I had a German roommate with one of these, a '62 red-on-red.
He graduated from Chiro school (Chicago area), stored it, took the insurance off of it, and went out to LA to start his practice. He came back to visit, took the Vette out for a spin, it rained, the rear end broke loose on a gear shift, spun it around, and backed into a bridge abutment. Total loss. VERY sad day.