Butcher a 63 Split window
Oct 27, 2007 | 07:17 AM
Racer
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From: Abington MA
St. Jude Donor '03 & '05
To each his own
Bought it this way but wouldn't change a thing
Except maybe add a 5 speed
Last edited by markiemyster; Oct 27, 2007 at 07:20 AM .
Oct 27, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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Drifting
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Its a free country. I most contrarily agree with you.
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markiemyster
Bought it this way but wouldn't change a thing
Except maybe add a 5 speed
Hard to beat Perfection! God bless you Larry Shinoda.
Oct 27, 2007 | 03:02 PM
Burning Brakes
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From: Las Vegas NV
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markiemyster
Bought it this way but wouldn't change a thing
I'm diggin' the HiDef windshield (when compared to the outside scenery....) Where can I get one of those?
Oct 27, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
markiemyster
Bought it this way but wouldn't change a thing
Except maybe add a 5 speed
How was that photo done to get the model car effect?
I guessing a telephoto with wide open aperture or tilt-shift lense?
Or did you use photoshop?
Edit: Never mind. I think I found something:
http://www.recedinghairline.co.uk/tutorials/fakemodel/
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Oct 27, 2007 | 11:24 PM
Racer
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From: Abington MA
St. Jude Donor '03 & '05
No tricks involved
Actually my son's friend's dad is a professional photographer and does documentaries for PBS.
I was dropping my son off at their house a couple of years ago and he asked if I mind if he took a few shots
DAAAAH
No problem help yourself.
I loved the results.
Mark
Oct 28, 2007 | 12:39 AM
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From: Belmont Michigan
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Now if the split window is so overpoweringly cool looking (and I think it is), why haven't I ever seen a '65-'67 with two rear windows installed?
Oh, they're around. I've had several spectators at car shows tell me while looking at my Vette that they once knew someone who had a '65-'67 Split-window coupe.
Oct 28, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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I personally don't like 63's the split window to me isn't very good looking, and I'm openning the rear wheel wells up on my 67, they will still look the factory shape, just a little bigger
Oct 28, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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My favorite is the pic with the "dual" dual exhaust...should have gone the extra mile and put triples on to match the tail lights...
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Oct 28, 2007 | 04:14 PM
Melting Slicks
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I'm Batman
I've seen pictures of a C3 with a 63 SWC rear section grafted in behind the t-tops. Looked pretty good, IMHO.
Ah, found the pic.
Me likes!
The lines really go well together!
Oct 28, 2007 | 05:43 PM
Burning Brakes
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From: Northwestern South Dakota
Oct 29, 2007 | 01:44 AM
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Looks like a young Jerry Titus doing the flare job on the '63!
Oct 29, 2007 | 02:43 AM
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St. Jude Donor '07
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Marks69BB
Me likes!
The lines really go well together!
Would probably look pretty good with the 64-67 full rear window, too, though the split runs nicely into the t-top bar. I imagine the rear view is probably less obstructed than the regular C3 coupe with the buttresses, too. The only thing I'd do differently is to cook up a custom fuel filler door with the proper C3 emblem on it...give it that real "factory" look.
Oct 29, 2007 | 07:06 PM
Melting Slicks
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From: Mission Viejo California
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I'm Batman
I've seen pictures of a C3 with a 63 SWC rear section grafted in behind the t-tops. Looked pretty good, IMHO.
Ah, found the pic.
That looks way better than I would have thought from a description. Thanks for the pic.
I like the Fuel Injected script on the butt. Cool car.
Oct 29, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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Hard to beat Perfection! God bless you Larry Shinoda.
Both of these mid-years look perfect!! I'd love to own either one!
See Ya, Pat
Oct 29, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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From: Northern California CA
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markiemyster
Bought it this way but wouldn't change a thing
Except maybe add a 5 speed
Looks great as is!! Nothing but fun. I drove my '62 to a NCRS meet. You would have thought I robbed a little girls lemonaid stand.
But there was some who came up and stated "this is how they should really look".
Fortunately it is to each their own. Obviously, I for one like all corvettes modified.
See Ya, Pat
Oct 29, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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St. Jude Donor '05, '09, '15
Modified vehicles are as much a part of automotive history as the stock ones. If you think about it, it was often the modified cars that caught manufacturers' attention and brought about change. Future product designs are the result of trends set by the aftermarket and the freethinkers of the custom world.
SAVE the MODIFIEDS!!!!!!!!
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Oct 29, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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I'd bet that if the people buying the cars at BJ knew what their cars had been through they'd puke.
My '67 has repaired flares. Looks fine outside. Just part of the history...
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