"Pixel" (Improbcat)
02/07/2017 at 09:06 • Filed to: None
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"Pixel" (Improbcat)
02/07/2017 at 09:06 • Filed to: None | 1
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I’m not much for replicas, but this aluminum 275 GTB body on a Corvette chassis is pretty cool.
Given a real one is completely out of the realm of mere mortals, this represents a chance to go mad with something that looks enough like it to fool most observers.
So “restored” original? Keep it in bare aluminum? Faux patina’d hot rod?
If I had the funds, I’d be tempted to give it something like the full !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! treatment.
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> Pixel
02/07/2017 at 09:09 |
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The proportions look off. they always do. A 275 is closer in size to an E-Type so the it’ll always look wonky. The only reason I dislike replicas are because they screw up the details 99% of the time. 1% of the time its those guys in Argentina that build amazing Bugattis from scratch. they’re tho only ones that get it right 100%.
Bourbon&JellyBeans
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
02/07/2017 at 09:17 |
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I have a hard time even considering Pur Sang as a builder of replicas. As far as I know, they build them virtually the same way they were back in the day except for using different engine materials for longevity. When I inevitably win the lottery, a Pur Sang Type 35 will be on my short list.
I think that replicas are cool for people who have always dreamed to own/drive a certain car but know they’ll never be able to because of how goddamn silly expensive real classic exotics are. They’re almost never perfect, but it’s that or nothing.
Birddog
> Pixel
02/07/2017 at 09:19 |
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15x7 Rally wheels. That’s all I see. And I hate them. HATE
That’s a lie. There is some awesome metalwork going on there but.. No. I’d rather have a beater Corvette on proper wheels.
jasmits
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
02/07/2017 at 09:20 |
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Well it’s the difference between draping a pretty body on a Corvette and actually building a vintage Bugatti piece-by-piece to be identical to the original.
Replicas have never done much for me because I’ll still be driving a Corvette no matter what the body looks like but those Bugattis are an opportunity(that I’ll never have) to own a factory-fresh vintage race car.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
02/07/2017 at 09:53 |
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McBurnie always did a good job with his Daytona. Good enough for Michael Mann to use in Miami Vice and for Enzo to sue him over.
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
02/07/2017 at 10:05 |
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A Daytona is larger than a 275. Closer to Corvette size. But the Corvette windshield always gives it away.
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
02/07/2017 at 10:17 |
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This scene wouldn’t have worked with a C3.
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cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
02/07/2017 at 10:22 |
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Oh really? Alex and I did it in the Corvette haha
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
02/07/2017 at 10:26 |
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Needs moar rain-soaked street. And McBurnie.