WTF? Batman corvette?
Race Director
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 10,428
Likes: 9
From: Southside of Western Norte Americano State of Confusion, ColoFornia
St. Jude '13
Yep Capri!! thats the one.. that V-6 would spin cam bearings all the time.. and then one bank or the other would have lifters clacking away..
Drifting
Joined: Jun 1999
Posts: 1,874
Likes: 1
From: Garden Grove CA
Rightabout now some C3 guy is reading this and thinking "typical C4 guy response." Like was said above, the Greenwood/widebody conversions are a part of Corvette history. In the same way you may wish that it was skipped - that is what some Corvette lovers think about the whole C4 generation.
That is actually a mild version - there are other versions. The one I like was called Corvette Daytona (although I would subtract the turbo hood) - some day I will own one. A well done Daytona has to be seen in person, it is a very curvaceous body.
Thomas
That is actually a mild version - there are other versions. The one I like was called Corvette Daytona (although I would subtract the turbo hood) - some day I will own one. A well done Daytona has to be seen in person, it is a very curvaceous body.
Thomas
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,287
Likes: 18
From: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OrangeCorvettes/
Mike, those pics you posted were from a really nice rebuild, and much more within the range of appreciable by most (at least to me). That one on craigslist, eh...not so much.
Jeeeez, what does that thing have, Monza taillights?
Jeeeez, what does that thing have, Monza taillights?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,233
Likes: 419
Rightabout now some C3 guy is reading this and thinking "typical C4 guy response." Like was said above, the Greenwood/widebody conversions are a part of Corvette history. In the same way you may wish that it was skipped - that is what some Corvette lovers think about the whole C4 generation.
That is actually a mild version - there are other versions. The one I like was called Corvette Daytona (although I would subtract the turbo hood) - some day I will own one. A well done Daytona has to be seen in person, it is a very curvaceous body.
Thomas
That is actually a mild version - there are other versions. The one I like was called Corvette Daytona (although I would subtract the turbo hood) - some day I will own one. A well done Daytona has to be seen in person, it is a very curvaceous body.
Thomas
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 193
Likes: 2
From: York Pennsylvania
35 years racing, restoring, judging, driving, and reading about Corvettes and I have never seen anyone wish the entire C4 generation was skipped. If anything, I remember the joy with which the C4 was introduced as that overwrought and ancient design that was the C3 was FINALLY being replaced. I saw the C4 generation as the generation that was a story of consistent improvement in performance (acceleration, handling, and braking), fuel economy, NVH, and quality (both reliability and durability). The C3 generation saw a decrease in almost all of those parameters. If anything, GM severely neglected the Corvette during the C3 generation. During a time when cars like the Porsche 911 improved every year during the 70s, the Corvette became a shadow of it's former self. If anything, I've only ever heard the desire that the last last years of the C3 were cut short.
I'll agree to that, the press and many Corvette enthusiast were wishing for a new Corvette to be produced as early as 1976/1977 the car was old and needed updated big time. The C4 was delayed to long but when it was finally produced was a BIG hit.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 877
Likes: 0
From: Broken Arrow Oklahoma
It's not my preference , but Mike is correct. A lot of those that were customized where hit pretty hard and a large percentage had salvage titles. At least around here.
One of the vette guys here in Tulsa took a totaled 73 and made a " station wagon " out of it during that period.
One of the vette guys here in Tulsa took a totaled 73 and made a " station wagon " out of it during that period.
Corvette Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,797
Likes: 2,721
From: So. Cal.
2025 C7 of the Year Finalist- Unmodified
2024 C7 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2023 C7 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Here are some more pics of my vette. It was a famous car in LA/Orange county Ca. back in the day. Its a 68. It was a friend of mine that owned it. A drunk driver ran a light and hit the car on pass door and front fender. He got insurance money, and gave the car to me. This was 1988. If you look at the pic with the new white bird cage sitting in place, the frame and suspension were crushed. Took me about 9 months to get it all done. When ever I drove it anywhere, people would follow me, wanting to buy it.
It got to the point that it got to much attention. So I traded it for a 61 vette. I have often wondered what happened to my "just try" vette. It has a 427 4/speed. It was a blast to drive.
It got to the point that it got to much attention. So I traded it for a 61 vette. I have often wondered what happened to my "just try" vette. It has a 427 4/speed. It was a blast to drive.
Last edited by CorvetteMike2024; May 2, 2010 at 01:00 PM.
Corvette Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,797
Likes: 2,721
From: So. Cal.
2025 C7 of the Year Finalist- Unmodified
2024 C7 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2023 C7 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
Here is this pic again. I had got another bird cage, and its just sitting in place here.
The front frame and suspension were crushed. Look at the position of pass. wheel. I was young then and had tons of energy. I did alot of this kind of stuff back in the day.
The front frame and suspension were crushed. Look at the position of pass. wheel. I was young then and had tons of energy. I did alot of this kind of stuff back in the day.
Corvette Enthusiast
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,797
Likes: 2,721
From: So. Cal.
2025 C7 of the Year Finalist- Unmodified
2024 C7 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2023 C7 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
The first pic is before the crash, when my friend owned it.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 8,448
Likes: 27
From: Valparaiso
I've seen that car before !!!
i always wondered if it was a one-off or a series of cars
customized like that,its not the Corvette summer car
it was on a tv series 1st or second season of C.H.I.P.S
it really looks like it ! but this one has 78-81 Camaro taillights
CHECK THIS ONE
http://www.usedcorvettesforsale.com/...tte-34985.html
Last edited by Calderone; May 3, 2010 at 04:06 PM.
