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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 06:39 AM
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Interesting combination here. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...spagenameZWDVW
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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I've got a picture of one of these mods (finished) on my computer but I am at work and net nanny won't let me upload through our server. When I get home I'll post it. I kinda like it if I owned a coupe.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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It was half way interesting until I saw the taillights. I'll pass. Rearend is probably worth someting to the Mopar Hemi-car cloners.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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The guy would probobly had better luck splitting the atom than finishing that frankenstien. Though I would like to see it finised.
Show this to the C2 guys and you 'd probobly see the longest thread of negitive bashings in the history of the fourum
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 08:51 AM
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Well,,,,,,,it is different, interesting also,, wonder what it'd look like finished,,,come on,,, someone with 52 hunnert sckaroles, buy it now Peace,,,Moosie
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 09:00 AM
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I like it, the taillights have to go. But for the buy-it-now price that would be a great project car. I wish I had the $$ and garage space oh and I wife that liked my toys. Maybe I could roll it in at night went the wife is sleeping...........
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 09:06 AM
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Could have been kind of cool, if it was done right.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by markdtn
...It was half way interesting until I saw the taillights...

I saw this same SWC treatment on a C3 20 years ago. Workmanship wasn't as good as this appears to be and the body was in a salvage yard.
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it could b pretty sweet with a finished product but i think hes asking a TON for that, i paied 4200 for my 74 and the only think wrong with it was a cracked bumper cover, and the door panels were in slighly bad shape, id say abotu 2K TOPS

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Cool idea, but those taillights are teh suck.
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
Cool idea, but those taillights are teh suck.
I agree. I think the sides need to taper in a bit towards the center, following the rear window somewhat, and something totally different on the light panel.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by sdonnelly
I agree. I think the sides need to taper in a bit towards the center, following the rear window somewhat, and something totally different on the light panel.
Six round tail lights inset into the edge.

You're right about the taper. It looks ackwardly wide across the very tail edge.
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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I was driving in Denver in the late '70s and saw just the opposite of this. It was a C-2 front grafted to a C-3 Coupe rear. Must have been the same guy......
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I think it would work. I agree about the taillights, but if you converted the front end to a flip up c2 style also, I think it would work out.

If they can put a C1 body style on a C5.... then why not put a C2 body style on a C3.

C2s are going for crazy money these days, if you can find one. Then the next best thing would be to make your own.

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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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C2s are going for crazy money these days, if you can find one. Then the next best thing would be to make your own.

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and unlike a kit-car you can still get cheap classic car insurance
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Old Feb 1, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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Looks like something proteam would do... take two halfs of a car and sell them as a whole.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 02:18 AM
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Hmmm... sorta like it, sorta don't. No offense but C2s don't really float my boat anyway.... :o
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Here's the picture I have:

I like it and I'm a stock look guy.
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Old Feb 2, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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here's an 80 with a split window, i saved it cuz it was cool looking, it was from a thread some dude started about this car getting stolen, if you search you might find it.
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Originally Posted by theandies
Here's the picture I have:

I like it and I'm a stock look guy.
Now, I like that - maybe the standard C3 tail lights do it?
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