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Old 05-24-2017, 07:24 PM
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Not mine and I have no affiliation...but if you want a retro 59, here you go, found on another forum...hide your eyes.

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It was for sale at Carlisle 2 years ago, not real good looking in real life.
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My eyes my eyes i am blinded!!!!!!!
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Fenders were soft and rubbery. I saw it last year Carlilse too.
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a ORBIT nose copy, strange for today

ORBIT was a show car with a similar nose.. made the circuit in the 60's
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Interesting. The new front end not only looks hideous, but it completely destroys the lines of the car. Looks like and anteater.
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IMO there have been very few custom body modifications for the original Corvette bodies from 1953-1973 that are any kind of improvement. In fact the only ones I can think of off hand are some of the mid year flared fenders as long as the tires and wheels fill up the wheel well as they should.
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It needs to go back in the barn and,........... stay there!

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Here is a C3 (I think) that will help your eyes (EYE CANDY ) I snapped this at Fun Fest 2003 in Effingham, IL

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That was sold at Carlisle last year. I almost bought it due to the fact that it was very complete. That was a copy of the XP-700 nose .
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From the nose, it HAS to have a jet engine! Will positively tear up the drag strip!
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When I bought my C2 flares from ACME in SanFran, they also sold those custom front ends for the C1. And the other one that took out the bumper and sandwiched the grill lower panel up to meet the top one....
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Here is a C3 (I think) that will help your eyes (EYE CANDY ) I snapped this at Fun Fest 2003 in Effingham, IL

No that's a proper use for a C3!

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