Dvet

After purchasing the Car Craft "Big Banana", it is amazes me at how many people remember this car from 40 years ago and how much interest it still generates today. It was recently restored to its original colors and restriped back to the way it originally was by pinstriping legend Butch Brinza.

F22

That is very cool! I was just wondering yesterday, about the 80's muscle cars and how they were done, graphics wise. A lot of panels, stripes and combinations of both, that made them look pretty neat IMHO.

Kie

forman

Wow thats very cool I like it

rikzvette

I like it a lot but then again i have a thing for modded c3s

How Are You

That's one BIG BANANA!

1996Z15

So cool; any pictures of what it looked like when you acquired it? Was it in decent shape or had the years taken their toll?

1427

Where is Butch these days, heard he moved from St. Francis Wisconsin. Remember being by his house when he had the candy tangerine T bucket. That paint on that car was so pristine it looked like you could see 20 ft deep into it. Also had a buddy that worked in his shop in Cudahy

Jebbysan

Love these wide body cars but can never get around the Turbo Thrust wheels........I did not like them when I was little......
This car would take on a whole different look with a set of wide BBS or equivalent racing wheel....but, it is correct for the era.

Jebby

Dvet

The car was actually pretty well preserved, I purchased it a fellow Corvette Forum member who started the restoration.

dmaxx3500

what did John Greenwood,have to do with it,,that was an ecklers body right?

Dvet

Butch is alive and well living in Payson Arizona, still painting & pinstriping.

Jebbysan

Greenwood designed the body.......it is a copy of his race car panels.

Jebby

cheapta

That's awesome! I remember the car from back in the day and I love the Greenwood wide-body kits. What size tires/wheels are you running to fill those panels?

dmaxx3500

the bodys were done on the can-am race cars and built for the street by greenwood and rick mancuso ,''mancuso chevy in Skokie,il.

does that car have any different suspension or eng mods?

CraigH

Dvet

The motor Car Craft built for the car was blown up a long time ago, currently running a crate 385 HP small block, car still retains Guldstrand suspension, koni shocks, etc.

jrs 427

The rear fender extensions, ........... the designer liked dually pickups. They don't flow with the rest of the car. Where is Larry Shinoda when you need him ? Glad your happy with it. I'm a little more conservative preferring the original C-3 convertible design but mostly the 3-7 coupe coke bottle edition.

Dvet

Yes, probably could fit a pair of truck tires under those flairs

dmaxx3500

I thought there were metal woven screens in the back?