Cars Need Homes, Too Creation of The Sanctuary
By: Maureen Haddock Anita and Flynn Skot built a 2400-square foot dream home for their family–that is, their family of Corvette cars. The building was underway to welcome the cars, due to be transported from Calgary to the Corman Park area near Saskatoon. When the Skots decided to relocate, they made a checklist of decisions that needed to be made about their semi-retirement interests and car collection. Flynn, who bought his first Corvette in 1980 and grew his collection to include 18 cars,
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intimated that he was unable to give so many vehicles the attention and maintenance they required to keep them road-ready. He decided to downsize his collection to eight Corvettes and build them “the sanctuary they deserve.” That’s exactly what they decided to name it. A Decades-Old Passion Flynn’s passion for restoring cars began back in high school when he and a buddy rented a garage to work on their own vehicles and make some money on
the side doing repairs for others. This shop fueled his love for “survivor” cars, those oldies but goodies with original parts, paint and upholstery. Flynn’s love for Corvettes was ignited when, at age 16, he loaned his 1973 Chevelle to his cousin who was getting married. In exchange, Flynn drove his cousin’s 1970 Corvette for three days. The cousin still owns that Corvette and Flynn would welcome it into his collection, should it ever become available. Anita says Flynn is the
driving force behind the collection of Chevy vehicles, but she has her 2012 Carlisle Blue Grand Sport Corvette convertible parked in the driveway. Anita’s eyes sparkle as she tells the story of seeing the car when it was premiered at a Corvette Car Show in 2011. She remembers whispering under her breath, “I think I need this car.” Of course, Flynn heard her and when they saw one at a dealership in Atlanta, Georgia several months later, Flynn enthusiastically put in motion the time-consuming
