1963 Corvette Racer Ranks As a Classic Barn Find
11-21-2016, 04:33 PM
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What the heck......interesting pedal arrangement! I take it it's a powerglide, but what's with the gas pedal bigfoot on the other side of the tunnel? 
11-21-2016, 04:39 PM
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They said he was a big 'ole boy and that's how he drove it..straddling the console with a leg in each footwell!!
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11-21-2016, 04:40 PM
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That's just sad.
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11-21-2016, 05:01 PM
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I agree. Some 'barn finds' are more classic than others. This one is a hack job. And the car has very low miles on it....this was done when it was nearly new. That windscreen is a mindblower, among other things........
11-21-2016, 10:27 PM
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but pale in comparison to that hood scoop.
11-22-2016, 08:19 AM
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11-23-2016, 10:30 PM
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barn find
This 1963 Corvette sat dormant for nearly 50 years.
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11-24-2016, 09:13 AM
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I guess I'da let it sit dormant for 50 years, too.
Different strokes.
Mike
Different strokes.
Mike
11-24-2016, 09:43 AM
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the STP decal on the hood scoop scoop is too much.
11-24-2016, 10:48 AM
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Kinda cool, a real window into the drag racer's mentality. The guy who bought my dad's '63 fuelie replaced the irs with a solid axle, threw away the injection system, and cut the hood out for a big scoop.
I was only 12 years old but I seem to remember crying when I heard about it
I was only 12 years old but I seem to remember crying when I heard about it
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11-24-2016, 11:30 AM
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So if you found a nice 63 hood for it and replaced the rear cut up flares whats so bad about the body. The tach indicates it's a high hp car and the inside does not look to me to be any worse than others I have seen.
That being said, you guys are correct in that it's a low budget attempt at a race car.
That being said, you guys are correct in that it's a low budget attempt at a race car.
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11-25-2016, 11:56 AM
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Kinda cool, a real window into the drag racer's mentality. The guy who bought my dad's '63 fuelie replaced the irs with a solid axle, threw away the injection system, and cut the hood out for a big scoop.
I was only 12 years old but I seem to remember crying when I heard about it
I was only 12 years old but I seem to remember crying when I heard about it
