tlr3715

I came across a picture on the below web page today. On car 16 the Studebaker Dictator you can see a C5 in the background made to look like a C1... thought it looked quite nice actually.

http://t.autos.msn.com/research/buyi...ver-1#image=12

swpowell

Hey! You are right, does look good.
I like the colour combo. Nice find.

Edit:
Poked around a bit and found this:
http://www.corvetteblog.com/2007/04/...c-c5-corvette/


Edit2:
Here is the company
http://www.crcoachworks.com/design.phtml

usgecko

Personally I think it looks hideous, the windshield to name but one horrible aspect.
And for $65k - madness, but that's just me.

BADBIRDCAGE

It's not just you. But I must say it is better than the kit to make it into a 53/54/55. This one I can see and still keep my dinner down.

o2bnkc

You're very right! None of the these guys that do these can figure out a way to put a c1 windshield on these things. That's what makes them so crappy looking.

RC000E

Whoever drives that needs backhanded...

K-Spaz

I think you guys have spent too much money on controlled substances, you should lay off that stuff. Those cars kick ***, big time. They are one sweet ride. There's a few companies doing them now, on C5 and C6 chassis. There were at least 3 C6's at Carlisle this year, all 63 and up conversions. Personally, I like that CRC 62 version the best. You need to see one in person, and you'll get the idea. For you guys to complain about the windshield? Seriously? You'd probably complain if you were hung with a new rope!

Vetteman Jack

I've seen a few of the conversions that actually did look pretty darn good. The one in the #12 pic did not look bad, at least from what could be seen.

OkieBikerDude

I took these pics several years ago when I was Vettless for a time. I thought the conversion was very well done and it attracted a lot of attention.

Okie

o2bnkc

I've seen several in person and they look like crap. If you've ever owned a c1 and c2, you would realize that. Now go back to your can of Plasticdip.

usgecko

Hey - each to their own but why pay 65k plus get a donor car when you could buy a real great looking classic C1 instead?

And yeah the windshield looks like

jcsperson

I'd much prefer a Restomod with modern running gear. All these look like compromises in one respect or another.

Wkeil99hardtopred

horrid

Dave Seigler

Seen many. Restored one C1 , working on my second. These are just a waste of money for dentists and lawyers with too much cash and too few brain cells.

But one or the other.

You want a reliable C1? Then build it properly.

sfc rick

Seen them parked next to mine at car shows.......Mine is much better. Horrible way to recreate the C1 -2 and completely screw up the windshield.

K-Spaz

Now just wait a cotton-pick'n minute here! First, Dave and usgecko, I don't WANT a C1! I, like many, like the way they look, but that is where it ends. I want a newer car. I can't drive one of those other than for the novelty. I have no interest in having a car that is driven 100 miles a year. I suppose some of the conversions are the same way, but if I had one, I'd drive it 8 months of the year. Who would want to drive a C1 daily? Sorry, not me. I like fuel injection (electronic type), engine management, up to date suspension, etc.

Then, Rick. Now you've done about as many mods to a car as can be done. Look at that Avatar for crying out loud. Now you stop in at this thread and complain that someone ELSE did a body conversion? I love the way your car looks, but, I like these 62 conversions as well. Ok, I'm not thrilled with the 63, I admit that. But I wouldn't own a 63 if it was 1/2 money of a 66. To each their own.

Nearly every person on this forum mods cars, and some even go so far as to say an unmodded car is stale and boring. So here's one seriously modded, with considerable time and effort I might add, and it gets bashed... Go figure?

o2bnkc

o2bnkc

I have to disagree with you here. My 62 (avitar) was my every day driver in the summer. It was a blast to drive and easy to work on and upkeep. After that I had a 65 roadster that I did the same with. I had no problem not having fuel injection, power brakes, power steering, etc. on the 62. Shoot, it was a blast to get groceries in! The 65 was the same, only a little more refined, but I did drive them daily. Where did this myth come from that old vettes need to sit in the garage?

K-Spaz

How long ago are we talking about daily driving these things? If that was the 70's, well, fair enough, but today I'd take a retro'd C5 instead.

People generally make do with whatever they have the means to accomplish. For me, I bought a nice looking Vette that needed mechanical and electrical repairs because that is what I have tools and experience to work with. I don't have a paint shop or place to do body work. It's messy, and needs to be clean at the same time. I don't have the means to do a restoration on an old car like that. And I don't mean the cash, though I don't have unlimited cash either.

These CRC kits to me look amazing. I don't expect them to change the windshield angle. When I look at Rick's car above, I don't bust on him because he's got a widebody kit on the thing, like, "Well Rick, that body's NOT the same as a REAL C5". It is what it is, I appreciate all the things that make it NOT a Stock C5. That's the whole idea. This would be like me saying I think his car is a piece of crap because it has different fenders and a different hood and I just can't get myself to accept that change...

I'm not sure if it's a myth about C1's not being daily drivers, but I do not see many of them out around here. In fact, I can't remember the last time I saw one other than at a car show, and I could go back 20 years and that's probably still true.

I'm also guilty of disliking some stuff folks here do to Vette's. I saw one painted flat black the other day, and it got WAY less bashing than these CRC kits. Like, none at all...

sfc rick

Oh I'm fine with people thinking my car looks like crap

And the C1 make believe is ok in my opinion....but you'd seriously think they would have done the one iconic part that stands out the most....the windshield!

I've seen the insides really up close, (cause I was in the research phase for my color change) and knew then I could do it too.

I never begrudge a guys honest opinion....everyone has one. Even the Puritans with big buckle black shoes who freak about modded Vettes....