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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Is this for real?!?

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...e&rdpage=thumb
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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News to me ???
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Not a chance. Not a factory car.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 10:26 AM
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I figure it's a badged convertible. LS6? Or red frcs
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 11:03 AM
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VIN says it is 1G1YY12S125109937 so I guess it originally started as a Z???
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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Yes I think there is a company that did this. Can't remember who, but did read it somewhere.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Yeah, there was a company offering the conversion kit. There was some talk on here about a couple of guys that were gonna/did do it.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Yes I think there is a company that did this. Can't remember who, but did read it somewhere.
So it's aftermarket, not factory?
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by rstmeredZ
So it's aftermarket, not factory?
Not factory.

I know a guy that has a covertable Z.

A semi truck damaged the roof badly (the trailer tried to give it a haircut). When got the insurance money and the car back, he did a conversion. It looks factory, really clean job.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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There's a couple of them on CF. Really nice too. That vin does come up as a Z.

http://www.decodethis.com/Default.as...YY12S125109937
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 12:51 PM
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im from the c4 forum so i may be completely wrong on this, but wasnt the company carvagio or something like that?
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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One of the members of my Corvette club when I lived in FL had one.

The company that did his was based in Florida. I can't remember the name of the company or where it was located, but they in fact did the Z06 convertible transition. The owner of this particular Z06 Vert always put a sign (disclaimer) on the windshield whenever he went to shows or parked it along with other Vettes to let everyone know that in fact it was a Z06. It was black in color with black top. A really unique and beautiful ride.

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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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"One of only 10 made..." Yeah, but made by whom? Not GM.

I once owned a 20th Anniversary Turbo T/A that was sold by GM, by the compnay that made the 1,555 production run of the car was called PAS Inc. I don't think this Z06 was a GM sponsered build though...
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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i have read about these conversions before....not gm, but an aftermarket company that converts the z06 to a vert...

would be cool for the right person....
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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For the guys who didn't want to wait 9 years for the grand sport to come out.
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Old Dec 26, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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For the guys who didn't want to wait 9 years for the grand sport to come out.
yep - couldn't build one with the aluminum frame though...
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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I was going to say its a good clone because they actually painted the calipers and put red frcs on it along with the brake ducts, but the vin decodes to a Z. I remember reading about a conversion somewhere.
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This was a Z06, then Z06 vert, now a Z06 Wide Body all by Caravaggio.







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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 02:31 AM
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Meh. If I wanted a 'vert, I would have bought a 'vert...
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Old Dec 27, 2009 | 02:45 AM
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Z's can be converted using all factory parts, so its most likely just a conversion. Ive seen a couple in person, I personally am not a vert fan.
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