Rossi

Vette rebody...sigh

http://www.purerossi.com/

http://tinyurl.com/27x42ya

Google 'rossi 66' and you get a zillion hits.

Larry

I saw something on this car somewhere, can't find it now. It is on 2009(?) chassis worth 140K and part of profits from the limited run go to charity.

Denis

I was at a car show over the fourth of July and ran across this convertible Vette rebody. It was built on a 2004 Corvette.

It looked really neat from a distance but up close seemed out of proportion. I like the split window rebody better (from the pictures anyways).

I'm sorry, but rebodied vettes just don't do it for me.

Remember this one....?

That's a 789.

Sits on a Corvette C6 chassis, front styled like a 57 Chevy, side like a 58, rear like a 59. Hence the designation "789".

There was one at one of our local car shows a few months ago.

John

To me this just reflects the fact that auto design has gotten so boring people are turning to the past looking for distinctive looking cars. I remember a time when you could tell what make the car was from a mile away just because the cars shapes and appearances were all different from each other. Now a days you have to actualy walk up and look at the emblem on the car to tell who makes it.
This is why I dropped all my car magazines about new cars. They are boring. The only cars that have distinctive appearance are reserved for the well off. I seem to remember when just about anyone who could buy a new car could choose what he thought looked best and spoke to them. I remember waiting to see what the next years cars would look like because it was exciting. Now it is boring, they all look the same.
I have decide to find a new hobby. Cars no longer do it for me.

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Now it is boring, they all look the same.

Ditto all that.

Well put.

Larry

They build that 67 vette convertible rebody near Chattanooga, TN. I've seen it out on the road a time or two and I think it looks pretty good.

Check out the link to a Gallery of photos:

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Originally posted by 1973 Pantera:
They build that 67 vette convertible rebody near Chattanooga, TN. I've seen it out on the road a time or two and I think it looks pretty good.

I don't understand. The guy that brought the white Rossi says it will not be in production for a year or two, although I have seen several remakes of the older vettes with various styles (like we do with our Pantera fenders , etc).

There are several companies out there doing this to new Vettes. one of the best is a company called http://www.karlkustomcorvettes.com/ Karl Kustoms. They are a large Chevy dealer that have a shop on the side and build Coupes and Converts that look similar to 63 and 67 Vettes. They are a good customer of mine that buy lots of wheels with vintage style that clear the modern brakes and suspension.