Sugar Scoop Roof Corvette

The last year of the tunnel back or sometimes called the sugar scoop because of the way the roof lines came down and the flat rear window.

Sugar scoop roof corvette.

First iteration is a simple widebody with a roof scoop. The weight was way down but the alchemists. Expect more of the corvette c8 this week. It was intended from the beginning that the rear window and that portion of the roof above the seats to be removable.

Corvette corvettec8 c8 widebody chevy chevrolet z06 stancenation stance. After the corvette xp 882 mid engine prototype chassis improvements were approved the 882 would morph into the xp 895 delorean authorized the design team headed by bill mitchell to create a new. Corvette convertibles could be had with a removable hardtop while corvette t top coupes had removable roof panels and rear window. Image gallery pictures.

The styling of the reynolds corvette delivered a fresh take on the 68 corvette tunnel back sugar scoop roof and a more contemporary look overall. The concept car s name was later changed to manta ray. The c3 also adopted the sugar scoop roof treatment with vertical back window from the mid engined concept models designed by the duntov group. Also the stingray was no longer on the cars fenders and steel reinforcement was added to the hood.

The concept car s name was later changed to manta ray. 1968 c3 chevrolet corvette. And if you have a bubble window vette someone will find a way to make that 1968 through 1973 rear bumper fit. It was intended from the beginning that the rear window and that portion of the roof above the seats to be removable.

A total of 44 558 corvette s were produced in 76 and of course these were all coupes. After the corvette xp 882 mid engine prototype chassis improvements were approved the 882 would morph into the xp 895 delorean authorized the design team headed by bill mitchell to create a new. Bill mitchell was the chief stylist on the c3 corvette and he designed the c3 patterned after the mako shark ii concept. If your car has the sugar scoop rear window you can get away with that look fairly easy.

The c3 also adopted the sugar scoop roof treatment with vertical back window from the mid engined concept models designed by the duntov group.