A C4-C5 Mule Test Car

Floridasky · 2009-04-10 18:46:01

A C5 disguised C5 mule car. Interesting. http://silverplate1945.smugmug.com/photos/509457509_ozJkW-M.jpg http://silverplate1945.smugmug.com/photos/509458727_Ru9EB-M.jpg http://silverplate1945.smugmug.com/photos/509457487_bAJ5R-M.jpg

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Apr 10, 2009 | 02:46 PM

Floridasky

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St. Jude Donor '15

A C4-C5 Mule Test Car

A C5 disguised C5 mule car. Interesting.

Apr 10, 2009 | 02:48 PM

toptechx6

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I took some shots of the same car, they are in my post a few threads down.

Apr 10, 2009 | 02:48 PM

Vette73

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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12

Wheels look like a Firebird, but I likes the seats and nose-job.

Apr 10, 2009 | 02:54 PM

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These cars were mentioned in the book "All Corvettes are Red." I think they used them to road test the C5 chasis and suspention without revealing the body style to the auto media. This would be a great piece of history to own.

Man I wish I could buy one of these...

Apr 10, 2009 | 03:15 PM

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Never seen that car before. Thanks for sharing the pic.

Apr 10, 2009 | 04:53 PM

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That's really interesting and would be cool to own a unique car like that. I had heard they made C5 test mules but never have seen one. I always wondered what they looked like.

I guess that's the first C5 to C4 body kit?

Looks like they made a redesigned C4 front bumper. Would be cool to have that bumper on mine.

Apr 10, 2009 | 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bdw18_123

I guess that's the first C5 to C4 body kit?

The C4 always has been the better car, its no surprise someone wants to convert the looks of the C5/6 to that of a c4

MY $.02

Apr 10, 2009 | 07:01 PM

Mike Terry

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I bet they ran the hell out of that car

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Apr 10, 2009 | 07:18 PM

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Front looks like a C4, rear looks like a C5 with late C4 bumper. Interior looks like a C5 except for the seats. IDK its really confusing

Does it have the LS1, LT4, or LT1? All it says is 5.7L V8.

Apr 10, 2009 | 09:20 PM

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GEEZUS what a mixed BAGATRIX

Apr 10, 2009 | 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bdw18_123

Looks like they made a redesigned C4 front bumper. Would be cool to have that bumper on mine.

I love that nose

Apr 10, 2009 | 09:37 PM

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I love that nose

that is a 91 up nose with a ground effect spoiler I think

Apr 10, 2009 | 09:43 PM

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bdw18_123

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that is a 91 up nose with a ground effect spoiler I think

No it isn't, look closely at the front, the two front lenses are reshaped, they are shorter and have the top inner corners curved. It's all one piece too.