California front clip
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California front clip
I have a 1971 Vette that I ought within the last year. The man I bought it from owned it since 1973. He said he sent it off to California and had a custom front clip put on. Instead of the pop up headlights, It is open headlights and they are stacked back on one another and then enclosed in a glass material. The guy said that when he finally got it back from California he was supposed to enter it in Bloomington Gold, but got scared someone would see it and steal it. I know I know it makes no sense but can someone tell me was this a common thing done around 1973 or what?
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The car still has all the vaccumm and lights underneath it so I would say it was not wrecked. He litterally shipped from Chicago to California to do it. You can easily convert it back without having to buy everything. It is all still there
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Originally Posted by SJackson
You can easily convert it back...
Major front-end body work required to "convert it back". However, it's kinda cool in a Citroen sort of way. 
P.S.- What's with the "lips" in the center grille? Has the rear-end been chopped?
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From: North Easton Mass
Originally Posted by SJackson
I have a 1971 Vette that I ought within the last year. The man I bought it from owned it since 1973. He said he sent it off to California and had a custom front clip put on. Instead of the pop up headlights, It is open headlights and they are stacked back on one another and then enclosed in a glass material. The guy said that when he finally got it back from California he was supposed to enter it in Bloomington Gold, but got scared someone would see it and steal it. I know I know it makes no sense but can someone tell me was this a common thing done around 1973 or what?
Rick B.
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From: Living in the Hartland
Originally Posted by Xakk
You mean like this?
This is he celica version, a little better
Last edited by Fevre; Sep 8, 2005 at 02:17 PM.
