JollySipper Posted December 27, 2024 Posted December 27, 2024 Hey, guys........ Mr. Hoving of the CCC posted a group of Corvettes that had been painted by my hero, Mr. Watson, on the 'gram earlier. This pic of the best looking 'vette that I think I've ever seen was among the set....... Just wanted to share, figuring y'all would enjoy seeing it....... I hope it's okay to post! If you all have any kustom Corvette pics, please feel free to post them up! 5
milo1303s Posted December 27, 2024 Posted December 27, 2024 Are you sure about that cause he painted the X Sonic and I really don't care for bubble tops or vettes but this ones is my favorite!! 3
JollySipper Posted December 28, 2024 Author Posted December 28, 2024 Yea, it's kind of difficult to beat the X Sonic, but we could at least say the one in the OP is in the same league...............
1972coronet Posted December 29, 2024 Posted December 29, 2024 Cool car. Awesome story. Motion Performance Survivor Story: Dave Ankenbauer’s 1972 Phase-III 454 ZL-X Corvette - Corvette Report 2
Monty Posted December 29, 2024 Posted December 29, 2024 11 hours ago, Sledsel said: How about this 'vette? 4
Monty Posted December 29, 2024 Posted December 29, 2024 On 12/27/2024 at 4:20 PM, JollySipper said: Hey, guys........ Mr. Hoving of the CCC posted a group of Corvettes that had been painted by my hero, Mr. Watson, on the 'gram earlier. This pic of the best looking 'vette that I think I've ever seen was among the set....... Just wanted to share, figuring y'all would enjoy seeing it....... I hope it's okay to post! If you all have any kustom Corvette pics, please feel free to post them up! IIRC, it's a Mako Shark 1
JollySipper Posted December 29, 2024 Author Posted December 29, 2024 1 hour ago, Monty said: IIRC, it's a Mako Shark Probably common knowledge to you guys............ I see there was a kit of it, too! Very cool car......
Monty Posted December 30, 2024 Posted December 30, 2024 (edited) 3 hours ago, JollySipper said: Probably common knowledge to you guys............ I see there was a kit of it, too! Very cool car...... A couple kits that kinda resemble the picture you posted. MPC's kit goes back to 1966 and has been rereleased a number of times. From what I've seen in various model forums, about half of them show the builder had an issue making the hood fit down properly on the lower fenders. As much as I'd love to build this car, I'm not sure my "plastic surgery" skills could correct an issue like that. The other one (there may be more, IDK) is a 1/32 kit from Monogram. I only recently learned it existed, and it may actually be a re-boxed Aurora kit. (Monogram had also acquired the molds for some 1/25 Aurora kits and released them in the '70s under their own label.) Edited December 30, 2024 by Monty 1
Monty Posted December 30, 2024 Posted December 30, 2024 Age-wise, that looks like it would be a possible stablemate for the original Mako Shark (1961?)
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 30, 2024 Posted December 30, 2024 12 minutes ago, Monty said: Age-wise, that looks like it would be a possible stablemate for the original Mako Shark (1961?) 1959. It was actually raced too. 2
1930fordpickup Posted December 30, 2024 Posted December 30, 2024 In the 1970s and early 1980s there was a custom Vette craze going on in the car world. Straight off of the kit car to dune boggy world of fiberglass customs. That first Pic looks to be hand picked per the owners tastes. 1
Daddyfink Posted December 30, 2024 Posted December 30, 2024 Loved this goofy thing when I was a kid! LOL!
Pierre Rivard Posted December 30, 2024 Posted December 30, 2024 A toss up between Bill's choice and this one 3
Monty Posted December 30, 2024 Posted December 30, 2024 55 minutes ago, Daddyfink said: Loved this goofy thing when I was a kid! LOL! Words fail me in expressing how much I hate that thing. Here's the one I owned for 20 years. 1 1
Lownslow Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 2 hours ago, Perspective Customs said: id be all over one of these or a Corvorado
sfhess Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 6 hours ago, Perspective Customs said: Barris creation?
Perspective Customs Posted December 31, 2024 Posted December 31, 2024 13 hours ago, sfhess said: Barris creation? I believe so.
Lownslow Posted January 1 Posted January 1 11 hours ago, Perspective Customs said: I believe so. they were its called the Barrister and i believe all 12 still exist
milo1303s Posted January 1 Posted January 1 On 12/27/2024 at 6:37 PM, milo1303s said: Are you sure about that cause he painted the X Sonic and I really don't care for bubble tops or vettes but this ones is my favorite!! Since this post has any other vette been painted by Larry Watson ???
stitchdup Posted January 1 Posted January 1 5 minutes ago, milo1303s said: Since this post has any other vette been painted by Larry Watson ??? https://www.customcarchronicle.com/cc-builders/larry-watson-c-painter/larry-watson-fifties-corvettes/ https://www.customcarchronicle.com/cc-builders/larry-watson-c-painter/watson-60s-corvettes/ and a better than usual barris vette https://www.customcarchronicle.com/custom-cars/barris-asteroid-corvette-hemmings/
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