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Old 07-12-2017, 11:34 AM
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What Not to Do With Your Corvette
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Old 07-12-2017, 12:07 PM
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Oh crap there goes my weekend plans.
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What were they thinking?
Old 07-12-2017, 12:26 PM
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Went through the list. Most are pretty obvious, but the C4 pickup conversion I thought was pretty cool. Heck I'd buy one if it was priced right. IMHO, it makes more sense than some of those C3 and C7 station wagon conversions.
As a cyclist, I'd like to take a big stick and push into the rear spokes of that moron riding a bike on the C6 and watch him fall on his face.
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But I do kinda like the pick-up.
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This is just so wrong:


Old 07-12-2017, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Zymurgy
This is just so wrong:


why does that remind me of cartoon aliens- maybe from the simpsons?


Originally Posted by surburban99
What were they thinking?
It's light with wide tires? (but weren't thinking "it's really low"
or
"WGAF, it's a C5"
Old 07-12-2017, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by village idiot
why does that remind me of cartoon aliens- maybe from the simpsons?




It's light with wide tires? (but weren't thinking "it's really low"
or
"WGAF, it's a C5"
Are those spinners over the wheels?
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Now this was introduced and manufactured by Malibu Boats. It ran a Corvette motor, upgrades in the upholstery, the trailer and wheels. It was a nice package but was pricey.
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Originally Posted by Zymurgy
This is just so wrong:


That is a good picture to refer to if one injests something nasty and needs to vomit.
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Originally Posted by Zymurgy
This is just so wrong:


If you rear-ended that guy, you couldn't say you didn't see his tail lights.
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The red lights blinded me on the car I hit! Yes Officer.
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I like the pick up also. Put a couple of Subaru Brat seats in the back, and you have a 4 seater Vette.
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Looks like 6 exhausts to go with the 6 lights
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Why???????
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Originally Posted by Curated Content Editor
Reminded of my '74 C5, Jeep, V8, headers and the first All Terrine radial tires that were available. A friend and I were driving in low at ~5 mph on very, very soft sand. Knew if I stopped I would not get started.

Passed a stuck off-road vehicle who had buried his ride in the sand. He asked me to stop! I said, as we drove by, "If I stop we'll both be stuck!" When I get back where I can use a phone (no cell phones in the '70s) I'll call a wrecker!

We had one fellow with a 4 wheel drive wrecker, big tires who would go about anywhere. He also had a very long cable on his winch. However when he got a call from an off-roader he knew you were in big trouble and $100 just to come out! No choice! Bet that fellow would still be hollering, STOP!



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