Is this the best C1 1957 Corvette - X-Sonic built by Ron Aguirre
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Is this the best C1 1957 Corvette - X-Sonic built by Ron Aguirre
There's a thread on here that looks at C2 modification in period; and Googling one thing lead to another and I came across this car - I like the C1's but prefer the C2's and especially the Pickett Racing C2 - in tooling around on the web under custom cars came across a few by the legendary George Barris; but this car built by Ron Aguirre, I think tops them all. Over time this car changed style quite a bit, but my favourite version is Pic (1) - the styling, the blue pastel paint, the period 60's chrome wheels and whitewalls, the slant of the hood reminiscent of a Mercedes Gullwing, the fenders reminiscent of a Ferrari Testa Rosa, and four tail pipes reminiscent of a C7 ….. any way, thought I would post some pics and some links to what I think is a very cool and desirable car. - Best Regards GV
http://www.speedhunters.com/2009/11/..._drop_x_sonic/
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=2529
https://kustomrama.com/wiki/X-Sonic
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...-vette.101467/
https://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11_...c-1956-corvet/
http://www.speedhunters.com/2009/11/..._drop_x_sonic/
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=2529
https://kustomrama.com/wiki/X-Sonic
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...-vette.101467/
https://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11_...c-1956-corvet/
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Lotsacubes (01-14-2019)
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I remember that car back when it was built. To me, it was too radical then and it's too radical today. The original 56-57 styling was perfect then and remains so today. You just cannot beat it.
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Yes; I like the original styling too, and you're right, it is a radical car for it's time, but I also think it's a very nice looking car in its' own right, there's a lot of innovation built into that car, it's a ground breaking car that bought a lot of ideas to people's attention, it has some great styling, very clean lines, and great paint. - Cheers GV
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I admire the effort and execution and no it's not my taste and I would not want to own it.