Features Corvette hot rods - picture thread

Almost a year and one half later since I brought this "gem" home. Thanks to this thread , no less.

 

Baron, you have made good progress in a year and a half, especially when you have to make time between other work. Car looks great

 

Lookin' good!

 

I did a little research and the Super Bull Corvette ran D Gas. It was run by Ferdinand (Ferd) Napfel after he sold the 55 Chevy called the Storming Bull. The Corvette was never as successful as the 55 which was a national record holder.

 

You have made a lot of Progress Baron and the car is looking great. It's not too far from being back on the road.

 

Got my cheater slicks mounted. Also got some skinny's for the front., thanks to a fellow Hamb'er.

 

That car is awesome. what's the story on the Camaro in the background?

 

Thanks Jim. Exactly right. And without the "other work" this project wouldn't exist.

Thanks. The new wheels and tires look great. Be interesting to hear how the slicks ride/feel.

Thanks. With any luck I'd like to have at up and running in the next couple months. Little closer everyday.

 

Very close to my 61...

 

elgringo I'm looking for my 62 Corvette that I sold when I moved back to NY. in 1986. The vin is 20867S101653 you wouldn't happen to know the vin on this one would you. Thanks

Pat

 

Sorry but it's a picture that I found on the Internet and I don't know who owns it.

 

Thanks Gringo. In any case if anyone sees one with that number I sure would like to see it again. It was a body off resto using all NOS stuff which when I started on it in mid 70s wasn't NOS it was just NEW from my local Chevy dealer. It was slightly modified, the hood being the most noticeable, and the color also. The resto-weenies hated me which considered a badge of honor. I only got to drive it 1 mile for the test drive of the new owner.

Pat

 

Some from the Hot Rod Reunion
I have a ton more pics in the thread linked in my signature

 

For me it doesn't take much to make an old Vette a hot rod. From the time I was a kid, I wanted a'64 coupe. Found one in'77 bugged the guy for 7 years, bought her in '84. Stripped 7 layers of paint, and have had it on the road since '86. Not the best one in the world, but I love it. Original 327/365 car.

IMG_3740 by bowie posted Aug 1, 2014 at 6:57 PM

IMG_3733 by bowie posted Aug 1, 2014 at 6:57 PM

 

WHAT KIND AND SIZE WHEELS

 

This was my second Hot Rod Corvette in 1972-3. Cragars ,side pipes and headlights moved to the grille , no front bumpers got it away from the "stock Corvette look".

 

Great pics enloe!

 

Enloe : The wheels are last generation American Racing magnesium, 15"x6" all around.

 

thanks

very cool does your Vette have discs?

 

1964 is the last year for drum brakes. My car has the j65 sintered metallic power brake option. The set of wheels I'm running are made for discs, but it would be really tight at the inner fender lips on a disc car.

 

Thanks

 

One for the road.

 

When I bought my 62 some one had put the same I beam set up when they raced my car also, ended up with a lot of skinned knuckles removing them.

 

And how the 62 looked back in 77 after I went through the car and removed all the racing gear and replaced the missing items.

 

Was at my friends chassis shop and he got this old race car he is doing work on, he was told it got wrecked racing at Pomona a long time ago.

jp

 

The Sherrill Corvette from Klamath Falls Oregon.
Terry was a class act, his cars were always very nice.
Just learned that Terry passed recently.
RIP Terry