The Asteroid : Special ordered new as a paint delete car by legendary speedboat racer Bob Nordskog, this '63 Corvette was delivered straight to the King of Custom cars George Barris of Barris Kustoms. The new C2 Corvette got a radical transformation and redesign from Barris. The car was given an extended nose cone that had headlights positioned behind the bladed grille, custom headers exiting behind the front wheels, removed the split window, filled in the rear tail panel and opened up the rear wheel wells to accommodate big wheels. The paint job was out of this world and was painted in a heavy metallic copper finish that would blind you in the sunlight. This helped give the car the name "Asteroid" since it looked like it was on fire and moving at 1000 mph sitting still!
The interior design was just as wild. It was finished in a pearl white Naughahyde complimented with copper accents to match the exterior paint. This Corvette was built with dual personalities and was as fierce at the car shows as it was racing down the quarter mile. It was powered by a 352 cubic inch motor with 13:1 compression and fed through six chrome Stromburg 97 carburetors. Everything under the hood was either painted gold metallic or chrome plated and was the topper for an already over-the-top car
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Burn-out Contest ...and the C4 WON! Ken "Casper" Williams
Wil Cooksey in the C5 below
NCCC Autocross was sponsored by Cumberland Valley Corvette Club (NCCC Club)
The only thing better than a show-ready Corvette is a show-ready Corvette on the race track! Unfortunately we didn't get a chance to wander over to watch and grab photos
NCCC Concours / Judged Showfield We didn't get a chance to make it over to the National Council of Corvette Clubs Judged Concours event either :( It was hosted by the York County Corvette Club wasn’t a new feature, this year they had 7 Sanctioned shows! The NCCC Concours Judged Showfield is limited to 175 Corvettes •"Best of Show" - $500 •"Best of Concours Prepared" - $100 •"Best Modified" - $100 • "Best Street Prepared" - $100 • "Best Wash & Show" - $100 • "Best Custom/Race Prepared." - $100
yes, and there was even a Miss Corvettes at Carlisle; the contest took place on Saturday afternoon. Contestants took part two rounds onsite, cocktail dress and swimwear, while also competing for People's Choice via the Corvettes at Carlisle Facebook page. Participation was limited to 15 contestants.
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