C3 for me. All day, every day.
I do like the C8 a lot too, but the rear end seems a bit incongruous to the rest of the car, design-wise.
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C3 for me. All day, every day.
I do like the C8 a lot too, but the rear end seems a bit incongruous to the rest of the car, design-wise.
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I have my M3 with Hagerty. Only limitation is not to run errands with it, and not to drive to work regularly, but occasionally is fine. You can pay a surcharge to drive it as a daily. No mileage restrictions either - they told me they want us to drive our cars as much as we want.
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C3 for me. All day, every day.
I do like the C8 a lot too, but the rear end seems a bit incongruous to the rest of the car, design-wise.
In the 70's, my neighbor across the street had 2 late-model C3's that I wasn't crazy about. But when I attended UofT, there was a white 70-72 convertible in the parking lot every day, year-round that I fell in love with - I couldn't put my finger on it at first, but then realized it was the side grills and chrome bumpers vs the plastic bumpers (even though I hated chrome). A '69 C3 restomod is on my short list of future cars.
I was just going to say the same.
I'm not a purist.
Keep the body shape, but personally, the interior needs to be updated.
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There was an awesome project I saw a while back that seems to have disappeared from the net. completely modernized custom interior, LED recessed headlights, bumpers rechromed in hyperblack. I'll keep looking.
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And the owner's build thread:
They had to eff up the rear end to accommodate the golfers. If it wasn't for the 2-bag minimum requirement it would look a lot better. It's also a car that looks much better in person and the rear end doesn't look nearly as bad in a walk-around.C3 for me. All day, every day.
I do like the C8 a lot too, but the rear end seems a bit incongruous to the rest of the car, design-wise.
I've always loved the 72 Vert in the Rush Hour movie.
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We take take a look at the 1972 Chevrolet Corvette convertible featured in the movie Rush Hour 2 starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan - Corvette Fever Magazine
Not sure why he has B plate. Maybe old one rusted away.
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Nice.
I'd try to keep the exterior as stock-looking as possible, but I like the updated grills and the recessed door handles.
Also, pop-up headlights are such a C3 thang, I think I'd keep those in my dream build. LEDs, yes, though!
They had to eff up the rear end to accommodate the golfers. If it wasn't for the 2-bag minimum requirement it would look a lot better. It's also a car that looks much better in person and the rear end doesn't look nearly as bad in a walk-around.
I've always loved the 72 Vert in the Rush Hour movie.
Rush Hour 2 1972 Corvette - Rushing Where?
We take take a look at the 1972 Chevrolet Corvette convertible featured in the movie Rush Hour 2 starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan - Corvette Fever Magazinewww.motortrend.com
Yes! That Vette Vert was pretty much the star of that show for me. Just like the 964 Turbo in Bad Boys!
T-Top for me, please.
As for the C8 rear end looking better in person, I've seen many up close and...
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Yeah I watched this. My conclusion: to have another roughly 600hp (real, based on dyno plots these new ZR1s generate) and barely edge out the GT3 RS is a significant eye-opener. Imagine how much more alive that GT3 must feel in corners, and the level of accuracy the chassis and drivetrain provide compared to the 'vette to even get close to a mid-engined 1060hp (to the wheels, according to the dynos) supercar.
You get what you paid for with either of them.
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Nice. I'd go with a 67 big block. I drove a mid 70's anniversary edition when I was about 19. Girlfriend's sister owned it. POS. Though to be fair everything domestic was a POS.C3 for me. All day, every day.
I do like the C8 a lot too, but the rear end seems a bit incongruous to the rest of the car, design-wise.
The Anniversary Edition would have been 1978 and yes the late ‘70s was a very sad time for car enthusiasts.I was in high school at the time and had a part time job as a car jockey at Budget Rent a Car and got to drive pretty much every thing North American made. To say the cars were asthmatic and underpowered is an understatement. The only car they had that could do a decent burnout was a Chrysler Mirada with a 318, it was sort of an updated Cordoba.The quality of North American cars at that time was horrendous, especially Chryslers. If you ever get the chance, read Lee Iacocca’s biography, he goes into great detail about it. Very sad times indeed.
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When I was in the UK we had a Chinese guy come into the group. He went out and bought a car and as we were all interested in what he’d got we asked what it was.
“I got a great deal on this car, very powerful!” was what he said. He'd bought this…
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We asked if he'd gotten an insurance quote yet. No, was the answer.
The car was up on bricks within a few weeks and the wheels were stolen.
It was a ridiculously overpowered tunable rally car for the mass market.
“I got a great deal on this car, very powerful!” was what he said. He'd bought this…
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We asked if he'd gotten an insurance quote yet. No, was the answer.
The car was up on bricks within a few weeks and the wheels were stolen.
It was a ridiculously overpowered tunable rally car for the mass market.
I vaguely remember reading about those. Cosworth also supplied the drivetrain for a special edition Vega prior to that. Fun,sporty,affordable cars are almost non existent these days. The last one I think I would have considered was the Civic Si coupe although they still make a 4 door version. Something about a 4 door just doesn’t appeal to me.When I was in the UK we had a Chinese guy come into the group. He went out and bought a car and as we were all interested in what he’d got we asked what it was.
“I got a great deal on this car, very powerful!” was what he said. He'd bought this…
Ford Escort RS Cosworth - Wikipedia
We asked if he'd gotten an insurance quote yet. No, was the answer.
The car was up on bricks within a few weeks and the wheels were stolen.
It was a ridiculously overpowered tunable rally car for the mass market.
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Miata.
Yes, they’re pushing $50k now with the GT package., but what isn’t. Very nice car and once you’ve had a convertible it’s pretty hard to live without one. My mom had a ‘68 Firebird convertible and I’ve loved them ever since. A word of advice though, don’t ever get a convertible with a black interior, you’ll bake in it. Mazda use to offer some real nice parchment and tan leather interiors in their Mx-5 (Miata), now I think they just offer black.
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I don't know what the GT package is, but a base Miata starts at $35k
