I think , the only way to find out about that car is to go and see it ,with your camera and take a million pics of it . Post them up here so Bats and everyone can check it out , I'm sure they will let you know what's different , clue you in on how it was done , is it done properly etc. etc. actually I thought you were going to look at it and try to get a test drive ? what happened to that ?

If you do go and see it get them to put it up on a hoist and take pics of the frame in the (prone to ) rust areas to.

 

This here is a build with a lot of functional Details as the original GM protototype... It is from Europe...

 

Here are some more Pictures on the buisness webside of the car... They are located in Switzerland.


www.boehi.com









You can click on each Picture chapter under - Special Project, Corvette Mako Shark II - and it will Show you many many functinal Details like the original has!!


Amazing

 

just had a look at his site , amazing build , didn't take that long considering it started as cans of resin and rolls of matting.

 

yeah......that didn't go as well as i expected.
i called the restoration company about the car but they said they don't have this car in their inventory and if they do its not available for "viewing" at the moment.
so i just have to wait for them to do their magic and put it on sale for 100k $.
Thats why i decided to look for alternatives.
at first i was afraid of the idea of working on the stock body(which i still am)and i started looking for mako sharks because these are as close as you can get to that car but seems like its the same story with makos

the problem is that in middle east,the locals are interested in real estate and other big salary businesses so the garages and workshops have to bring in workers and laborers from india and other poor countries because they're highly talented,skilled and they cost cheap.
So language barrier is a problem.most of these professionals can't speak proper english and can't understand you either BUT the main issue is that because of the tight competition even when they have no idea what you have in mind,they will tell you its ok and they can handle it and we all no what happens afterwards.
I'm trying to find out what happened on this car as much as possible so i can present a clear concept of what i want to be done on the car when i take it to the bodyshop


i know its not really possible with so little evidence and pictures but I'll really appreciate it if you guys try.
For example the fender flares on nost of the cars I've seen are really obvious but on this car its done very nicely and you can't really see an angle between the stock fender and the flares they don't feel attached to the car,they juat flow with the original bodylines so i assume the flares are not aftermarket they're custom made for the car.

 

to the guy in dubai if you pick something up and need the right guy out here to do a proper kit I know just the shop he can probably ship it to you also. knows these cars pretty well

nothing like an early C3 in onyx black it just looks right.

 

Ok I understand what's happening , About the flares , ,they could be aftermarket add on or just made on the side of that car .I think it was already said that a good body guy can do one off set of flares easily enough. Not much help I know .All I can suggest is use Google images and find as many pics as you can of the style your liking , then maybe email cruisinartvette shop guy and he might be able to give you a rough ball park number on the cost involved .

You might want to be sitting down when the number comes across the phone line .

 

To have it done right, over here, would be very expensive. Over there, not sure if it is even possible...are classic American cars and hot rods popular out there? Are there many of them? May even consider finding a custom over here already done to your taste, and have it shipped. Customs here usually sell for a fraction of the cost of building them.

 

hey man
thanks for the reply.
The guy you mentioned,is he located in america?
i don't want to do a full kit just fender flares and extending the front a little bit.the other guys said you are more familiar with costums than some others so based on the pictures,can an experienced bodyshop like your guy give me the exact results just based on just these pictures?





oh and one more thing.
if i want your friend to do this customizations for me,am i supposed to send him the body panels or he just builds it from scratch?

 

well to answer your question,I'll have to say not many people here are hardcore classic car fans BUT those who are,spend lots and i mean LOTS of money on these car.i've lived all across europe and traveled to many countries,some say Zurich or monaco are petrolhead heaven but dubai is on an entirely different level.you will see guys sometime as young as maybe 19 purchase brabus E63s or
GT-Rs and drive them straight into one of the thousand ELITE shops to customize the cars to their liking.
with that being said,classic cars in normal or maybe bad condition IF not restored or heavily modified,are priced based on the year model but NOT like any other country where cars over the age of 30,start to increase in value and price with every year they get older.in other words for example,a 72 corvette will be cheaper than lets say a 73 or 75 in the same condition here.so as you can imagine,unfortunately(or fortunately for buyers like me) there aren't too many people or dealers here who can recognize a classic.
I knew this newly married guy who lived in my neighborhood,he had a 1959 chevrolet impala,I used to see it everyday on my way home.the car belonged to his father who passed away few years ago,it was a cherry red convertible with red interior,a terrible mess to be honest but you could easily imagine how it used to look in its full glory.he bought a new SUV for the family and didn't have enough space in his driveway for 3 cars so he decided to sell it.
I know its hard to believe but it took him about 5 months until he managed to sell it for 8k USD
Not considering the price,the fact that it took him that long to sell a gem like that is a good example of classic car popularity here.