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Old 01-19-2018, 07:14 PM
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The only part of that car I like is the valve covers.
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Poor car. I feel sorry for it.
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OK...I'm gonna say I kinda like the darn thing...
Definitely a more creative treatment than the garden variety restomod...but, if you went this far, why would you keep the 300hp mouse motor ?
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Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink
OK...I'm gonna say I kinda like the darn thing...
Definitely a more creative treatment than the garden variety restomod...but, if you went this far, why would you keep the 300hp mouse motor ?
If you cant have a NCRS corvette this would be fun for shows and
cruising I would go 30,000 all day long .
its like putting fins on my truck

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Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink
OK...I'm gonna say I kinda like the darn thing...
Definitely a more creative treatment than the garden variety restomod...but, if you went this far, why would you keep the 300hp mouse motor ?
Because he wanted to keep the car original LOL.

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Why did I click on that link? You can’t unsee.
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Originally Posted by 64luke
Why did I click on that link? You can’t unsee.
You either hate hate hate it or kina on wild side kina like it
Old 01-20-2018, 09:36 AM
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Bitchin build. Let me think. A 25,000 project that needs 50,000 and three years to make it “correct” and driveable or 45,000 for an eye catching, fun, ready to drive Corvette.

I appreciate originality but I also appreciate different.

Having been through the full restoration/rebuild process I’m in on this one as it is presented.
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I like how the ad leaves the view of the front end as the absolutely last photo. Maybe the owner is hoping that you bid before you go through all of the photos.

Ray
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Ouch! U gotta know when to stop. It's like getting a tattoo some people cant stop. Just my thoughts
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I see that the location is Colorado. Wow! Lots of styling on the front end. Little less in the middle (cockpit area), and then much less to nothing in the rear? Guess the Mary Jane wore off by then....

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A lot of work into this car, but not something I would care for.
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Think of the bugs you could catch with that front end not to mention the front end lifting at 60 MPH
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Originally Posted by rayvaflav
I like how the ad leaves the view of the front end as the absolutely last photo. Maybe the owner is hoping that you bid before you go through all of the photos.

Ray
My very first thought as well, great minds think alike
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Front end looks like the mouth of a real ocean going Manta Ray as it scoops up plankton to eat. An impressive sight when night diving off Kona!

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...HZ8eDn6Ql0nrSM
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Originally Posted by rayvaflav
I like how the ad leaves the view of the front end as the absolutely last photo. Maybe the owner is hoping that you bid before you go through all of the photos.

Ray
Originally Posted by dahogan
My very first thought as well, great minds think alike
This is exactly what I thought... they waited until the 17th and last photo to spring that front end on us.

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I would drive that thing all over and defend it as a Bill Mitchell original, executive car. That’d be fun.
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Originally Posted by rayvaflav
I like how the ad leaves the view of the front end as the absolutely last photo. Maybe the owner is hoping that you bid before you go through all of the photos.

Ray
Originally Posted by dahogan
My very first thought as well, great minds think alike
Originally Posted by Vettebuyer6369
This is exactly what I thought... they waited until the 17th and last photo to spring that front end on us.
first thing I thought of too.
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Must be a relative of Terry's Outer Limits car from Kissimmee:
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