His son fulfills his father's last wish to see the Corvette 2020 in person

The Chevrolet Corvette is a special vehicle. It's an icon since the first day and remains one of the most sought-after sports cars on the planet. But while many hardcore fans of Vette will have to wait a few months to get their hands on the much anticipated C8, an enthusiast was lucky enough to have a preview of the 2020 model before everyone else.

Larry Webb is a Corvette fan and one of the first people on Chevy's exterior to see the new Corvette C8 in person. As his son recently explained Reddit The doctors diagnosed Larry as an aggressive form of bile duct cancer on his 70th birthday. After the failure of a chemotherapy treatment, "his time is very limited," notes the post.

Knowing Larry's love for the Corvette, Webb's son contacted GM. The company gave Larry a private viewing at a local dealership, Midway Chevrolet, a day before the launch of the car in front of the general public. All this to Larry's surprise.

"It was a total surprise for my father," notes his son. "He knew that he would come out on Friday, but he did not know where and for what.I invited all his friends to the event and it was amazing.They gave him a heap Corvette loot and a really cool piece that gave them to the people attending the unveiling of the Corvette C8.He had a good time seeing all his friends and visiting the C8. "

As it was an early prototype, Larry did not feel the C8 Corvette on the road. But he spent time with product specialists and Corvette engineers who explained all the awesome details of the new C8 and received many items in the corvette, including a commemorative limited C8 coin.