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Agree with Ryan.. How does one come to the realization that a '49 Studebaker windshield will work perfect in your Vette? Interesting read.
yup, probably wire wheels and gold line firestone indy tires (not the really wide ones) or pinstripe or double pinstripe whites... really an elegant looking car. does it still exist??
Makes me wonder if Chevrolet was watching and saw this and decided it would be a good idea for the 63 split window? But a cool car!
Any idea when he finished it? Just wondering if he had this on the road before Chevy came out with the Sting Ray in 1963. It looks like it was factory built that way and I really dig the 409. Well done.
You mean Borrani's with Gold Lines...... like this. There was only one car on Google images with Borrani's and Gold lines. Yea.....
I would love to see a picture of the window regulator but I know it isn't going to happen. Sent from my SM-T350 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
That´s extremely cool. Why did he make a frame for it though? Did he not start with a complete Corvette?
The boss's rivi... I seem to remember suggesting those "corvette" tires to him when he first got it...
Fingers crossed it didn't fall into the hands of a "restorer" at some point. It's funny how time changes perspective. Remember how restorers used to have the mantra that hot rodders were butchers? When it comes to cases of kustoms and hot rods being changed back to stock, who are the butchers now?
Hello, Thanks for the nice clear article about the Dick Shea custom Corvette. By 1963, the stock Corvette had the split window in the fastback styling. But, this style is more reminiscent of an American XKE Jaguar Coupe. It would have given GM a coupe style to go with the fastback models. With the 409? Light body, sporty car feel, what more could you ask for in a GM sports car? A 12 second street driven sports car is pretty awesome. Jnaki But, for all rules as per sports car drag racing, it had to be in a Gas Coupe/Sedan Class or be shoved into the Modified Sports Car Class. Afterall, it is not factory produced. As far as styling for the street and shows, it stood out in a class by itself. In 1963, we encountered a 327 powered, dual quad, XKE during the Spring Break Vacation at Newport Beach’s Merle’s Drive In Restaurant parking lot. It sounded very healthy and had challenged almost everyone in the parking lot before we had arrived. He must have been successful as he had a ton of cash, a big mouth, and had the attitude of invincibility. We just happened to be in my friend’s newly built 409 powered Henry J for the classic coastal cruise down to Merle’s drive in during the vacation. It was supposed to be just a cruise. The XKE Jag had the power, light weight body and a loudmouth 20 something acting like a turd. So, we drove back to our Seal Beach empty, night time drag strip. It was located between the camouflaged, ammunition buildings of a Naval Supply Station and had the time of our lives, shutting up that loudmouth. We even earned $25 dollars in the end. Whoo hoo! That combination of XKE + 327 was powerful. We can picture how much more the Dick Shea 409 powered, custom Corvette would have over this XKE Jag. That certainly would have been a great race, 409 Dick Shea Corvette and the 409 powered Henry J in 1963.
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