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Can you backdate Corvettes?
It's fairly common now to backdate an SC/Carrera for an RS look. Similarly, can you take a 75 Corvette Stingray and easily backdate it to the 68-72 chrome bumper cars?
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Oh lord why?
IIRC the 75' was a major POS. Wasn't that the 1st year with cats? 350 with less HP than your lawnmower.
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LOL, I'm sure it was, similar to 75-77 2.7s, but 350s are very easy to build up. The cars are dirt cheap these days, mostly a passing interest, there's a local car for next to nothing. I'd love a 68 convertible someday.
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Yes, it's easier to update/change the glass than it is to go from a short hood to a long hood 911. Both can be done.
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Hey Shaun, on 1 of those shows Saturday morning on SPEED they back dated a C6, (or something), to a split window 67 or so. Actually looked pretty cool.
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It's not a bolt on like the '82 bumpers probably would be, you'd have to do a bunch of f/g work (which should be easier than welding). I think you could probably buy a whole new front end from one of the big Corvette houses. That would keep you from having to do much work on the front, but the back would definitely require attaching a new rear end to the rear fenders.
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You don't want a '68. The webbing in the front fiberglas was too weak and allowed the front end to sag. They changed it for '69 - '72.
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thanks for the links, interesting stuff.
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You mean, David?
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I saw one of these on the road. I didn't get a REALLY good look, but it looked pretty cool as I drove past.
Apparently it's a 1962-look custom-made body put on a late model C5 car. It looked really, REALLY sweet in person. I half expected to see ZZ-top standing in the middle of the freeway shooting a video. The pictures below don't begin to do the car justice. Here's the folks that make them. ProTeam Classic Corvettes 1959 • 262Y I think this is the one that I actually saw ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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THAT's the car I was trying to find when I went a'Googlin.
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^^^^ I saw a black/silver one of those recently and wasn't impressed. It looked f'ugly to me.
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I've seen one of these in person. A true abomination. Really, every single line, proportion, dimension, whatever, is just plain wrong.
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Dear God why?
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Im sure you *can* , but why?
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Kill it with fire. Fugly. Why lord, why?
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