NSW Corvettes

Technical Tips => Pre 84 => Topic started by: Brutus on December 06, 2002, 07:56:55 PM

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: Brutus on December 06, 2002, 07:56:55 PM

(http://www.c3sharktank.com/famous/strange07.jpg)

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: Brutus on December 06, 2002, 08:06:49 PM

(http://www.c3sharktank.com/famous/strange08.jpg)

Ok for whatever reason I couldn't post the original pics I had planned so I've given you these ones instead. Anyone who's old enough to own a Vette will rememeber this car...ugly tho it is.

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: Brutus on December 07, 2002, 06:28:45 PM

(http://www.c3sharktank.com/famous/strange03.jpg)

One more for the dummies.

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: 77CVT on December 09, 2002, 10:12:23 AM

There goes my breakfast!  ;eek:mmm

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: rebel on December 09, 2002, 11:18:27 AM

Brutus,

Oldie but goodie!! This was posted on the web site earlier this year (pre forum). The car appeared in Corvette Magazine some time ago and was chopped for a movie (I forget which one now). It was all custom looks and no go apparently.

I think it suffers from Micheal Jackson Syndrome ...... :b4

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: Brutus on January 01, 1970, 10:00:00 AM

The movie was called Corvette Summer with Mark Hammil from Star Wars as the "Star

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: 77CVT on January 01, 1970, 10:00:00 AM

"The movie was called Corvette Summer ...

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: Brutus on December 09, 2002, 07:35:12 PM

You can send me back there any day.

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: rebel on December 09, 2002, 07:40:03 PM

re: the chain  .... I remember reading somewhere that it made a hellova racket as it drove by. It must've sounded a bit like one of those old pirate ghosts; you know draggin' the chain around .... :D

Title: It was the 70's after all.
Post by: Brutus on December 09, 2002, 07:43:27 PM

The idea for the RHD conversion in the movie was supposedly so the young guy could cruise in his car and chat up the chicks driving by at the same time.