

Split-Window C8 Corvette C8 Corvette Falls Off Lift Chip Foose Takes On The New Bronco Facebook Find 1965 Chevy Impala SS Beautiful 1969 Pontiac GTO Brought Back From the Dead Chip Foose Reimagines The Jeep Cherokee XJ, Changes Little. Stunning Alfa Romeo Sedan Unofficial Rendering Imagines BMW 5er Rival. We don’t expect GM to even sort of kick this design idea around, but maybe some aftermarket shop will? After all, we have C7 Corvettes with C2-inspired kits fitted, so why not this? View the Web Story Hennessey Drag Races Ram TRX Against Corvette C8 For American Glory. With modern LED lighting tech, the element could easily have been switched to under the Corvette badge, but it wasn’t for reasons we can only guess at. This modification would fulfill modern DOT safety standards since there’s no third brake light. A black stripe which looks like it starts out wide tapers as it swoops backward, going along the split in the back window, finally terminating right above the Corvette badge on the rear. You’ll also note there’s a “roof stinger” on this Stingray.

What’s more, the designer added two sets of vents behind the side windows, similar to what you find on the C2 but only they look to be made of black plastic (or maybe they’re carbon fiber). Chevrolet Bel Air by Jean-Jacques MARCHAND.

The clean lines of the sixth-generation model are highlighted by the example on sale at Gateway Classic Cars, Ruskin FL. But these new lifelike renderings absolutely seal the deal. Complete with rumble seat, a feature that disappeared from later cars. Hard to believe the designers went from the perfect design of the C7 to this. More recently, noted designer Chip Foose sketched up a Shelby-themed Maverick. The plastic element which almost mimics a rear quarter window has been deleted, and that really changes up the looks of the C8. Chip’s drawing does exactly what he said: - looks like a Corvette - does not look like a European supercar - carries forth Corvette lineage The C8 is a great car, but it’s not a cohesive design with its odd proportions and mismatched design cues. That’s not all the changes incorporated into this rendering.
