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Although I don't care much for the tail lights and I'm just not yet sure what to think of this design overall, it's oddly pretty cool, and it's still maintains a lot of the Corvette look (albeit updated later C3 80-82) style and body lines. Perhaps it's the Ferrari 250 GT "Bread Van" distant American cousin.
Man....
That car is worn out and filthy dirty.
Looks like it was just pulled out of a barn in Canada.
It's only a few minutes away from me if anyone is interested in more info.
Man....
That car is worn out and filthy dirty.
Looks like it was just pulled out of a barn in Canada.
It's only a few minutes away from me if anyone is interested in more info.
Yeah. It's crusty. For sure needs some attention, but it has potential..
Some were more hatchback style ...and didn't look as big in the rear (below).
Story: There used to be an older gentleman in our region with a crazy-detailed airbrushed wizard on it. It was totally 70's. He said when he was younger he would go on vacations and sleep in the rear. I think it was THIS one.
Some were more hatchback style ...and didn't look as big in the rear (below).
Story: There used to be an older gentleman in our region with a crazy-detailed airbrushed wizard on it. It was totally 70's. He said when he was younger he would go on vacations and sleep in the rear. I think it was THIS one.
I've said that before for truly egregious/hideous customizations, even recently. Think what you will about the ebay car, but the Greenwood conversion, in my opinion, isn't one of them. But to each their own, I suppose.
I'm sure from your reading of the thread title which you then subsequently clicked on, that you expected to see a non-conventional design, as a Corvette wagon was never manufactured by GM. Sometimes we all get bamboozled by clicking on threads where we have no idea what we're going to see, but this thread shouldn't be one of them.
If you feel that there could NEVER be graceful Corvette wagon design, then the title would have been your queue to pass on by. We don't need to stare into the sun when we know beforehand that it could blind us.
I appreciate designs that are tastefully executed and look like something that would come from the GM assembly line.
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Ahhh the 70's was a time of great customization. You had neat VW's, Kit Cars galore, vans, etc. All kinds of interesting fiberglass effects, paint jobs & murals, fur, velour, sunroofs (remember when that was a custom job!?) etc. A lot of younger guys might not know that even Hatchbacks were a 'thing' back then. It wasn't until the early/mid 70's really where, mainly Japanese cars had them, and like the Pacer, etc. "Wow...I can lift the rear and put my stuff in there!". It became a customizing trend. Hence the C3 hatch/wagons. Those are just a historical facts. Some of the creative paint job schemes guy dreamed up in the 70's were absolutely incredible craftsmanship you almost never see these days.
Even today.....why do 4x4 guys put 40" mudders on their trucks, or slam 2WD tks into the weeds? The Donks, Low riders, Hoppers ...or the Hawaiian high-riders? People still like to customize their rigs, even if it's a Borgeson or Tremec conversion. It's something to be celebrated in a way, rather than put down IMO.
I wonder how people will customize a Cybertruck!?? LOL
BTW, has anyone owned or driven a C3 station wagon? Just curious how they drove with that weight in the rear? I just read in a vintage 1980 Keeping Track of Vettes magazine where Greenwood himself drove a C3 station wagon with an Ecklers kit, as a DD. (must have been before he made his own kit). I suppose Greenwood put extra handling gear so his version would handle well, huh?
Or were all Greenwood conversions sold as kit through Ecklers. He and Ralph Eckler must have been pretty close.
I wonder if the back space is good for anything other than "hauling" wood?
Maybe Sammy Johns should've tweaked the lyrics of his 'Chevy Van' song to 'Chevy Vette'.
"...Cause like a picture she was laying there
Moonlight dancing off her hair
She woke up and took me by the hand
She's gonna love me in my Chevy Vette
And that's all right with me..."
Ahhh the 70's was a time of great customization. You had neat VW's, Kit Cars galore, vans, etc. All kinds of interesting fiberglass effects, paint jobs & murals, fur, velour, sunroofs (remember when that was a custom job!?) etc. A lot of younger guys might not know that even Hatchbacks were a 'thing' back then. It wasn't until the early/mid 70's really where, mainly Japanese cars had them, and like the Pacer, etc. "Wow...I can lift the rear and put my stuff in there!". It became a customizing trend. Hence the C3 hatch/wagons. Those are just a historical facts. Some of the creative paint job schemes guy dreamed up in the 70's were absolutely incredible craftsmanship you almost never see these days.
Even today.....why do 4x4 guys put 40" mudders on their trucks, or slam 2WD tks into the weeds? The Donks, Low riders, Hoppers ...or the Hawaiian high-riders? People still like to customize their rigs, even if it's a Borgeson or Tremec conversion. It's something to be celebrated in a way, rather than put down IMO.
I wonder how people will customize a Cybertruck!?? LOL
I'm with you on this, Mark.
Much of what was considered acceptable in the 70's for custom work may not stand the test of time, but one has to put it all into the context of the era. While polyester shirts unbuttoned to your navel, a **** hair cut and platform shoes were almost guaranteed to get you laid in 1978. Today? Well, not so much.
One forgotten trend I kind of liked back in the 70's was the "flocked" paint jobs. I grew up in Seattle and there were several "Velva-Car" paint shops around town. It was very popular with the low rider group but you'd also see it done on hot rod Camaros and nice Cadillac sedans and 60's era T-birds. They would draw a crowd in every parking lot. Surprised that has never shown back up again in some form.
I always keep an eye out for one of these Greenwood Sportwagons. Maybe a tired, neglected one sitting in a garage somewhere that I could have some real fun with and not have to be concerned with numbers or originality at all.... tunnel ram, Cragar SS wheels and a nice era correct custom paint job.
Cheers, Greg
I'm with you on this, Mark.
Much of what was considered acceptable in the 70's for custom work may not stand the test of time, but one has to put it all into the context of the era. While polyester shirts unbuttoned to your navel, a **** hair cut and platform shoes were almost guaranteed to get you laid in 1978. Today? Well, not so much.
One forgotten trend I kind of liked back in the 70's was the "flocked" paint jobs. I grew up in Seattle and there were several "Velva-Car" paint shops around town. It was very popular with the low rider group but you'd also see it done on hot rod Camaros and nice Cadillac sedans and 60's era T-birds. They would draw a crowd in every parking lot. Surprised that has never shown back up again in some form.
I always keep an eye out for one of these Greenwood Sportwagons. Maybe a tired, neglected one sitting in a garage somewhere that I could have some real fun with and not have to be concerned with numbers or originality at all.... tunnel ram, Cragar SS wheels and a nice era correct custom paint job.
Cheers, Greg
What is a flocked paint job? I looked it up and see some pretty detailed paint jobs that seem appropriate for the era, but still not sure. I've never heard of this term, but I suppose that was before my time.
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