It's not bad but the lines aren't as nice as the real thing. My 61:
C5 or....
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The problem with that is that a C-1 is almost impossible for a large person (6' and above and over 200 lbs.) to enter or even drive. The steering wheels are huge and even small people must have the wheel almost between their legs. C-1s look cool, drive like a truck, are a pain to maintain, they are about as reliable as a Yugo for trips over a couple hundred miles..
As for the resto-mod thing, I get it. Looks like an old one and drives like a new one. They are bringing big money. Don't like to see an original car cut up to make one. I'm fine with the retro bodies on modern frames with LS motors. It's all good.
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The problem with that is that a C-1 is almost impossible for a large person (6' and above and over 200 lbs.) to enter or even drive. The steering wheels are huge and even small people must have the wheel almost between their legs. C-1s look cool, drive like a truck, are a pain to maintain, they are about as reliable as a Yugo for trips over a couple hundred miles..
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I have to admit that I'm fascinated by these conversions, but I don't think I'd be willing to put out the required bucks to buy one or the effort to build one. Its a nice piece of eye candy though. Take care!
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That being said, buying a used up C5 and my own kit would be a fun project if the price of just the body panels were not prohibitively expensive.
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The '67 conversion costs $87,500 ! (you supply the C6) You could buy a nicely restored 327 '67 for that, maybe even a single carb 427.
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I loved my 62. Easy to work on and very reliable. People today just aren't used to maintaining their cars. They just want to hop in and go, and then when it breaks, buy another one or have somebody else fix it. I'd take a c1 over a c5 any day, and I have owned 4 of them. (c5's)
IMHO the C5 was the first real world class Corvette, with real state of the art performance and handling - definitely not just another "flexible flier", with too much engine combined with too little chassis capability.