Second Childhood

How Cliff Kinnaman Learned to Stop Worrying and Love His Corvette Every car collector has reasons for choosing their cars. Maybe they remind them of their youth, or a particular moment when everything was just perfect, or maybe it’s strictly an investment. For Cliff Kinnaman of Keizer, OR, there are lots of good reasons why he chose his ‘71 big-block Corvette coupe, and why he’s kept it for 17 years. “When I was fourteen, my brother had a ’55 Chevy,” Cliff recalls. “He put in a 327 that was built with 12:1 compression and Mondello heads. It was huge. He