Vert. C6 Z06?!

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Jul 31, 2007 | 06:10 PM

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Vert. C6 Z06?!

Saw this in Long beach the other night. Was in total disbelief. EVER little detail matched a Z06 aside form the soft top. Still had dealer plates on it too. Sorry for the crappy pics but it was really dark in the lot for a camera phone.

Jul 31, 2007 | 06:41 PM

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If I can see that it's got an LS7 in it, then I'll believe it.

Jul 31, 2007 | 06:45 PM

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THere was a guy that had one (or I believe two) z06 converted into convertibles. I remember reading about it on here or the corvette forum a few months back.

Jul 31, 2007 | 07:57 PM

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Might have been one then. I don't see a dealer wasting the money on converting a vert. C6 into a look-a-like Z06. All ext. parts at least is what i saw.

Jul 31, 2007 | 08:00 PM

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prolly a clone

Jul 31, 2007 | 10:03 PM

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if you can afford a z06 comfortably then im surethey can afford to convert a hard top to a soft.

Jul 31, 2007 | 10:40 PM

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Thats a Z, Check out the flared fenders. Plus, the callipers are the Big boys that are only put on the Z. Im willing to bet that somehow this guy got a Z convertable. Love the color.

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Jul 31, 2007 | 10:57 PM

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I would have camped out by it and waited for the owner

Then interogated him until he popped the hood and look the engine over. That would be a SWEET Z06 though

I saw one where a guy converted a C6 Z over to a targa. Wish i still had the pic though.~Cole~

Jul 31, 2007 | 11:08 PM

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The Z06 emblem should be on the scoop, not above it.

Jul 31, 2007 | 11:10 PM

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Tybrne or however you spell it made a clone...c6 with a SC...it's doable to clone them

Jul 31, 2007 | 11:48 PM

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The Z06 emblem should be on the scoop, not above it.

Good eye!! Now i'm pretty sure it is a clone. The quality was soooo good it looked factory.

Jul 31, 2007 | 11:56 PM

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very nice car either way, but there is something shiny on the fender right where the badge goes, tho with all this attention to detail I would think someone would know where to put the badge lol

Aug 1, 2007 | 12:32 AM

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its a clone. MTI did 2 replicas for a father and a son. they even put 427's in them. except these made more power. its not hard to find the fenders and wheels.

Aug 1, 2007 | 12:41 AM

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They look like Euro-Side Flashers on the scoop. Nice knock off though

Aug 1, 2007 | 12:49 AM

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Yeah they were lil corner lights.

Aug 1, 2007 | 04:02 AM

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I was looking at the badging and thought it looked out of place...even if it were real...I would not convert to a convertible, targa top definately.

Aug 1, 2007 | 06:59 PM

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You can add the body parts, brakes, susp and engine to clone a ZO6. But its a little harder to put a ZO6 only aluminum frame under it. fwiw

Aug 1, 2007 | 10:40 PM

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It's a clone. There are members on this site that have done it. For instance, Tom @ Tbyrne Motorsports had his yellow C6 completely converted.

There is no convertible Z06. The chassis isn't rigid enough...

LOL the Targa top Z06 has been done plenty of times by GM. AKA shitty epoxy/glue disease.