Amelia Island: See-Through 1965 Corvette Sting Ray

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[dsman]

How can so many miss the educational intent of this? Beyond that, I find it to be mind-blowing in terms of show casing the beauty of the mechanisms normally hidden from view. Then again, I'm an engineer so I think a little different. Gut shots excite me.

[bobernst]

I have seen this car and having body-off restored many mid-year corvettes, I find it interesting. Only someone who can't afford one would critisize it for any reason. If you don't like a specific car, don't look at it. Not everyone likes whatyou do (tuner cars)????

[rosslomonaco]

Great restoration reference. The person that owns this car must have a few others that he enjoys "driving".

[southwesternchili]

no oil in the valve covers, but great to see.

[scottsinfl]

As a corvette person i have done some frame off's on the mid year's and seen it all but that was cool i really like the rear emblem kind of make it look like it's a glass car just sayin

[Garydecresce]

all I can say is Huh. Something I would never thought of doing to a vintage car.

[JoeCRT]

Hmmm... 1) The wasn't a 427 in 1965. The first big-block was a 396. 2) That looks like a standard plastic steering wheel with wood grain. You would see different panels in a teak and rosewood wheel. 3) There weren't any factory headers in 1965 and those are not factory sidepipes. 4) The jack was stored under the floorboard behind the seats.

[stevencagle]

My guess is this car was modified by a business that sells Corvette parts. With all the plexiglass parts, including valve covers, I doubt the engine is ever started.. In addition to being a showpiece at car shows, I'd bet it spends time at the store in an area where customers can walk around and dream about parts for their own cars.

[hairycat]

at buddytazzer sounds like something steve via did.  i don't know for shure

[scvhandyman]

Most likely a trailer queen/showpiece with no working internals in the engine or drivetrain. Interesting piece none-the-less, especially for those who never have 'opened' a car to see the internals.

[VetteNitroFish]

SORRY jim passi --- slip of the "clickl". Yer RIGHT ON!
Nut'z...is right.

[mgn]

L-88 Equipped in there the very first one.. Fact..

[Emily-uwtt]

If it's a reproduction and you want prospective customers to see what's going on inside the product, then it's a cool way to do it. If it was a perfectly good Stingray..what were you thinking??? I'll bet it's the former.

[aattura]

"great aunt millie" is probably less of a wimp than great uncle milton.

[singergirl]

I can't appreciate the car or the music.

[georgefratoni]

You just don't do this to a Corvette!

[Golgotha]

Had the body panels been executed in Plexiglas maintaining the original lines, I would have been able to appreciate it at least a tiny bit. But to chop a nice car like that is a complete and utter waste of time and effort. And yes, I agree the music is just as bad as the hack job. And to the guy saying that anyone that knocks the car can't afford one needs to re-evaluate his life, or get one. I'll keep my 67 Shelby. What is sad is to know how awesome that car was originally. Oh well

[tederoo]

A no go show boat, why anyone would do that to a car is beyond me, maybe so he doesn't have to wash it?

[DZ]

Very sad. Some of these classics are brutally de- tuned by their rich non-enthusiast owners because they don't know how to drive them or work on them. Purchased as real estate. In this case, the non-enthusiast owner mercilessly cut up a one-of-a-kind factory race car worth millions. Why? Yes, very sad indeed.

[kylegt]

What's the point of this exactly?