One of only three remaining Corvettes customized for the astronauts is set to inspire again.
Apollo 15 command module pilot Al Worden's AstroVette, as seen in 2022, prior to the start of its complete restoration.proprietor Max Kaiserman purchased Worden's Vette five years after it was rediscovered by a collector. After years sitting out in a field, the coupe needs work to not just bring it back to its former glory, but to make sure it survives for many years to come.
"There is a certain level of invasive preservation techniques, or restoration, that needs to happen. It cannot just be preserved as it is as it's a little too far gone for that," he said.Worden's AstroVette is one of only six that were customized. Other astronauts drove Corvettes under a special $1 lease deal struck with General Motors , but only two of the crews' coupes had custom paint jobs.
with their crew positions painted on the sides. They showed the world that they were a tightly bonded team," Worden wrote in"Falling to Earth," his 2011 autobiography authored with Francis French."Our crew saw those Corvettes not only as a deliberate challenge, but also a little tacky. So we did something a little different."
The Apollo 15 AstroVettes were red , white and blue with corresponding stripes to complete the American flag motif. The colors were the same used to label the three crew members' meals and personal items aboard the Apollo 15 spacecraft.
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