Features Corvette hot rods - picture thread

LB, concerning that pic of the 'vette line-up...these days it'll be a row of C5, C6 and C7 Corvettes. What a drag, they've become the Toyota Camry of the 21st century. I remember when seeing a Corvette on the street was something special.

 

There was a c6 at the cruise night Friday with slicks, it sounded like a prostock car! I was mildly impressed. Oh he did park with the hot rods instead of the vette guys.

 

Out for a cruise yesterday.
Stopped to see if I needed anything.

 

Did someone mention L-88????....

 

Should have kept cleaning, that blue blob is highly OT.

 

I didn't but I can tell the time, it's 427.

 

So tell me why my 67 Nova is considered OT on the HAMB?
Cuz thems' is the rules.
What you say @Moriarity?

 

Not a problem

I just figured that a picture of my car at the show was ok.
I figured it is like when someone takes a picture of their car in a parking lot and there are other cars in the background.

It’s cool.

 

posted by caseyajones here:https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/billetproof-hot-rod-eruption-drags-2019.1162008/

 

I’m waiting for the 2020 to come out. It looks like corvette is recapturing it’s youth a bit.


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The title of the thread is hot rod corvette not stock corvettes thread! Sorry, I could help myself or my sarcasm as I thought to a conversation several pages back. The off topic 69’ corvette 427 car I had while in the navy had an L88 hood and side pipes. It sure was fun. I have always loved the L88 cars! And yes the corvette guys gave me a hard time for mine not being stock fender flares and slotted mags in all!!


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Just in case that one person on earth that didn't know that is a Corvette comes by.

 

Hard to fathom there might be a circle of people that would consider the 67 L-88 OT.
Even on the HAMB!

 

The car is a hot rod alright..... All 562 stock horsepower of it....

 

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At Roadknights Car Club, Blue Light Special Show, Loveland, CO

 

Internet down trying this with my phone for the first time. Will get back to posting when internet connection gets fixed

 

I’ve seen this one before and never get tired of it!


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Absolutely!! The California "yellow plate" really defines the era of this picture. For those who wouldn't necessarily know, the "yellow plate" license predates the better-known "black plate" era of the later '60's. I don't think the yellow-plate was issued after about 1960 or '61. I faintly remember the change-over although my first Corvette ('58) had yellow plates when I bought it in 1961.

 

Saw this today on a gasser page:




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^ this caught my attention as I’m currently modifying my 63 to go a whole lot quicker




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The yellow and black plate went up until 62. In 63 they switched to the black and yellow. The yellow & black plates in my 57 are long gone (I’ll though I found a picture of my 57 in Hop Up mag with the yellow and black plates) but it has been wearing the black and yellow plates since 1963.


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My contribution. Although I might have posted it in the past. (I can’t remember) injected 283hp 283, 4 spd sag 3:11 low, 4:56 posi. High 12’s to mid 13’s depending on elevation. I took my first trip down the drag strip as a 16yr old passenger at LACR.



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This was my '57 w/black plates as photographed on Easter Sunday, 1968. (If I recall correctly, the Popular HotRodding "Project X" '57 Chevy originally had black plate # INL142). This car still had that plate on it when I sold it in 1973.