ZO6 Coupe?
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Be careful here - a local body shop owner here in Albuquerque has converted his Z06 (and one customer car) to a vert. No only does he have a soft top, but he also configured the cut-off hard top into a detachable hardtop. One day it looks just like an FRC; the next day it's a vert! I've checked the #s and it's a true Z06.
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
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Originally Posted by AFVETTE
This is the real answer, Thanks Glennm27. Every component from a Z can be purchased and installed on a coupe. Many do in fact. It's called raiding the parts bin. But the subsequent car will NOT be a Z06.
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There are no Z06 cars from the factory that had the hatchback glass on them or the targa top. The Z06 is a fixed roof coupe, and maybe that is what he meant by his statement. Anyone can make the coupe look like a Z06, just add the necessary badges, ducts, wheels, etc and you have the look.
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. That vert was pretty sweet, & the best color too 
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I saw this one at A&A ...
It's no longer a question of what a $14K custom vert top looks like.
. That vert was pretty sweet, & the best color too .
Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
I saw this one at A&A ...
It's no longer a question of what a $14K custom vert top looks like.
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Originally Posted by gdphillipsvette
Be careful here - a local body shop owner here in Albuquerque has converted his Z06 (and one customer car) to a vert. No only does he have a soft top, but he also configured the cut-off hard top into a detachable hardtop. One day it looks just like an FRC; the next day it's a vert! I've checked the #s and it's a true Z06.
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Originally Posted by gdphillipsvette
Be careful here - a local body shop owner here in Albuquerque has converted his Z06 (and one customer car) to a vert. No only does he have a soft top, but he also configured the cut-off hard top into a detachable hardtop. One day it looks just like an FRC; the next day it's a vert! I've checked the #s and it's a true Z06.
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Originally Posted by AU N EGL
Technicly all ZO6s are Coupes. They are FRCs or Fixed Roof Coupes. Now if you are refering to the fast back design with the removable top, No there were not any fast back coupes that came off the C5 assembly line called ZO6s.
There have been many aftermarket conversions, suppension, and engine upgrades.
There have been many aftermarket conversions, suppension, and engine upgrades.
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Originally Posted by Icemanskis
i have seen a true ZO6 vert conversion, but this one in particular was a coupe, hatchback style that was claimed to have been a factory assembly line production. i will have to check out the Vin in the future. thanks for the info guys
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Originally Posted by shurite44
It does not matter what the VIN says.
It DOES matter what the VIN says.....
The VIN tells the truth..........
Originally Posted by shurite44
No Z06's came off the factory line as a coupe. Did not happen.
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Originally Posted by Glennm27
It DOES matter what the VIN says.....
The VIN tells the truth..........
The VIN tells the truth..........
Originally Posted by Glennm27
That's true, at least not as fast back coupes. As mentioned above in this post, technically speaking EVERY Z06 came off the line as a coupe, a Fixed Roof Coupe.
Can anyone confirm that there were never any ZO6s that came off the line in a coupe style?
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Originally Posted by shurite44
Sorry you are wrong on several points here. It makes no difference what the VIN of this vehicle in question has. I guarantee it did not roll off the factory line with a coupe body style and a Z06 package. Did not happen period. If this car has a Z06 VIN, and a coupe body style it is an aftermarket package. So no it did not come from the factory that way.
The C5 uses the word coupe to label a specific model, so no you are not correct the Z06 is not a coupe. There is a coupe model and it is again not a Z06. Chevy called the Z06 "Z06" and it called the FRC "Hardtop" If you are speaking in generic terms then yes it is a coupe but to me that seems to complicate the answer to his question. Why do that.
This was his question, and the answer is simply no. Glennm27 I have a feeling you know the answer to this question and it is the same as my answer.
The C5 uses the word coupe to label a specific model, so no you are not correct the Z06 is not a coupe. There is a coupe model and it is again not a Z06. Chevy called the Z06 "Z06" and it called the FRC "Hardtop" If you are speaking in generic terms then yes it is a coupe but to me that seems to complicate the answer to his question. Why do that.
This was his question, and the answer is simply no. Glennm27 I have a feeling you know the answer to this question and it is the same as my answer.
If the vehicle VIN's 8th digit is an "S" and it was not altered (VIN that is) by some fool, then it came off the line as a Z06. That is all there is to that. I'll agree, if it has a Z06 VIN and a coupe (fastback) body, yes it has been altered, BUT it IS a Z06.
The Z06 is an FRC body style, so technically it is a coupe. I know, I know, it is not the coupe as we all know. Someone else said that "technically speaking" above about 10 replies up.
Yes I know the answer to the question, simple and easy.
Read my first reply to this thread. Page 1
It is the definitive reply. It;s plain and simple. 8th digit tells all.
Now, if you have seen a coupe body (coupe as in fast back, hatch back) with an "S" as it's 8th VIN digit. That car IS a Z06. No it did NOT come off the assemly line that way BUT IT IS A Z06.
