Preservation and Renovation

Dave Hiersche Faithfully Restored His Two Beautiful Corvettes Dave Hiersche didn’t set out to become the steward of two classic solid-axle Corvettes. But when it happened, he was ready and willing to take on the challenge. “I like old cars – they’re my passion,” Dave declares. “And there’s something about a Corvette.” When he started thinking about Corvettes, Dave’s first impulse was to get a third-generation car. The sultry curves of the C3 Stingray built between 1968 and 1982 reminded him of his youth. “When you talk to people of different generations, they all love Corvettes that were new when