Guess the year?
- Thread starter Mr. Cricket
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Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
That's cheating but yes 1970 and on BAT now. I nearly spat out my Rioja when I clapped eyes on it
Roscobbc
Moderator
Or Western Cyclone?
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Dummy air ducts in rear fenders I guess ???
Mr. Cricket
Committee Member
Why go to that much work which does look impressive to make a 1970 look more like an '80 /'81?
Chuffer
CCCUK Member
Just looked it up on BAT . Someone sure went to town on that car in a big way what with carving out the rear deck and everything to fit a late year rear window . Looking at all the photos from various angles , the wheel / tyre combo doesn`t fill the arches enough despite being 265 and 295 x 15 inch rims IMO .
Nassau65
CCCUK Member
Most probably built in the late 1970’s from a wrecked car. The custom/modified car craze was in full swing and corvettes were a favourite to customise. Probably a big money build at the time.
Probably had the WOW factor back in the day, now it’s got the WTF factor unfortunately
Probably had the WOW factor back in the day, now it’s got the WTF factor unfortunately
Roscobbc
Moderator
There were quite a few Vette's over here 'back in the day' re-built into a later version....typically an 'early' chrome bumper C3 using a later rubber bumper car. And at least one, perhaps two cars with replica Mako Shark front ends grafted-on.
Roscobbc
Moderator
There was a white '71, perhaps '72 350 Vette that had been pranged on the front end - the late great Nicky Orme grafted-on one of these (or similar) front ends - its was only a few hundred yards away from where we lived at the time (just off Victoria Road, Romford). Back then (mid/late 70's) I was more in to Ford's so a Vette didn't really 'do it' for me........but I always thought the extended 'conk' was a bit of a trip hazard......it seemed so low (much like this)
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Chuffer
CCCUK Member
It`s memories of photos of the Mako Shark 2 when I was a boy that made me want a C3 one day .