S SpiketheBike Member Feb 22, 2017 #1 Anyone any idea what this glorious beast is? Best view I could get. Was sat burbling in a traffic jam in Sarasota in Florida, so I'm guessing V12 maybe. Sounded wonderful. Attachments tmp_7462-20170221_1650401781731810.jpg 74.2 KB · Views: 1,313
Anyone any idea what this glorious beast is? Best view I could get. Was sat burbling in a traffic jam in Sarasota in Florida, so I'm guessing V12 maybe. Sounded wonderful.
S SpiketheBike Member Feb 22, 2017 #3 Yeah I was thinking Corvette. I got a glimpse of the front and thought I'd seen crossed flags.
R RickRob Lifer Ifold, West Sussex Feb 22, 2017 #4 Sticky is correct - a 1955 Corvette to be precise. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=55+corvette+replica&biw=1024&bih=672&noj=1&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjeiNaTw6TSAhUnDMAKHbu4A2MQ_AUIigEoAg#imgrc=VeXLDVdSTXiFwM: Nice
Sticky is correct - a 1955 Corvette to be precise. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=55+corvette+replica&biw=1024&bih=672&noj=1&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjeiNaTw6TSAhUnDMAKHbu4A2MQ_AUIigEoAg#imgrc=VeXLDVdSTXiFwM: Nice
buzyg Lifer Cornwall Feb 22, 2017 #6 pp1600 said: Replica with hints of a 55 corvette. Never an original I'm afraid. Click to expand... Yup the six exhaust pipes are sure not original. :wink: What a fine looking car. 8)
pp1600 said: Replica with hints of a 55 corvette. Never an original I'm afraid. Click to expand... Yup the six exhaust pipes are sure not original. :wink: What a fine looking car. 8)
S SpiketheBike Member Feb 23, 2017 #8 buzyg said: pp1600 said: Replica with hints of a 55 corvette. Never an original I'm afraid. Click to expand... Yup the six exhaust pipes are sure not original. :wink: What a fine looking car. 8) Click to expand... ronk said: Not my cup o' tea! Click to expand... I can see it might be an acquired taste. Does it for me though, and the sound was lovely.
buzyg said: pp1600 said: Replica with hints of a 55 corvette. Never an original I'm afraid. Click to expand... Yup the six exhaust pipes are sure not original. :wink: What a fine looking car. 8) Click to expand... ronk said: Not my cup o' tea! Click to expand... I can see it might be an acquired taste. Does it for me though, and the sound was lovely.
B Bumpy Senior member Whitby, Ontario, Canada Feb 23, 2017 #9 My guess is it's a '57 Vette arse end, spliced on to a more modern version, maybe a C5 chassis. I wonder what the front end looks like ?
My guess is it's a '57 Vette arse end, spliced on to a more modern version, maybe a C5 chassis. I wonder what the front end looks like ?