This Is Why You Don't Paint Your Corvette While High On Drugs

"DailyTurismo" (thedailyturismo)
10/09/2013 at 12:36 • Filed to: Daily Turismo

People did a lot of drugs in the '70s. Folks took all kinds of stuff and they didn't know what was in it or what the side effects would be. The guy who painted this C2 Vette probably thought he was skiing in the Alps or directing the Trans-Siberian Orchestra when he created this monster.

In fact it was a can of black spray paint and not a baton whirling through the air, and he was likely pissed the next day when he came out to the garage to find his Corvette looking like an abandoned freight car. Find this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! with 327 V8 and 4-speed manual on ebay in Ventura CA, currently bidding for $22,100 with 1 days to go.

DT's resident paint guru CFlo mentions that the un-rattle-canned portion of the paint is actually not a bad example of "panel painting" a hot rod style of paint perfected by the great and late Larry Watson. Read more about Mr Watson at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Waking from a drug induced stupor to find the Vette looking this bad is the only good reason "Larry" (the customized plate owner of this Vette, not Larry Watson) would have left this car sit since 1982. Expect to pay a king's ransom to get California to let you drive this car on the street again. The DMV fees (if it wasn't non-opped) are some of the best performing investments that the state of CA has ever had!!

The engine is a 327 cubic inch V8 that would have put out somewhere between 250 and 375 horsepower depending on which of the original 18 combinations of engine, trans, & accessories available when new. No word on this being "numbers matching" either, but that would certainly be something to consider before putting any bid down on this...thing.

This was a well equipped car at one time (judging by the telescope wheel and electric windows), but there is something wrong with the shifter/transmission set up. That shifter shouldn't travel back that far for 2nd/4th.

All joking aside this is about the cheapest C2 Vette you'll find and perhaps it just needs a new paint job and some mechanical reconditioning. When you dig into the paint/body you'll find out if this is all original or some kind of fiberglass reconstructed Frankenvette and by then you'll be so far into the hole that you'll just keep throwing money at it. Who knows in the 10 years it takes to get it restored the C2 market may have taken another huge leap upward and reached Volkswagen 23-window Bus levels! Get it now and the seller will throw in his large collection of orange "Homer" buckets for free! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Originally posted as !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

Image credits: ebay, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

DISCUSSION (77)

Dinger loves his ranger. > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:42

Maybe it's because I have less than perfect vision, but I actually kinda like it. In a "I wouldn't do it myself but its cool" kinda way.

Tom McParland > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:45

IDriveASaabAndNobodyIsToBlame > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:45

Kinja'd!!!

Mercedes...oooo-kay..*backs up few steps, turns and runs away as fast as he can*

$kaycog > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:45

If that's Larrys1, I'd hate to see Larrys2.

MooseKnuckles > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:47

Kinja'd!!!

fink stinger > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:49

Kinja'd!!!

Didn't quite finish that peace sign.

Stef Schrader > Dinger loves his ranger.
10/09/2013 at 12:50

My thoughts, too. Would I paint my car under the influence of various substances? No. Does it look...interesting, and well, why not paint your car like this if it makes you happy? Sure.

brownweird > MooseKnuckles
10/09/2013 at 12:51

I watched a documentary about Chuck Bauman (the guy who paints realistic flames on hotrods) and the biggest thing he kept saying was "it's only paint."

If it doesn't work out you paint over it.

Edit: I'm not sure if that was the guy's name or not. Whatever.

Erzhik Tem > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:52

Later that night...

Kinja'd!!!

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:53

I love it when people unearth late 60s early 70s customs, especially when it is done on a car that makes the purists freak out. I would clean it up get it running, see if the black spray paint could be buffed out leaving the panel paint and drive it.

phydeaux > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:53

I'd consider buying. The body looks OK, in the pics, and paint is paint. That can be fixed easily. The engine needs a once-over, and that shifter appears to be my biggest concern.

ZeFookus > MooseKnuckles
10/09/2013 at 12:55

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

bwade > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:56

Kinja'd!!!

LARRYS1 big fuckup

V8VespaStoppie > IDriveASaabAndNobodyIsToBlame
10/09/2013 at 12:56

.....thats a peace symbol.

Dolemite > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:57

The fault can't entirely be blamed on Larry, there were 2 other guys helping to paint this.

Kinja'd!!!

sfmikee > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:58

Am I the only one who thinks this thing looks like it could be much worse off? It looks garage-kept with a straight body. I've never restored a car, and I'm sure there'd be plenty to do (including a repaint to something more appropriate) but you'd end up with a hell of a car.

UKGTR335 > fink stinger
10/09/2013 at 12:58

This car was part of the same prototype program as that Craigslist Mercedes prototype.

t_s > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 12:58

Au contraire. This is why you SHOULD paint your Corvette while high.

