Avispa

I stand corrected. You're right. That leaves only one choice for the motor: L72. L89 if you want to save some weight. Reliable as the sunrise, well mannered and it actually has a torque curve you can live with on the street.

TCracingCA

My selections has been OEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OEM Corvette Stingray Racer/Prototype
OEM Corvette Grand Sport 377 Engine and chassis

Thus if I could go to aftermarket, it would probably start looking like Hermanns and Grandpa's rides!

I do agree with you on the labels, the classification of builds is kind of muttled! Mixed together, some guys build it this way or that and miss the classificatin. Thus actually in this thread we are trying to define a build style.

Personally I would consider a Frankenstein build to not have OEM parts. But cutting up two famous cars would definitely be a monster move!

I actually would call a Corvette pieced together with aftermarket parts as a Driver, or Hot Rod is so built. If it departed from a basic stock direction and add in flares and such-- then renegade and racer, because a racer on the street would be renegade and a renegade on the track, we would let it play. The Resto-Mod would be a mostly stock appearing body with a modern car drivetrain and usually sports custom rims.

Maybe if you took a basically stock something, then added 63/64 grills to one side, 65/66 on the other side, ran a 1967 hood, bought one 63 rim, one 64 rim, one 65, rim, one 66 rim, put in a 67 dash, upholster one seat 67 and the other 63, and then mixed up the engine components similarly, then Frankensteined.

PS my Brother has had his Renegade 911 (which I actually just pictured in the other L-88 conversation thread). He is 2.8 Twin Plug and well over 300 hp, but with stock based Fuchs of 15in. and hasn't flared the car, but it has every mod known to man. He did his before the R-gruppe crowd was started and at the event where he reintroduced it with the R-Gruppe crowd present, he drew the most attention and the R-Gruppe crowd wouldn't even come over to look or see what the car was all about!

Moral of the story, I like the Race cars, but I like all of the unique builds, but I can also appreciate a Stock OEM concourse car. But I think we will always have our cliches!

3JsVette

Really? Where on the order form were those options listed?
I get what you're saying but that stuff wasn't for general public consumption that's all I'm saying. Did GM make it yes. Was it readily available? I think not.
I'm just pushing your buttons a bit. Other wise I agree with everything you're saying especially about the Porsche builds.

groovyjay

1963 FI Z06 with later model disk brakes.

rayvaflav

That is a simply stunning D-Type. Shouldn't it be green ?

Ray

sub006

D-Jags never looked nearly this cool and leaked lots more oil!

-Former owner of two Jags

sub006

Did George Barris somehow actually hook up ALL eight(?) carbs on the Munster Koach's 289? Always wondered!