Same as Caravaggio's Z06 convertible conversions. They ARE Z06's. Plain and clear.
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Originally Posted by shurite44
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Can anyone confirm that there were never any ZO6s that came off the line in a coupe style?
This was his question, and the answer is simply no. Glennm27 I have a feeling you know the answer to this question and it is the same as my answer.
Can anyone confirm that there were never any ZO6s that came off the line in a coupe style?
This was his question, and the answer is simply no. Glennm27 I have a feeling you know the answer to this question and it is the same as my answer.
Yes I know the answer. How many times do you need me to tell you??
Enough already.. You know, we all know.
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Originally Posted by Glennm27
I am NOT wrong.
If the vehicle VIN's 8th digit is an "S" and it was not altered (VIN that is) by some fool, then it came off the line as a Z06. That is all there is to that. I'll agree, if it has a Z06 VIN and a coupe (fastback) body, yes it has been altered, BUT it IS a Z06.
The Z06 is an FRC body style, so technically it is a coupe. I know, I know, it is not the coupe as we all know. Someone else said that "technically speaking" above about 10 replies up.
Yes I know the answer to the question, simple and easy.
Read my first reply to this thread. Page 1
It is the definitive reply. It;s plain and simple. 8th digit tells all.
Now, if you have seen a coupe body (coupe as in fast back, hatch back) with an "S" as it's 8th VIN digit. That car IS a Z06. No it did NOT come off the assemly line that way BUT IT IS A Z06.
Same as Caravaggio's Z06 convertible conversions. They ARE Z06's. Plain and clear.
If the vehicle VIN's 8th digit is an "S" and it was not altered (VIN that is) by some fool, then it came off the line as a Z06. That is all there is to that. I'll agree, if it has a Z06 VIN and a coupe (fastback) body, yes it has been altered, BUT it IS a Z06.
The Z06 is an FRC body style, so technically it is a coupe. I know, I know, it is not the coupe as we all know. Someone else said that "technically speaking" above about 10 replies up.
Yes I know the answer to the question, simple and easy.
Read my first reply to this thread. Page 1
It is the definitive reply. It;s plain and simple. 8th digit tells all.
Now, if you have seen a coupe body (coupe as in fast back, hatch back) with an "S" as it's 8th VIN digit. That car IS a Z06. No it did NOT come off the assemly line that way BUT IT IS A Z06.
Same as Caravaggio's Z06 convertible conversions. They ARE Z06's. Plain and clear.
"Can anyone confirm that there were never any ZO6s that came off the line in a coupe style? "
Then he said in a later post.
"i have seen a true ZO6 vert conversion, but this one in particular was a coupe, hatchback style that was claimed to have been a factory assembly line production. i will have to check out the Vin in the future. thanks for the info guys "
What I am telling him is it makes no difference what the VIN says, that car did not roll off the assembly line with a coupe body style and a Z06 VIN, and like wise it did not roll of the assembly line with a Z06 package and a coupe VIN. Like I said it makes no difference if the VIN says it is a Z06. It still did not come out of the factory with a coupe body style.
In other words the answer to his question can not be confirmed by the VIN number. He can tell if it is a coupe or a Z06. But the answer to his question is that there were no Z06's from the factory with a coupe body style. Just that simple. Oh well have a good one I think our argument might be becoming a little boring to the other membes.
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Originally Posted by Humy
Z06 =
no coupe or vert option
no fog lights
no sport seats
no rear compartment covers
no A4 option
but one hell of a fast car that handles rough, but sticks to the road
no coupe or vert option
no fog lights
no sport seats
no rear compartment covers
no A4 option
but one hell of a fast car that handles rough, but sticks to the road
He is full of 
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There's always the conversion factor. People that take true Z06s and make them into coupes or verts. Here is an example on ebay now. VIN is good, and its a vert.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT
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Originally Posted by gdphillipsvette
Be careful here - a local body shop owner here in Albuquerque has converted his Z06 (and one customer car) to a vert. No only does he have a soft top, but he also configured the cut-off hard top into a detachable hardtop. One day it looks just like an FRC; the next day it's a vert! I've checked the #s and it's a true Z06.
I think I've seen that car. Is it TR with a high rise hood?
It's red with a MCM hood and a Maggie. There's also a quicksilver Z FRC converted to vert he did in ABQ. That car has a Procharger.
Originally Posted by gdphillipsvette
Be careful here - a local body shop owner here in Albuquerque has converted his Z06 (and one customer car) to a vert. No only does he have a soft top, but he also configured the cut-off hard top into a detachable hardtop. One day it looks just like an FRC; the next day it's a vert! I've checked the #s and it's a true Z06.
I think I've seen that car. Is it TR with a high rise hood?
It's red with a MCM hood and a Maggie. There's also a quicksilver Z FRC converted to vert he did in ABQ. That car has a Procharger.