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1968 Corvette "The Skunk"
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This is my 1968 Corvette. The Big Block dynoed at 587 HP. This car is not a show car, drag car, nor daily driver. It is simply my fun driving weekend car. I rarely get to see this car from a pedestrian's point of view, since I am usually the one driving, so we decided to make this video while... More
Added Aug 22, 2010
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Feathercrafter Says:
Just a bad ass video, and car! Excellent.
cannabotany Says:
Sweet cars. LS6 454 or 5.7 liter? Either way, I'm sure it's a pile of fun. Man, high rpm screamer, or TORQUE MONSTER...choices.
69BlkThunder Says:
Nice! I also have a 69 custom Corvette, same paint scheme. Mine has a LS6 in it, lots of fun!
tabese Says:
loved the burnouts , that vette is freezing
namttip2 Says:
If I were to sell it, I would probably make it known on youtube. I bought the car in Virginia through Ebay. I bought a custom built engine and a new 4 speed and put them in the car. I then had it painted with the Baldwin Motion paint scheme. With my dad's influence and his memories of seeing a Baldwin Motion car in the 60's, I developed a desire to build a tribute car, and this is it. The ironic humor in this is to watch him tense up when I launch it with him in the car.
Makoman52 Says:
I know exactly what you mean, i have a boat. but if you change your mind, i would be interested in talking to you about it. until then,maybe you could provide some info on were you bought the black stallion. i really dont have the resources to build a car that nice, but maybe some day.
namttip2 Says:
Thank you. As far as selling it, I have thought about it. I know that I could never be able to sell it for anywhere near what I have in it, so financially, it would be a bad move on my part to try to sell it. Also, it would probably kill me to not have it anymore. Its kind of funny how I let the thought get into my head, and then I drive for five minutes, and I get out and think to myself that I would be crazy to sell that car.
Makoman52 Says:
Love your car. Have you ever thought about selling it? I would like the exact car that you have but i need more information on where you purchased it.
cannabotany Says:
Right now, I'm thinking of black with '96 Grand Sport style stripes, the big one in gunmetal, and the two red hash marks on the fender. Or yellow with a black stripe similar to yours. Or midnight blue with white, or..... Anyhow, I've been filming the resto, and am making a video of the process, it will be posted, as well as many of the final product. Again, great '68, I love your car. Have you been to the dragstrip? Wondering how fast that beast is?
namttip2 Says:
Good luck with yours. As far as indescision on colors, man did I have trouble picking my color combo. I considered yellow w/ black, red w/ black, black w/ red, and silver w/ black. As far as the British racing green, you make a valid, yet comical point for an "Americaon icon". Truthfully, if you do a good job striping, you almost can't go wrong. I hope to see it on Youtube.
cannabotany Says:
Thanks, I have not looked for 1 piece front ends. With or without the Motion Gt headlights, my car shall be painted, reassembled, and back on the road by this summer. She has been down for three years, but I'm sooo close. Your car is beautiful, I only hope mine comes out as sexy. Right now, I'm actually losing sleep over what color to paint her; They look great in so many colors, and to me the original "British Racing Green" seems like the wrong color for an American icon....
namttip2 Says:
I would imagine that with a good fiberglass person, you could probably make any of those work, but I don't know for sure. When I was going down that parh, I found several 1 piece fronts with fenders and nose that had the non-popup lights on Ebay.
cannabotany Says:
I'm wanting to do a Motion GT influenced tribute with my '68 coupe, I particularly like the Motion GT non-popup headlights. I'm wondering if you know if there are available headlight buckets from another car I could graft in? I've heard 240z buckets, but the contours don't seem to match to me. Maybe a later model 280z? Any advice?
marcusrusek Says:
Very cool paint scheme !! car is sooooo cool. You are one lucky dude !! Thanks for posting this video. Very nice
namttip2 Says:
Thank you, the side pipes are Hooker side mount headers with side tubes. There were three choices for the muffler: glasspack, quiet, and performance. I used performance.
jeffjarquin Says:
what mufflers do you run sounds bad asssss!
12salem Says:
So is it "The skunk" because it stinks from the tail pipes ? HAHAHA
dean44100 Says:
i love how you can hear it coming around the bend before you see it, love the sound
lmogden1 Says:
great video
BusMaster007X Says:
I enjoyed the video, but I was looking for more traction and 2,000 more rpm per shift. This car is a monster waiting to be tamed. Short burnouts do it an injustice. Get some rubber on the road and rev it up, per gear. She's a beast waiting to be unleashed and tamed. GO FOR IT.
cannonfl Says:
I'm building my 68 right now. Your vid gives me inspiration!
namttip2 Says:
Thanks for the comments. I am becoming a fan of rolling burnouts, too. They are a lot of fun.
540merlin Says:
Nice car. Nice vid. I like the rolling burnouts - always cool.
namttip2 Says:
Thank you for the comment. The hood was purchased on Ebay. The "Motion" style hood is really tough to find. The back tires are 295/50/15 and the fronts are 235/60/15. I am nott certain about the rims. They came with the car when I bought it.