Treay81
Post #36
This car is called a Perentti, Which is a kit car utilising an already existing chasis making it easier to register, this is one of many as you can find if you simply google for kit cars, it has been modified to look like the 71 vette from the movie " Corvette Summer" and not it was not an exact replica moulded from the original 71 vette, for example since when did a 71 vette have such a long wheel base and the quarter windows? no vette ever had quarter windows ! i guess you can call this an informed guess i may have had something to do with vettes here or there.... ( LOL ) I like the idea of a replica but who ever told you these details not only ripped you off with that laughable asking price he had but he also gave you the very wrong idea!. There has definatley been some work put into it so it deserves alot of credit but do your research on this vehicle and you'll find many an example. cheers dude. |
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defpony
Post #38
Well it is a Perentti, it was made by the company, but very different from the normal Perentti. As far as i know its a one off, so i doubt you'll be finding others the same on google as you say. Be my guest and prove me wrong though. |
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Treay81
Post #39
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Treay81
Post #40
By the way, if you ever need another hood you can contact Hot Rods Super Store at " [email protected] " or if you know the international numbers etc call them on 770-483-6321 |
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defpony
Post #41
Hey thx for the fiberglass info, I am thinking about supercharging it and cutting those hood intakes off at the same time. So would need a fiberglasser to do that, maybe one in Australia though. |
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Treay81
Post #42
First up i'll have to get back to you bout the ebay sale of your ride, a friend of mine has the link which shows it sold as per my previous statement, If you ring hot rods super store you'll find out they will supply the entire front clip if required or i also beleive you can get a similar set up from Ecklers and i beleive they to have a web site. As far as fibreglass work goes i beleive there are very veiw companies that produce a product like the original so if your looking for high quality i have been told to go no further then " Riverina Fibreglass " but i don't have a number for them, apparently they produced the perentti at some stage or another so they would be of service to you. |
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defpony
Post #46
I got my seats and the shifter in. Everything has arrived except the engine, which is due to arrive in Aus on December 12. Assuming it will take a while to get from the wharf to my place, expecting to have it on the road early January. Hopefully |
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defpony
Post #47
QUOTE(Treay81 @ Oct 9 2005, 08:13 PM) This car is called a Perentti, Which is a kit car utilising an already existing chasis making it easier to register, this is one of many as you can find if you simply google for kit cars, it has been modified to look like the 71 vette from the movie " Corvette Summer" and not it was not an exact replica moulded from the original 71 vette. Your car was not moulded off the original in Australia in the 80's, The original car has never left yankie soil. I have personally seen the original and i have seen a replica at the good guys show in 2002 [right][snapback]5430157[/snapback][/right] Hey Treay81, thought I'd set the record straight. Interesting what a bit of research can uncover. I received this email from a guy in the US, after i contacted him, who is currently making fiberglass molds from the original mold. I see you bought [previous owners] Perentti. Congratulations on your new purchase! I have had much correspondence with [previous owner], and he had a large impact on my ability to re-create an accurate replica. Before I get to that, I will tell you a brief history of the movie cars. There were two cars made for the movie. I refer to them as a "primary" car and a "backup" car. After the movie was released, both cars went on a cross-country promotional tour. Once that was complete, both cars were purchased by private parties. The backup car remained in the United States, and is currently owned by Mid America Corvette in Effingham Illinois. The primary car was bought by a gentleman from Australia. It's history is best documented by Issue #7 of the Australian magazine Street & Strip. I highly suggest locating an issue. You may see them for sale on eBay from time to time, but they generally sell for a lot because it is an excellent documentation of the history of the primary movie car after it went to Australia, and people in the States have no other source for information. I bought the very first one offered on eBay, and I paid over $100.00US for it. After several bad restorations, the car was finally given a proper restoration by two men: Paul Kelly and Paul Bennett. Unfortunately though, the "restoration" changed many aspects of what made it an authentic movie car, and in most people's opinion, destroyed the value of what it actually was. [previous owner] was a neighbor of one of the Paul's back in 1986/1987 when this restoration was being performed. He wanted to create a Pro Street Corvette Summer "replica", and was having a difficult time making the hood scoops. One day he asked Paul for his help, and Paul told him to look in the shed, and if there was anything he could use he could have it. [previous owner] found the splash mold of the hood scoop section, and used it to create a part for the car you now own. He did modify the scoop section and reduced the height, but your scoops are made from the mold that came from the primary movie car during its restoration. I located [previous owner] about a year and a half ago, and I was very surprised to learn that he still had the mold in his possession. We negotiated a price, and [previous owner] shipped the mold to me from Australia to the States. From that mold I created a part, then made the slight modifications to bring it back to the original shape, then created a full-size pattern of the front clip, then created a large multi-section mold which allows me to made one-piece front clip body parts. I am grateful for [previous owner]'s help, because the hood scoops would have been extremely difficult to accurately replicate without having the mold. So far I have sold 2 sets of the body kit, and those cars are being built right now. I am also building two cars. One of them will be with the red paint job, including right-hand-drive, and will look exactly like the primary car in the movie. The other car will remain left-hand-drive, and will have the gold-colored paint job. It will be the only gold-colored car in existence. I will also offer it for sale a few months after I am done with it because I am curious to know what the value will be. However, my red car is my priority, so the gold car will not be finished for at least another year. I would like to sell only a couple more sets...definitely no more than 6. Each set comes with a custom-made console data plate (near the shifter) which has each body number on it. I only made 10 of those data plates, so I only plan on selling 10 sets at the most. Hope all this information helps. So in summary, i was right. The only other car that looks like this in Australia is the original. Which is probably sitting in a garage in Sydney and never driven. And then of course there is the backup car in the US. And in the near future a few more from this guy who is making them in the US. Im interested to know what car you saw when you say you have personally seen the original. And I am currently putting my new engine in so it should be running by early January. Will post some new pics then. |
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ASTINAFEVA
Post #49
hey i saw this on ebay it isnt a real chevrolet as the man said it is a copy and apparently didnt come with seats either nothing this good and real would be on ebay |
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defpony
Post #50
Well, its been a long wait and car still not running. Theres a lot to learn about importing an engine from overseas for the first time. A lot of parts I've had to buy here that i wasn't planning on. Ordering one last part from Sydney this week and i should have everything to get it running |
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defpony
Post #52
thx, and hey im only 18 |
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defpony
Post #55
QUOTE(AGI78 @ Apr 12 2006, 12:20 PM) [snapback]6104363[/snapback] SH*T KIT. WAY OVERBOARD! F*CKN UGLY. Stocko's sh*t all over that ugly piece of crap. Never mess with a classic... heh... Ill wait for you to buy your fully sic 1980 318i bmw before I give you a schooling on the track. An original stringray may have its looks, but thats all its got over mine. |
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chopcycles
Post #61
Chopcycles='defpony' date='Oct 3 2005, 08:15 AM' post='5412776'] Where did you get that Corvette I like it! |
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