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Old 05-11-2017, 09:40 PM
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One of my favorite cars of all time is the below pictured '63 Z06...largely due to the paint color and the bumper delete...along with those wheels/long studs/open ended lug nuts/stance....I've always though the lack of front and rear bumpers just made a clean design even cleaner. I even like the small chin spoiler.

Would love to see anyone running deleted bumpers or/and chin spoilers











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Greg- that's an awesome 63 but I admit I love bumpers!

The day mine went back on!
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Aint nothin wrong with loving bumpers!! Thats the beautiful thing about the C2, there really aren't any ugly ones!
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Originally Posted by FLYNAVY30
Aint nothin wrong with loving bumpers!! Thats the beautiful thing about the C2, there really aren't any ugly ones!
you are a better man than me amigo! I have seen a few over the years here that were ugly to me...
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I suppose thats fair...there aren't any ugly C2s with factory fiberglass....just less beautiful ones....
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That is a great looking '63 Z06 road racer. The color, wheels, and stance blend perfectly.
It will be interesting to see what pops up in this tread going forward.
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Well here's two.

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Not too pretty in this pic. I added the spoiler to help out when I ran the TX Mile (made 200 mph!). Had to pull bumpers because I'd have had to cut on spoiler to clear the braces and I wasn't sure I was going to keep it/paint it etc.

(Forgot to remove the tape on the headlights from the TX Mile event before I went to drag strip!)

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Retro Mod 010



Although if I could find a nice set of front bumpers at a reasonable price I think I would put them back on

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Nice look
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MY '64 in 1965


Same car in 1966


They were just cars and there wasn't an NCRS. and people changed them all the time

IIRC = I sold the front bumpers for about $50 around 1968

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here is my bumper-less C2


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Originally Posted by Sky65


Tom
Tom, what are those parking lights from in the grill? I'd like to change round ones to those.

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Originally Posted by biggd


Retro Mod 010



Although if I could find a nice set of front bumpers at a reasonable price I think I would put them back on
WOW!!!....nice shop!!!
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Originally Posted by midyear
Where'd that chin spoiler come from?....or is that a modified '69 Camaro piece? Great looking car!
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Originally Posted by FLYNAVY30
WOW!!!....nice shop!!!
I wish I could say it was mine but it's belongs to a friend of mine.


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