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Old 06-06-2009, 02:07 AM
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4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

geeez!! $ 500,000.00 OBO has anyone heard of this 4 door vett??

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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Ewww.
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

There was a white one at the OC fairgrounds last year at Crusin' for a cure. This red one I think followed the body lines better. They're interesting in a kind of 'What if' kind of way.
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

LMAO $500,000. Doesn't that conversion really defeat the whole idea of a sports car? So they took a 185 hp smog equipment choked vette and added a second helping of crappiness. Sounds like a good deal.

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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

lol i wouldnt want to be seen in that
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Holy cow I thought I had seen it all, a family friendly Vette
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

butt fugg ugly
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The excess of the 80's...yuk!
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Hmmm. I wonder how it handles?
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Poor car
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

There is a white 78 stretch running around town also. I have seen him many times in the last year as redently as two weeks ago getting on the 5 north at State College Blvd.

They were a bit more common than this guy is claiming/ Many were done by a few different limo custom shops baqck in the 70's and early 80's.

And as for ugly? i would rather be toted around in that by my parents when I was a kid than some of your parents minivans. food for thought.

This guy is friggin dreamin thinking he will get 500k for that car though.

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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

You could build your own for a fraction of that price
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

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You could build your own for a fraction of that price

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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Bleh....I think I just threw up in my mouth a little....good god. I've seen the Corvette limos before, but it never softens the blow. Gotta feel sorry for someone who actually pays 500K for something like that. A one of a kind bad idea is still just a bad idea.
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Not cool. Although the 4 door IROC wasn't too bad that I saw on the net.

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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Here's a video of the white 'Vette mentioned earlier.

http://www.motorgen.com/vid/showphot.../991/limit/all
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Here is the real deal. Looks GOOD ! Never went into production due to cost.
http://www.corvettefever.com/feature...tte/index.html

Well, good for a 4-door Corvette... LOL It DOES keep the "look" and lines of the original car. But, as was said above.. why a 4 door sports car? Unless it's a Maserati Quattroporte, of course. See http://www.maserati.com/maserati/en/...roporte-S.html
I like the stretched IROC posted by MY87LT, though!

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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Originally Posted by Jon92TA
There was a white one at the OC fairgrounds last year at Crusin' for a cure. This red one I think followed the body lines better. They're interesting in a kind of 'What if' kind of way.
The owner of the white one took it to a Motorgen meet at Nick's Burger in Fullerton a while back because he saw a bunch of performance cars in the lot while he was driving by. Interesting car. Definitely not $500,000 material.
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

A specialty dealer in Phoenix had two of the six cars when they were new in 1980.

They both had the keypads on the windshields.

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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

looks alright to me =P
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

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Not cool. Although the 4 door IROC wasn't too bad that I saw on the net.

i like it!....make a cool limo
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Here's another that was at the John Force Holiday carshow last month:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/genevie...7623026229504/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/genevie...7623026229504/
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

i like the IROC 100% more than the vette. The treatment of the pilliar between the doors ruined it for me, and yes, the IROC has a "limo" vibe to it
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Originally Posted by simo
A specialty dealer in Phoenix had two of the six cars when they were new in 1980.

They both had the keypads on the windshields.

Image snip..........
If you'll notice, the car you showed is different than what the original poster showed. The one you linked was built with shortened doors and a better separation between the front and rear doors.
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

The silver car is from:
Corvette Fever Magazine

How many times do we hear of Corvettes being sold off because "we needed a more practical car, one the whole family can enjoy"? Does a growing family sound the death knell for the Corvette lifestyle? Not if you're Daniel LaVene of Maitland, Florida. While not exactly the most common solution to the Corvette family dilemma, Daniel's four-door '80 Corvette does fill the need for more seating.

Chevrolet had actually planned on making this family minded sports car at a rate of 40 per year, and to call it "Corvette America." It was designed by California Custom Coach in Pasadena. The one prototype and five production cars that were assembled were built by cutting two cars in half which, when mated together, extended the wheelbase of the vehicle by 30 inches.

Because of the economic climate of the time and the fact that a base-model Corvette sold for around $13,000, the $35,000 price tag of the four-door was deemed unaffordable. Only five production cars were built, each one custom designed for the buyer.

Singer Dorothy McGuire of the McGuire Sisters originally owned this car. Because of the customized doors, there is no provision for exterior door latches. Opening the door was achieved by punching in a code on the keypad on the driver-side windshield by the A-pillar. All the door latches operated electronically. Also, the rear window opens hatchback-style, an idea that would make it to production, although not for another two years, in the '82 Corvette.

This is believed to be the only surviving four-door production Corvette in existence. The others were destroyed in accidents and by neglect. Luckily, this car escaped the same fate by being in the hands of Corvette collector Mike Yager. It now resides in Daniel's care. He does drive the car on occasion, but it boasts fewer than 15,000 miles on the odometer. While it can be argued whether a car this rare should be driven, you have to admit that the reason it's even in existence is to allow more people the thrill of riding around in a Corvette. Just so happens, they only need one parking space.

The Red car is from:
Pomona Classifieds

This Classic 1980 Corvette was built by California Custom Coach Inc for Chevrolet and sold at Thompson Chevrolet in IL. in 1982 for $38,000. There were 6 created by CCC and only 2 are left. 1 is in Florida and this one is in Northern CA. 20,000 original miles, Power brakes,windows including rear window, and steering, 350 V8, Automatic, tilt wheel,am/fm cassette, A/C,and cruise control, red on red, All paper work of purchase, etc, Featured in many magazines and newspapers, this 4 door Corvette captures many peoples attention and reflects a very important part of Corvettes' history. Please contact Derrick with any questions.

They look the same in size to me and both built by California Custom Coach. My eyes aren't the best, so here are both cars together.

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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

The original link didn't work for me. I went by what I saw in the videos found in post #16. That car was quite different from the two shown above.
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Looking a little closer at the IROC picture I'd say it's photoshopped, still looks cool though.
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Re: 4 DOOR Corvette! i never seen this.

Originally Posted by 87WS6
The original link didn't work for me. I went by what I saw in the videos found in post #16. That car was quite different from the two shown above.
I just watched the video and yes way different with the full sized doors.
From the original post I just selected Chevrolet and then Corvette to find it.
At least my eyes were working, I had thought you had saw something that I didn't. I just hadn't looked at the video or the 70's silver one.
I like the red and silver cars not so much the white car or the 70's silver one.
I guess four door conversion verses a limo conversion.
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