Bring The Kids
Many Corvette enthusiasts have a story about the first Corvette they saw, how they fell in love with the iconic sports car and how they then made it their personal mission to one day buy their very own. John Bungard and his family became enthusiasts in a much different way. He knew he wanted a sports car, having grown up riding go-karts, dirt bikes, motorcycles and more - so a sports car was the logical next step. But he needed to decide between a Porsche and a Corvette. John began researching his potential purchase. Ultimately, it was the value of Corvette, and horsepower for the dollar that was the deciding factor.
During his research John discovered the R8C and Glazer Family Delivery Programs. "I was on Corvette Forum, doing some research on what I was going to get and a lot of folks were talking about delivery at the factory. I'd also read about it in the Corvette brochure, so I looked into it more. We wanted to make this a family event."
Though taking delivery of his new Corvette was to be a family occasion, the kids had no idea. "My brother lives in Spencer, TN so we told the kids we were visiting him. They know I like cars, so I said we'd stop at the Corvette Museum."
John, his wife Kathy and two children, Luke, age 12 at the time, and Abby, age 8, entered the Museum - first checking out the C7 Grand Sport in the lobby that guests can sit in. "I jokingly said they could go pick one out that we could take home so we started walking down Corvette Boulevard. Luke saw the tag with Bungard Family on it and he looked at that and he looked at me, looked at that then looked at me and said 'no way.' He got all excited."
Source: NCM