Corvette Generations ranked by looks
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James Vette
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And 74-77 80-82 C3's.
Chuffer
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25 years old !! I vaguely remember being 25 once through a haze of alcohol and Rugby Football . The C3 was only 5 years old then
BobbyV8
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I own a C5 but I'll keep that quiet 
. Back in the 90's I did own a 76 C3 which I must admit was a good looking car. When I was looking for it it just had to be red and to my surprise found it just a few miles from me. It had just had a body off respray but some parts were not good and there was already a cracked front panel on it. Got a new one from CK and it fitted good. Had chrome T tops and chrome luggage rack. It was also quite loud with straight through pipes with only a cherry bomb at the end.
. Back in the 90's I did own a 76 C3 which I must admit was a good looking car. When I was looking for it it just had to be red and to my surprise found it just a few miles from me. It had just had a body off respray but some parts were not good and there was already a cracked front panel on it. Got a new one from CK and it fitted good. Had chrome T tops and chrome luggage rack. It was also quite loud with straight through pipes with only a cherry bomb at the end.
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Dazaa
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Post 72 vettes don't do it for me unfortunately
Chuffer
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Each to their own dear boy , but yours looks half way through serious body mods from standard anyway ! Should look the biz when finished though
Dazaa
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Each to their own dear boy , but yours looks half way through serious body mods from standard anyway ! Should look the biz when finished though
Pretty tame by the US custom standards, just L88 flares. EFI, Dakota Digital HDX gauges, Borgeson steering, C5 seats, QA1 coilovers front Bilstein shocks on the back, front and rear sway bars. Hoping to dump the 350 for an LS and 5 speed eventually, was originally a factory 427 with air/PB/PW/PS. Also a luggage rack to really annoy the purists LOL
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Chuffer
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Would love to see more photos posted , sounds a great resto mod to me
Shame it lost the big block though ! Never mind the purists , do what turns you on . That`s the great thing about Yank tanks , they lend themselves so well to customizing . Most British cars customized look just plain naff in my opinion .Flairs and chairs , skirts and wing , KYB shoxs , poly bushed and a 1985 305 Camaro IROC - Z motor with 750cfm Holley and Edelbrock Torker 2 manifold .
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Dazaa
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Rolled it on myself, 3 coats of high build primer then 5 coats of rustoleum thinned with white spirit and flatted with 1000 grit between coats. Once it's fully cured in a month or so i'll flat the whole thing down and machine polish. Presentable 5 footer as it is.
Oneball
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Sterling effort Daz.
CaptainK
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When you do, you don't fancy doing mine as well? I keep getting tempted by putting a bigger engine in my 327.... then reality hits and I wonder why as I only pootle around in my C3 anyway
antijam
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Yes indeed. I rollered my cast iron '60's Pampas bath tub to turn it a more timeless white. ( I was never going to be able to get it out of the bathroom! ) Came up a treat after flatting and buffing.
Dazaa
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When you do, you don't fancy doing mine as well? I keep getting tempted by putting a bigger engine in my 327.... then reality hits and I wonder why as I only pootle around in my C3 anyway
If it means I can work in a garage rather than a cold car park i'm in!
CaptainK
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I have a double garage where the Vette is currently stored .....