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Post by SpiketheBike » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:42 pm

Anyone any idea what this glorious beast is? Best view I could get. Was sat burbling in a traffic jam in Sarasota in Florida, so I'm guessing V12 maybe. Sounded wonderful.
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Post by sticky » Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:56 pm

I"m guessing Corvette with body conversion

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Post by SpiketheBike » Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:25 pm

Yeah I was thinking Corvette. I got a glimpse of the front and thought I'd seen crossed flags.
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Post by RickRob » Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:27 pm

Sticky is correct - a 1955 Corvette to be precise.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=55+co ... DVdSTXiFwM:

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Post by pp1600 » Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:23 pm

Replica with hints of a 55 corvette. Never an original I'm afraid.

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Post by buzyg » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:42 am

pp1600 wrote:Replica with hints of a 55 corvette. Never an original I'm afraid.
Yup the six exhaust pipes are sure not original. :wink: What a fine looking car. 8)
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Post by ronk » Thu Feb 23, 2017 12:56 am

Not my cup o' tea!
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with. :thumbsup:

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Post by SpiketheBike » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:00 am

buzyg wrote:
pp1600 wrote:Replica with hints of a 55 corvette. Never an original I'm afraid.
Yup the six exhaust pipes are sure not original. :wink: What a fine looking car. 8)
ronk wrote:Not my cup o' tea!
I can see it might be an acquired taste. Does it for me though, and the sound was lovely.
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Post by Bumpy » Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:46 am

My guess is it's a '57 Vette arse end,
spliced on to a more modern version, maybe a C5 chassis.
I wonder what the front end looks like ?

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Post by SpiketheBike » Thu Feb 23, 2017 6:03 am

I'll keep an eye out for a second viewing. 8)
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