Trentanium > MooseKnuckles
10/09/2013 at 13:02

It's fucking paint. It can be fixed. Yeesh....

rickmcginnis > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:02

On close inspection, it's obvious that the yellow panels were painted after the rattle-can spray job. Which means that whoever did this had 1) a plan, and 2) no second thoughts.

It was a different time.

DailyTurismo > Dolemite
10/09/2013 at 13:02

badump-pssshhh!

Audistein > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:03

Kinja'd!!!

Mercedes-Benz?

Old-Busted-Hotness > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
10/09/2013 at 13:04

Exactly what I'd do. The paint matches the slot mags and side pipes perfectly.

JayHova > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:04

While this is a bit zeitgeisty, we actually have seen worse paintjobs on Corvettes.

Kinja'd!!!

You'll remember the Dragon Corvette.

DailyTurismo > $kaycog
10/09/2013 at 13:05

I guess if Larry's#1 is yellow, Larry's#2 is brown?

Naijaflavor, I Love Doritos > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:05

Kinja'd!!!

holy moley that needs some cleaning

camotoy > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:05

you wont owe that much back fees. per DMV its only
"160% of the Vehicle License Fee due for that year "

Chris Zimmer > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:06

judging solely by the rims on this, I'm betting the numbers do not match. This car most likely contains Marion Berry levels of CP.

MooseKnuckles > Trentanium
10/09/2013 at 13:06

Cool the engines, man. Got the afterburners goin' and you're still taxiing down the runway.

Ivan Moore Bacon Wright II > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:07

Was this vandalized or was it done on purpose? Hard for me to tell, but it looks like someone put down some masking tape before going nuts with a can of black spray paint over some previous custom paint.

David E. Davis > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:09

Kinja'd!!!

Where else can I get inspiration from? oh yeah.

rUDy Flyer 41 > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:09

There's something about the name Larry and Corvettes that just don't go together.

MTY85 > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:12

That car's a steal for 22 grand. Five grand of paint and five grand of engine and trans rebuild and you've got a car that would cost 50 grand to replicate. That bid is definitely going up.

55_mercury > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:12

That was the 70's. Even worse paint jobs can be seen today.

DailyTurismo > camotoy
10/09/2013 at 13:14

Sorry you missed the fine print...and the $100 late reg fee, $100 CHP late fee...

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vr/vr_info.htm

Percentage of Vehicle License Fee + Registration Late Fee + CHP Late Fee = Total Due

DMV late fees very quickly grows well above $500...ask me how I know?

Mr. Sinister > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:18

Philistines!!

It's so much more than the paint. The side pipes, the deleted front bumper, the Ansens. It's a perfect time capsule for the period in which it was customized. That looks like a factory dual quad setup on there, which was not available from the factory in 1965. So who knows what other mods may have been done, which could be some nice period pieces.

While never having owned a C2, I did have a C3 with a 4 speed. The shifter did come back pretty far in second and fourth. I can't recall if it was THAT far however, but it doesn't look that odd to me. The old Muncie transmissions and shifters were not like the short-throw stuff you see today. It may not be the factory lever, either.

The ugly is only skin deep. I would definitely want to check this car out in person.

Fuel_of_Satan > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:20

I actually think it would've looked bitchin' before the black rattlecan action took place.

/runsandhides

Huell Howitzer > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:21

I wonder how many of those paint jobs started out well intentioned in old-school, poorly ventilated garages, and the fumes just kinda inspired the job to go off the tracks.

Maxxuman > rickmcginnis
10/09/2013 at 13:22

I thought perhaps it was masked up nicely for some work on the green areas and THEN he took the drugs (or else some other drugged out guy got into the shop while he wasn't around).

Incognigro > fink stinger
10/09/2013 at 13:25

of course not!!!! too busy smoking pot and singing about "free love"

EdwardR > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:30

How do you know whoever painted these cars were high, what if they were just assholes?

ttyymmnn > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:32

Kinja'd!!!

Well, at least it shows a little thought. Which is more than I can say for my neighbor, who rattle-canned his Corvette earlier this week.

Spdwagen > Audistein
10/09/2013 at 13:35

Peace-sign for morons.

Kinja'd!!!

'olJackBurtonAlwaysSays > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:40

Kinja'd!!!

...And after several hours and a sore arm it might take it off. I hope it has some thick clear.

ThumpersBumpersStumpers > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:41

Who cares... it's only a chevy....

fifthwheelin > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:53

Kinja'd!!!

Pinstriping over the black? Maybee that black was intentional as part of the original scheme?

300hp30mpgrwdfor30k > MooseKnuckles
10/09/2013 at 13:53

That bird one made me sad. The rest are great.

