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Old 01-16-2024, 01:43 PM
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Default 1958 MacMinn sure looks like a c3!

especially the front looks like a 74 on. wonder what c3 would look like with rear skirts..
sure love Jay.. a great historian, hope he keeps posting and going!

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Originally Posted by interpon
especially the front looks like a 74 on. wonder what c3 would look like with rear skirts..
sure love Jay.. a great historian, hope he keeps posting and going!

https://youtu.be/H1q0tiWR3kc?si=-j59_TMrD5K_9sEw
I watched the vid last evening and thought the same thing. The side "scoops" are certainly Corvette details MacMinn pulled from. Wouldn't surprise me if the Banshee/C3 designers weren't influenced by it. Did you notice how rough the inside of the body is - kinda surprised me but with the description of how thin the fiberglass is it makes sense.
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I also agree with the first two comments. I don't remember the original car but was reading car the mags back in the day. Maybe since the car rebuild is so new they have not completed the interior. Jay didn't show much of the interior if I remember correctly. It was funny watching them climb into it. I can relate.
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The c3 is a all time classic. Almost all the "improvements" I've seen are a dismal failure.
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L Q Q K S more like a JAG - XKE

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