One Ugly C3

[teamzr1]

Jerry Palmer designed the ’75 Design Study which had been commissioned by Frank Milne of “The World’s Largest Corvette Dealer” at the time, Harry Mann Chevrolet in LA.

Palmer was designing the 1984 Corvette, especially in the nose and front fenders, though the headlights are exposed, not like the eventual rotating units of the C4. We’re sure die-hards will be upset with the rectangular taillights, unlike the round or somewhat round ones on the C4 through C6 generations.

Palmer started out with a stock 1975 Corvette convertible and then completely redesigned the front and rear ends, then modified the sides to bring it all together. At first glance, we were a little put off by the overall look, but the more we looked at the photos of the Design Study, the more we came to appreciate it and perhaps even like it.

Following Palmer’s efforts, the Design Study was built in fiberglass by coach builder Eric Ruffo, and when completed, it was featured in car magazines of the era and displayed at Milne’s dealership, then spent time in Europe before finally returning to the States early this year.

 

[Chuffer]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder !

 

[Nassau65]

Horrible, with a capital H.

 

[Nassau65]

Another one to love or hate was the Jankel Tempest. Based on the C4.
To me it lacks the clean front of the C4. Side scoops remind me of the callaway aero body which I think is fantastic.
A very rare beast today.

 

[Chuffer]

I quite like it but might work better as a fixed head coupe to keep the body line flowing .

 

[Chuffer]

Reminds me a bit of the Lister Storm with the insanely modded Jaguar V12 engine . See how the fixed head design resolved better ?

 

[jukebox]

Another one

 

[Chuffer]

Another one

Yuk !!!

 

[Nassau65]

Lots of work and $ gone into that me thinks
But it’s a no from me

 

[monty]

Another one to love or hate was the Jankel Tempest. Based on the C4.
To me it lacks the clean front of the C4. Side scoops remind me of the callaway aero body which I think is fantastic.
A very rare beast today.
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There’s something about this I like.

 

[Roscobbc]

Jerry Palmer designed the ’75 Design Study which had been commissioned by Frank Milne of “The World’s Largest Corvette Dealer” at the time, Harry Mann Chevrolet in LA.

Palmer was designing the 1984 Corvette, especially in the nose and front fenders, though the headlights are exposed, not like the eventual rotating units of the C4. We’re sure die-hards will be upset with the rectangular taillights, unlike the round or somewhat round ones on the C4 through C6 generations.

Palmer started out with a stock 1975 Corvette convertible and then completely redesigned the front and rear ends, then modified the sides to bring it all together. At first glance, we were a little put off by the overall look, but the more we looked at the photos of the Design Study, the more we came to appreciate it and perhaps even like it.

Following Palmer’s efforts, the Design Study was built in fiberglass by coach builder Eric Ruffo, and when completed, it was featured in car magazines of the era and displayed at Milne’s dealership, then spent time in Europe before finally returning to the States early this year.

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That is a really seriously 'fugly' car with two totally different styling 'cues' joined-up and ruining both curvaceous C3 main structure and the 'brick' like front-end and then just to make it even worse the 'bubble' wheel arches. Totally tasteless.

 

[Mad4slalom]

Jerry Palmer designed the ’75 Design Study which had been commissioned by Frank Milne of “The World’s Largest Corvette Dealer” at the time, Harry Mann Chevrolet in LA.

Palmer was designing the 1984 Corvette, especially in the nose and front fenders, though the headlights are exposed, not like the eventual rotating units of the C4. We’re sure die-hards will be upset with the rectangular taillights, unlike the round or somewhat round ones on the C4 through C6 generations.

Palmer started out with a stock 1975 Corvette convertible and then completely redesigned the front and rear ends, then modified the sides to bring it all together. At first glance, we were a little put off by the overall look, but the more we looked at the photos of the Design Study, the more we came to appreciate it and perhaps even like it.

Following Palmer’s efforts, the Design Study was built in fiberglass by coach builder Eric Ruffo, and when completed, it was featured in car magazines of the era and displayed at Milne’s dealership, then spent time in Europe before finally returning to the States early this year.

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