Dr. Mantis Toboggan, M.D. > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:55

*audience groans but applauds anyway*

G-man84 > ttyymmnn
10/09/2013 at 13:56

ohh my sweet baby jesus, what the hell is wrong with this guy?

eldo500 > ttyymmnn
10/09/2013 at 13:57

Haha, holy shit!!!

plaid99 > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:58

Well at least it wasn't a split window :/

Poundingsand > ttyymmnn
10/09/2013 at 13:58

And masked off NO part of the car. Clearly zero shits were given that day!

Poundingsand > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 13:59

Well, how ELSE would you paint a salvage yard-worthy car?

eldo500 > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 14:07

Expect to pay a king's ransom to get California to let you drive this car on the street again. The DMV fees (if it wasn't non-opped) are some of the best performing investments that the state of CA has ever had!!

Nah, I'm pretty sure it drops off the system at the either 7 or 10 year point. Shouldn't be any back fees on this.

eldo500 > Poundingsand
10/09/2013 at 14:10

A healthy coat of santorum?

UKGTR335 > ttyymmnn
10/09/2013 at 14:13

It's gonna look slick as soon as he buys another 5 cans and gets that second coat on. He'll show you!

Quayzar > ttyymmnn
10/09/2013 at 14:17

Oh god, you need to move before you die in the explosion from that guy's meth lab.

DavidHH > UKGTR335
10/09/2013 at 14:17

You mean the Mercedes, Chevy, Porsche prototype?

UKGTR335 > DavidHH
10/09/2013 at 14:20

Of course. This was an earlier model so the Mercedes and Chevy influences are much more prominent. However, like the other model, this one also sits on a Porsche chassis.

Dallylamma > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 14:28

Kinja'd!!!

Goddamnit Larry!

AbigGRNboot > MooseKnuckles
10/09/2013 at 14:29

Kinja'd!!!

PogosRevenge > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 14:38

This is why Larry can't have nice things.

BadLag > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 15:35

What a shitbox, dual carbs with stock exhaust manifolds??? The whole car just looks, idaknow, awful? Owner does not take care of it at all...shame

M5000 > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 16:20

Two sentiments:

1: At least it wasn't a split window.

2: The paint isn't all that bad, in my opinion. It's a bit wacky and looks like a gigantic Hot Wheel, but at least it's fairly coherent.

DailyTurismo > Fuel_of_Satan
10/09/2013 at 16:27

Agreed. The basic panel striping would look period cool, but the rattlecanoglyphics spray tan has gotta go.

RS Hole, I forgot my password for 8 months > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 16:27

Kinja'd!!!

Look here, it looks like the thin stripe was done AFTER the spraypainting, rendering any attempt to salvage the paint futile. Or Larry did a great job masking

Carlos H Arbucias > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 16:35

Me thinks there's been a major miscalculation of when exactly dragoning a corvette actually became a thing!

Wrenchski > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 17:52

Might not be rattlecan...might be smoke from an acetylene torch...popular in the 70's...

paradisian > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 18:18

This is one of the 14 original 1970 Hemicuda convertibles (US, Canada, Europe combined production) in "as found" condition. Since restored to its original purple glory thank God.

Kinja'd!!!

Oh, ok, I will throw in this 1 of 12 (US, Canada, Europe combined production) 1971 Hemicuda convertibles too in "as raced" condition:

Kinja'd!!!

They truly were different times.

Analyticus > DailyTurismo
10/09/2013 at 19:32

I would drive this as-is, all day long. It's classic art from the Dontgivashit school of design. It's the forebear to the famous Dragon Corvette. Juicy on the inside, crunchy on the outside.

FLINTfrom1968 > ttyymmnn
10/10/2013 at 00:38

Even more interesting is if he did that to his Corvette, how does he have such a nice 1967 Ford Falcon Sport-Coupe behind it?

Kinja'd!!!

IDriveASaabAndNobodyIsToBlame > V8VespaStoppie
10/10/2013 at 03:20

...oooo-kay.

ttyymmnn > FLINTfrom1968
10/10/2013 at 09:38

The Falcon is actually in pretty good shape; he hasn't spray painted it yet. It was the first car he bought when he went on a car-buying binge, so maybe he's got a soft spot for it in his heart. It would make a wonderful project.

Kinja'd!!!

camotoy > DailyTurismo
10/10/2013 at 13:46

i have done the same thing. dmv fees stopped after 5 or so years. so they cap it. still not crazy money.

DavidHH > UKGTR335
10/10/2013 at 16:01

Porsche chassis or Porsche Speedster like chassis, is in VW Bug?

UKGTR335 > DavidHH
10/10/2013 at 16:49

Whoah whoah whoah, what's with the inquisition?!? Too many questions man. You think I'm lying about the Porsche chassis? I think this car might just be too much for you to handle . . .

DavidHH > UKGTR335
10/10/2013 at 17:19

So it's a 1971 beetle after all....