct in originality and condition as judged by the National Corvette Restorer's Society in a 2000 Meet at the Nethercutt Automotive Museum. The judging standard was "as it rolled off the assembly line, no better, no worse." And, just in case you're wondering, trailers are for horses, this car was built to be driven, and it is!

Now if that doesn't keep you dreaming what will? Pinch yourself! Wow! Cece thanks so much for sharing this awesome car and the story behind it. Congratulations.