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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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A day or two ago I saw a thread, not sure where in the C5 forum, of a C3 replica pictures and a link to who produces them. I did do a search but no luck.

Anyone bookmark it?
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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I havent ever seen one for the c3, but here is one for the c2 gen;
http://karlkustomcorvettes.com/
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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It's a body kit designed for the C6. I love it. Wish this is what the C7 was going to look like.

http://c3retro.com/
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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Nice looking car. The Shark is still my favorite looking Corvette. With all the retro styling going on these days, too bad the Corvette doesn't get in on it.
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-this-out.html
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by corvettepete
Nice looking car. The Shark is still my favorite looking Corvette. With all the retro styling going on these days, too bad the Corvette doesn't get in on it.
WOW, I do hope the C7 looks like that
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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that is really cool looking, i dont know about as a c7 though, IMHO the corvette should always show progressive styling not rely on the look of older styling, i love the c3 dont get me wrong just not as a c7 but as a really cool mod for aftermarket
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Originally Posted by Patches
It's a body kit designed for the C6. I love it. Wish this is what the C7 was going to look like.

http://c3retro.com/
That has some killer looks. Would be nice if the C7 incorporated some styling like that.
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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that is super sharp
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Thats super cool ! I love the early C3's
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Sweet!
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 10:35 PM
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That looks much better than the C1 and C2 retro kits on the market IMO.
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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http://www.fastcoolcars.com/C3R-Corvette.htm







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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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this goes back a little further

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2295606
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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Holy Smokes... this C3 body kit looks amazing. I don't mean to insult any forum brethren that work for GM but why is it that it takes someone other than GM to come up with a killer body for the corvette? If GM were smart, they would have a "Design the next Corvette Body" contest. Think of all the submissions they would get.
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Z06ster
Holy Smokes... this C3 body kit looks amazing. I don't mean to insult any forum brethren that work for GM but why is it that it takes someone other than GM to come up with a killer body for the corvette? If GM were smart, they would have a "Design the next Corvette Body" contest. Think of all the submissions they would get.


Great idea!
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 01:38 AM
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Very nice lookin Vette...... But I hafta agree with the progressive styling comments posted earlier. GM needs to remain proactive with their Corvette styling as they have continued to do. That is one of the reasons Corvette sales haven't slumped as have some of the other GM models.

But...... it sure is a sweet lookin ride!
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 02:09 AM
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I think it looks great EXCEPT for the fake bumper bars on the rear. I think those just look lame. Love the early C3's, but I wouldn't want this to be what the C7 looks like. Need to keep pushing forward and not looking back so much.
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 06:52 AM
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IF this body kit ever goes into production, and IF I were to win a lottery, then I'd buy a C6 just to build one of these. Unfortunately, Hawaii doesn't have a lottery, with no prospects that we'll get one in the foreseeable future. (We have a very vocal anti-gambling crowd out here despite that fact that nearly half the state visits Las Vegas every year!) Any of you folks in lottery states wanna buy me a PowerBall or Megamillion ticket next time the jackpot gets big?
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