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1964 A/Production Corvette coupe - saved

Started by Gator Bob , Sep 20 2013 01:47 AM

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#1 Gator Bob

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 01:47 AM

One-off build - A/Pro Big Block Mark II Z33 427 CID "Mystery Motor" killer Vette. :shok:

A vintage brush painted junk box oldie... repaired, detailed, and now saved.

The Pactra #116 (?) body was a 'barn find' cracked from one of the many body mount holes all the way to the windshield and a few other shorter ones, too.

Completely revised underpinnings. :umnik2:

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#2 John Streisguth

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 05:49 AM

Nice job... always loved the lines of the early Stingrays.

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 08:25 AM

Very cool. Great job. Interior looks fantastic. Can't duplicate some of those old paint colors. They were the bomb.

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 08:45 AM

Nice lookin' bod! Yeah, candy color backed with silver... schweet!

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#5 Michael Rigsby

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 09:14 AM

Nice restore job, Bob.

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 09:36 AM

Nice, real nice!

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 10:06 AM

Very sweet !!! Nothing like some quality brush painting on those old shells..

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 03:00 PM

Thanks for looking and the comments too. :don-t_mention:

I have to thank Albert Bisaccia for the old school Champion of Chamblee interior card. :thank_you2:

Can anyone confirm the body is a Pactra #116 ? :scratch_one-s_head:

I'll remove the body and take some chassis pictures. :yes:

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 07:25 PM

Anyone know which model body that interior was for? With the fuel cell maybe a stock car but I don't believe stock cars used fuel cell then.

The Champion paper interior taught us how pretty and realistic a few bends could make an interior look.

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 07:37 PM

Don,

I think they were used with all the original CP-100 series SW chassis 701-707 motored cars.

The fuel cell is something that I added for more detail.

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Posted 20 September 2013 - 08:08 PM

i get a kick out of saving old warped and hole riddled bodies. the old paint is killer too, i think PDL said its because of the lead.

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Posted 23 September 2013 - 03:37 PM

See... :shok: .... Told ya it's Big Block

Cox ISO, Champion 707 shunted, 8/39 Kemtron/Cox Gear.

American Muscle car... "Got Punch?" :aggressive:

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Posted 23 September 2013 - 04:21 PM

Whooo, this thing is doomed to handle like the real thing! The 707 will twist that Cox frame to pieces...

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Posted 23 September 2013 - 05:05 PM

Whooo, this thing is doomed to handle like the real thing! The 707 will twist that Cox frame to pieces...

Maybe the 'A' pillar will crack again from the frame twisting torque :bb:

It's one of those Big Block, 4-sp, 4:88 geared "sit down, hold on and shut-up" kinda rides :shok: :heart: :shout:

I don't care how it handles ... :laugh2:

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Posted 26 September 2013 - 01:49 PM

Does anyone know who produced this body?

Pactra maybe?

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Posted 02 October 2013 - 10:35 AM

Bob,

Very nice work...inspirational as they say !!!

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Posted 03 December 2013 - 02:10 PM

WOW, that thing must do just about everything, but, stay on the track................

Nice job. Real Vintage look.

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 07:06 PM

Thanks for the comps gents....

"Grossly overpowered" about 15 ohms worth.

Like @ 2:15 .... lol

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Posted 04 December 2013 - 10:11 PM

Overpowered? Who cares when the car looks this good :good: Bet it's a whole heap 'O FUN to drive great car Bob :sun_bespectacled:

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Posted 09 December 2013 - 02:03 AM

Whooo, this thing is doomed to handle like the real thing! .....

Dokk, Like this? In this case the driver is NOT helping much.

Paul, the car in the video is representative ... now picture it with a guide flag :dash2: ... and the slo-mo helps to see what is going ~~wrong~~ FUN ... :shok: :laugh2:

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Posted 26 January 2014 - 12:51 AM

Got to take it out for a spin for the first time tonight after practice for the "Ice Breaker Oval Extravaganza".

The car ran super smooth, had great (vintage) straightaway speed once the tires hooked and it handled much better then I expected. This would have been a 'real runner' back in the day. :good:

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Posted 29 May 2014 - 10:12 PM

Beauty Build Mr. Gator Bob. :king: Candy apple red colored too - I need some bruiser motors like that!!

Runner back in the day? Let's run the car again - I'll take some video this time...if you let me pull the trigger a few laps :love:

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Posted 18 April 2015 - 12:36 PM

:good: Charlie...

That 'Vette-ratcha' car hasn't seen the light of day in a year. I'll bring that beast to the drag proxy just for S&Grins

This video just found me :shok: Speaking of 'saved'.

The "Gulf One"

1963 Corvette Z06 race car driven by Dr. Dick Thompson aka "The Flying Dentist" sold for $1,050,000 at the 2009 Mecum Auction held in Kissimmee, Florida.

I always loved these GS Corvettes. :heart:

:clapping: Here it is.

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