Amongst Corvette enthusiasts, there might not be any more revered modern examples of their favorite nameplate than the pair of Z-branded machines from the C6 generation. The 2006-13 Z06 and 2009-13 ZR1 combined what is perhaps the ‘Vette’s last timeless design, with truckloads of firsts – first 500 HP, first 600 HP, first $100,000, and first 200 MPH Corvette, to name a few – and a few notable and desirable lasts such as its use of hydraulic steering and the classic round taillights. Most importantly, along with the oft-forgotten one-year special 427 Convertible, they were the last Corvettes where a manual transmission was the sole option. That is, unless the buyer took matters into his (or her) own hands, as a past caretaker of today’s featured Corvette did.