For esthetics I dont think anything looks as good as a 63 coupe. The C8 is amazing and i beat myself up daily for selling my modded C6 Z06. Its all a matter of what you want.
I’m glad that I don’t have any regrets about Corvettes. It doesn’t bother me a bit. In fact I never even think about that time that I passed up on that 1962 Vette. It had a hardtop and soft top. The interior was good but the engine was all stock. It also needed a paintjob. There was no way that I was going to pay $250 bucks for that, no siree. No really, I never regret that at all. That was back in 1974. I have completely forgotten about it though because it doesn’t bother me.