Nice looking Vettes with Attitude here please

Nassau65

Nassau65

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Of course with the development of decal production and vinyl wrapping, you can achieve the same result without actual painting. Good if you want to return your car to standard to attract more buyers, as with most custom modifications you limit your buyer base.
 
Nassau65

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New Jersey pimp mobile creator Les Dunham of Dunham Coach has a lot to answer for.
He made the pimped up corvette “Corvarado “ for the bond film Live and let Die as well as other caddy’s. The Eldorado in “ superfly” and plenty more. Was one of the only customisers of cars for the black community in the NJ NY area in the early 70’s. Very unusual for a white guy in that era, but money talked.
 
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Corvado is no where near as bad as the other 'thing' - a bit like comparing a Dolphin to a Manatee (and something only its mother could love)
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Nassau65

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I agree. I love Eldorado’s, and corvettes.
Another creation was the callibista ( not sure if spelled correctly) we had one once and it sold very quickly.
 
Nassau65

Nassau65

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Depending on the amount you wanted to put into it, you could have a real smart looking car. McBurnie produced a real class product. Easy to work on V8 power plant, Daytona looks. Even a Daytona dash, seats and door panels were a cost option. Standard corvette interior for the cost conscious.
A real beauty.
 
Nassau65

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While not a Corvette this is possibly what inspired the 3rd generation Corvettes.
John Z DeLorean was the boss of Pontiac, ( later to become the boss of Chevrolet) This is his baby. The 1964 Pontiac Banshee.
Looks nice.

The silver one made 1.2 million when last sold.

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One other that most do not even know about

1971 Pontiac Pegasus Concept​

Designed under the direction of William L. Mitchell, GM Design Vice President, the Pegasus was built as a "design concept" study from a production 1970 Pontiac Firebird.
The front end, grille and fender vents were inspired by Ferrari designs.
Enzo Ferrari contributed a 365 GTB/4 V12 engine to the project.
The engine was mated to a Ferrari 5-speed transmission and a GM posi-traction rear axle.

The 4-wheel disc brakes were from a Corvette, the wire wheels were from Borrani and the exhaust system, mufflers and instrument panel gauges were from Ferrari.
Engine: 365 GTB/4 V12

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The Banshee’s Cost-Conscious Chassis​

If you're getting the feeling the Pontiac Banshee rides on a very cost-conscious chassis, you're right. Collins tells us,
"The objective was to use some of the basic A-car chassis components, so you don't have to retool them.

The silver coupe demonstrates what would have been the base model, the price leader." Backing this up is what we find under the hood: a straight six! While Corvettes hadn't used a six since 1954, Collins chose Pontiac's new-for-1966 230-cubic-inch overhead-cam six with its pioneering flex-belt-driven cam drive.
But rather than the sexy 215-hp Sprint version with its Rochester four-barrel carburetor and two-piece cast iron header, this one's the basic model with a pedestrian one-barrel carburetor, log-style exhaust manifold, and 165-hp rating.

Collins tells us the idea behind the XP-833 was to deliver an affordable and fun two-seat sports car, not an exotic road racer. But, he adds,
"There was going to be a long option list," so few production examples would have been as austere as our silver coupe.
In fact, a second XP-833 was constructed with a 326 V-8 just to give a taste of what was possible with extra power. This car exists today in Joe Bortz's collection and is a roadster (actually a coupe minus its removable fastback top).

We asked Collins if any thought was given to making Pontiac's top 1966 engine offering—the 421—available as an option. He replied, "You're talking to the guy who did the original GTO…what do you think?
But we didn't want to scare the corporation off initially by showing off too much. We'd have worked our way up to the big engines after the start of production."

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Nassau65

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Well, Pontiac was always the performance driven division of GM.
Would have been nice with a 400 in it. Was always surprised a 400ci motor was never on the corvettes option list later on in its life.
 
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Nassau65 said:
Well, Pontiac was always the performance driven division of GM.
Would have been nice with a 400 in it. Was always surprised a 400ci motor was never on the corvettes option list later on in its life.
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Pontiac's 400 cu in engine - or Chevys 400 cu in small block?
 
Nassau65

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Roscobbc said:
Pontiac's 400 cu in engine - or Chevys 400 cu in small block?
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For the Corvette, it would have had the Chevrolet 400ci. Always surprised it wasn’t offered, especially as the 454ci was removed after 1974. Would have been a nice option I think. Not as thirsty as the 454, and a little bit more powerful than the 350.
Had quite a few caprice’s over the years with the 400 in, they went very well.
 
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