[C2] Man Widens 1966 Corvette to fit C7 Interior
08-27-2018, 09:16 AM
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Man Widens 1966 Corvette to fit C7 Interior
Man Widens 1966 Corvette to fit C7 Interior
By Brian Dally
Starting with a frameless Corvette can lead to lateral thinking, and a different kind of widebody.
By Brian Dally
Starting with a frameless Corvette can lead to lateral thinking, and a different kind of widebody.
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08-27-2018, 09:27 AM
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Well, to each his own. That front grill looks like a cattle pen. I hope he has a ten gallon hat.
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08-27-2018, 10:30 AM
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Front end looks awesome nice job.
08-27-2018, 10:59 AM
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The front end is hideous- hard to look at kind of like Prodigy a few years back.
Hard to believe they swapped one of the most pleasing and classic interiors of any American can for one of the most instantly dated.
Lots of love went into it and I CAN appreciate that but it’s not for me.
Hard to believe they swapped one of the most pleasing and classic interiors of any American can for one of the most instantly dated.
Lots of love went into it and I CAN appreciate that but it’s not for me.
08-27-2018, 11:05 AM
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08-27-2018, 11:36 AM
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I was going to try and like the rest of it until I saw it has the “third taillight option”. I’m out.
08-27-2018, 11:43 AM
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Like mentioned in #2, it would be nice to see the build process. Nice job and a ton of work. 
08-27-2018, 11:53 AM
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I love the car, and if I bought it, that God awful 3rd tail light would be removed immediatly!! To each their own, but I'll take my corvette without the Impala sprinkles on it.
08-27-2018, 12:43 PM
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This car is going to survive the test of time....nothing on the car is untouched-original, and the work involved to make the width ‘hidden in plain view’ is extremely well executed.
It reminds me of the 7/8 scale car Smokey built in ‘67.
It reminds me of the 7/8 scale car Smokey built in ‘67.
08-27-2018, 12:55 PM
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"Missed it by THAT much!"
08-27-2018, 01:07 PM
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This car was in the top 10 of a "battle of the builder" type show. They claimed 17,000 man hours to build it. Yikes! They didn't make it into the top 3.
08-27-2018, 02:50 PM
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08-27-2018, 02:52 PM
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I can appreciate everything that went into that build, except the grill. It's too wide open like some kind of fish feeding. 
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08-27-2018, 04:26 PM
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Nope, not going to say anything. Last time I commented in one of these posts I was called a D-Bag.
Ah what the heck, that front end just made Euell Gibbons eat a pine cone.
Nothing on the car grew vertically----- except the grill. Bad move.
Ah what the heck, that front end just made Euell Gibbons eat a pine cone.
Nothing on the car grew vertically----- except the grill. Bad move.
08-27-2018, 11:43 PM
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Extremely well done with an incredible amount of time spent to pull off such an extensive project...……..but I agree the grille is a miss,
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