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Chip Foose Streamlines the 1963 Split-Window Corvette
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Chip Foose Streamlines the 1963 Split-Window Corvette

October 14, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Chip Foose customizes one of his dream cars, one from the year he was born; the 1963 split-window Chevy Corvette. [More…]
One-Owner 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie
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Dennis Collins Finds One-Owner ’59 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie in Georgia

July 7, 2020 Roadkill Customs
Dennis Collins and crew head to Georgia to save a 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie that has been sitting in the same spot since the 70s. [More…]
Foose on Design ~ Redesigning the Soft Lines of the Chevrolet C5 Corvette
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Foose on Design ~ Redesigning the Chevrolet C5 Corvette

November 4, 2019 Roadkill Customs
To see what might be possible with this 21st-century fiberglass sports car, Hagerty asked Chip Foose for his take on the design. [More…]
Corvette Found and Rescued from River
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River Find ~ Corvette Found and Rescued (kinda) at Boat Launch

October 20, 2019 Roadkill Customs
They have no idea how long the car has been in the river but succeeded in pulling the sunken Chevy Corvette classic car out of the river… [More…]
Redesigning The 1967 Corvette Stingray Into A Modern Car
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Redesigning The ’67 Corvette Stingray Into A Modern Car

October 6, 2019 Roadkill Customs
What if the 1967 Corvette Stingray was made today with modern manufacturing methods and design? Here’s TheSketchMonkey’s take. [More…]
1964 Chevrolet Corvette
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1964 Chevrolet Corvette Pro-Touring Build

August 14, 2019 Roadkill Customs
via Hand Built Cars ~ Pro-Touring.com member Poorhousenext’s 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Pro-Touring Build. [More…]
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This 1963 Corvette Destroys Super Cars!

June 6, 2019 Roadkill Customs
This 1963 Corvette Destroys Super Cars! In this episode, we test out Superformance’s 1963 Corvette Grand Sport! It is insane. [More…]
1972 Chevy C3 Corvette
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Brothers Bond Over Co-owned 1972 Chevy C3 Corvette

May 30, 2019 Roadkill Customs
Two brothers realized they could do and experience more in life if they started sharing. And what better to share than classic American iron? [More…]
The Insane Build of the C1-RS ~ A 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
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The Insane Build of the C1RS ~ A 1962 Chevrolet Corvette

April 28, 2019 Roadkill Customs
The build snowballed into something akin to a GM-built concept car ~ a modern ’62 Corvette infused with Europeanesque supercar-style touches. [More…]
Roadkill's Junkyard 1956 Buick Hack
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Junkyard 1956 Buick / Corvette Chassis Swap Hack

August 15, 2016 Roadkill Customs
Finnegan and Freiburger literally hack a 1956 Buick Century out of a thorn bush it’s been sitting in for 25 years, then drop it on a Corvette chassis. [More…]

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