POWERGRAMS

26 Early in his career, Williamson told co- workers he was going to buy a new Corvette. They laughed, said he couldn't afford such an extravagance on his salary. But Williamson marched right on down to Wood Chevrolet and paid $7,312.50 for a white 1975 Sting Ray, which is now worth about $35,000. Today it rests under a stack of comforters and pillows, parked in a Butler building Williamson bought a decade ago for storing and maintaining his car collection. He changes oil, mounts tires and puts new brakes on the cars. "I do as much as I can," he said. "My Dad taught us how to do things like that. My cars are like brand new." The building has been a place of recuperation and rehabilitation for Ginger and Ullman during 2021 but doubles as his own auto museum, where he continues caring for his first sports car, which has never been driven at night or in the rain and has 3,100 actual miles on the speedometer. Next to that gem, also under comforters piled high, is a white 1965 Sting Ray with air conditioning, one of only 2,000 made that year with the high-end accessory. Several feet away is a pristine red 1989 Mercedes 560 Roadster. Just recently he sold his 2003 Hummer H2 because he "never used it." Williamson hasn't sold his parents' 80-year-old Hotpoint refrigerator: He keeps cold water in it for refreshment when cleaning his cars that rest on steel dollies. "I've had guys I work with ask why I didn't put all that money in the bank," he said. "I don't play PROFILE Vehicles are kept on steel dollies in a secure Butler building. Williamson paid $7,312.50 in 1975 for a 'Vette now worth $35,000.

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