Questionable modifications: pictures inside!

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TEAMDiablo3
no, what they destroyed was a stingray and thats just not cool, i did see the movie though.
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The Sting Ray was sold throughout 1977. The name stopped meaning anything after 1972, so whether they used a Sting-Ray or not, if it was made after 1972 it sucked anyways.
TEAMDiablo3
Most of the corvettes that sucked were made in the 90's.
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Hm? The 70's were by far the worst years for the Corvette. They couldn't handle (as every Corvette made after 1984 could), and they weren't fast (as every Corvette made after 1992 was). The 50's is second, then the 80's. After that is most likely the 90's or 60's.
TEAMDiablo3
Im pretty sure in the 80's, they kept just adding on features and different body options to the stingray but im not too sure.
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That would be the 70's, then. The Corvette was completely and totally redesigned in 1983, for the 1984 model year. Throughout the 70's, all the Corvette did was get uglier and slower as time passed.
UnoMOTO
Other things that Getting high in the seventies might make you do!
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All of those are 7000% better than the Corvette from Corvette Summer. With the exception of the first and third one, they also look quite a bit better than they did originally. That purple one even looks like Silhouette II, which is the epitome of awesome.
 
Toronado

All of those are 7000% better than the Corvette from Corvette Summer. With the exception of the first and third one, they also look quite a bit better than they did originally. That purple one even looks like Silhouette II, which is the epitome of awesome.
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Sorry to hear that :crazy: I guess I should have posted the link that I found those from. It was a club of wagon vette owners.
 
the orange one at the bottom has been made into a 1:18 scale car at some point by a company somewhere. ive seen one on some different forums.
its a limited edition model of something like 20.
 
I honestly don't think that theres anything sexier than a Corvette shooting brake, they're sweet.
 
the only problem with those 'vettes is that they're not to Toronado's liking and thus, instant crap... or so it would seem.
 
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I don't quite know what's worse... the wing, or the whole rear end. Yes, R34 tails on a G35...
 
Oh lord thats bad.

That a G35 with Japanese plate or a V35 Skyline?
 
-Diego-
the only problem with those 'vettes is that they're not to Toronado's liking and thus, instant crap... or so it would seem.
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What are you talking about? I said I did like them, and that they did look better than stock. I called one "the epitome of awesome," for crying out loud:
Toronado
With the exception of the first and third one, they also look quite a bit better than they did originally. That purple one even looks like Silhouette II, which is the epitome of awesome.
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So what are you referring to?
 
nothing too transcending, so keep your knickers on

You sometimes imply that whatever you don't like is instantly crap, and that's about it.

but if you really really have to know:

Though the Corvette they messed up was probably made after 1972, so it probably sucked to being with.
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Sting-Ray or not, if it was made after 1972 it sucked anyways.
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The 70's were by far the worst years for the Corvette. They couldn't handle and they weren't fast
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Throughout the 70's, all the Corvette did was get uglier and slower as time passed.
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so in short, you imply that because you don't like the Corvettes of the 70s, they are instantly crap.
 
Actually there was a Mini like that running around over here it looked pretty rediculous because the owner was in his 40's or 50's. It had Rav4 taillights too. :lol:
 
Actually you are a bit right about the vette's in the 70's.

My dad was telling me about the one he used to have. He said was once you got over 130, it felt like you were basically floating on air ( It was actually a big problem, alot of 70's corvettes flipped or crashed because of that ). he also told me that the handling was not too great either ( i believe that has alot to do with the length of the car, but thats just my opinion )

But, its an awesome looking and sounding car nonetheless.
 
That Mini is on the line between rice and track and it could be very cool depending on whats underneath. As far as vette in the 70s, many American cars in the 70s were far less than perfect and I forgive the Corvette because unlike performance legends from Ford and Mopar, the Corvette managed to stick by it's original formula (though somewhat diluted by emissions and safety regulations that GM had little control over)
 
-Diego-
so in short, you imply that because you don't like the Corvettes of the 70s, they are instantly crap.
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Which is by far the popular opinion of the Corvette during the 70's (specifically after 1972, when emissions control overflowed the cars and the chrome was replaced with plastic), so I don't understand why you felt the need to bring this up. Are you trying to say that the 70's were not the worst years for the Corvette? Are you trying to say they weren't slow (they were)? Are you trying to say they could handle (they really couldn't)?
You seem to think that my opinion alone is what I'm basing that statement on, when it is in fact both my opinion and the overall majority (by a very wide margin) sentiment of the car. Even when my opinion doesn't agree with the general sentiment, I still generally go with the overall sentiment regardless and then state my personal opinion afterwards.
 
Indeed. The EPA effectively ended the era of the muscle car. They gave no prior warning, which meant that cars that were not designed to take the restrictions into account got slammed. Leaned-out carburetors, catalytic converters, all effectively strangled the life out of engines that were not designed for such devices to be installed. As a result, cars in the 70s were sluggish, and 5mph bumpers slapped on without design consideration ruined many a beautiful car.
 
3-Wheel Drive
Indeed. The EPA effectively ended the era of the muscle car. They gave no prior warning, which meant that cars that were not designed to take the restrictions into account got slammed. Leaned-out carburetors, catalytic converters, all effectively strangled the life out of engines that were not designed for such devices to be installed. As a result, cars in the 70s were sluggish, and 5mph bumpers slapped on without design consideration ruined many a beautiful car.
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Thats why I take those things into account when looking into a car from the 70s before just saying its crap
 
nah, man. My point was made in the first post on this subject... what you don't like is instantly crap in your eyes.

I happen to think that the 70s Corvettes design was pretty out there. Maybe they didn't handle well or were fast enough, but that's not to say they were crap... "oh my car doesn't handle well above 130 mph"... that's a sign of God, telling you to slow the hell down!

They didn't handle well compared to the Corvettes of the latter years, but living in the 70s there was no way to say the 80s models were better. If you'd just think about the time (where the EPA was controlling all emissions and demanding everyone lower them) you'd understand GM had to do what they did.

Where are your sources on saying the 70s models were the slowest and worst?

EDIT: You know what, don't cite your sources and stop arguing. This thread is for pics and for making fun of questionable mods, I don't have the time nor the brain power at the moment to engage in some stupid argument. But thanks for trying. :)
 
I snapped this on the way to class today.

The Jesus fish adds so much spiritual power he needs the spolier to keep his Ion from ascending into heaven.

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Because at the speeds an ion can reach, it may just take off whilst stood still.
 
Aren't those a little contradictory? you've got the the christian faith, and the sinful uber world of the street-racer look...
 
You need to be careful with such an expensive car.

Even looking at it could cause depreciation.

Luckily I think those can be taken off.
 

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