LT5-Powered 1958 Corvette Restomod - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

ghlkal · 06-07-2023

Very nice ... on BaT

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...t-corvette-68/

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This 1958 Chevrolet Corvette was acquired by the owner in 2017 as an unfinished project and was subsequently refurbished and modified by Automotion Classics of Troy, New York, and debuted at the 2018 SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Work included stripping, modifying, and refinishing the body, reupholstering the interior, installing a custom chassis with C4 front and rear suspension components, QA1 adjustable coilovers, C5 disc brakes, and a Holley HP EFI system as well as a 5.7-liter LT5 DOHC V8 linked to a TCI 6X six-speed automatic transmission and a Dana 44 rear axle with a limited-slip differential.

tccrab · 06-08-2023

Is it my imagination, or did the builder forget to polish the throttle body (or was afraid to)?
Awesome looking car, but almost seems sacrilegious to restomod a '58.
So few survived, but as an old friend said so succinctly, there's a butt for every seat.

Crabs

WARP TEN · 06-08-2023

Not my cup of tea. With those headlights the car looks like this guy.--Bob

Z51JEFF · 06-12-2023

Looks like all the rest of the RESTOMODS out there.

Great White · 06-19-2023

Aside from the horrendous headlights, they got rid of two of the '58s most defining features, the tail lights and the sail exit exhaust. I understand the want for restomodding (fuel injection, newer brakes, etc.) but I wouldn't give them a dime for a car that needs so much work to make it look good again (at least in my opinion.)

06-08-2023	#2
tccrab Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Folsom CA Posts: 1,655	Re: LT5-Powered 1958 Corvette Restomod Is it my imagination, or did the builder forget to polish the throttle body (or was afraid to)? Awesome looking car, but almost seems sacrilegious to restomod a '58. So few survived, but as an old friend said so succinctly, there's a butt for every seat. Crabs __________________ TomC '90ZR1 #792 Honorary Pirate [B]If it ain't FUN, you're doing something terribly WRONG. [/B]

06-12-2023	#4
Z51JEFF Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fremont,Ca Posts: 3,079	Re: LT5-Powered 1958 Corvette Restomod Looks like all the rest of the RESTOMODS out there.

06-19-2023	#5
Great White Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Misery Posts: 79	Re: LT5-Powered 1958 Corvette Restomod Aside from the horrendous headlights, they got rid of two of the '58s most defining features, the tail lights and the sail exit exhaust. I understand the want for restomodding (fuel injection, newer brakes, etc.) but I wouldn't give them a dime for a car that needs so much work to make it look good again (at least in my opinion.)