Comments on: Burger King Bunch http://chuck.goolsbee.org/archives/378       goolsbee.org, serving useless content from an undisclosed location since 1997 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:09:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: cg http://chuck.goolsbee.org/archives/378#comment-1039 cg Wed, 23 May 2007 22:05:10 +0000 http://chuck.goolsbee.org/archives/378#comment-1039 No, there were a bunch of cars there... but I chose these two to photograph in the time I was there. As for smooth, the panel gaps were off here and there, and the driver's side door didn't align to the rear panel very well, so it looked pretty "stock" to me! ;) No, there were a bunch of cars there… but I chose these two to photograph in the time I was there.

As for smooth, the panel gaps were off here and there, and the driver’s side door didn’t align to the rear panel very well, so it looked pretty “stock” to me! ;)

]]> By: vrooomie http://chuck.goolsbee.org/archives/378#comment-1038 vrooomie Wed, 23 May 2007 21:18:17 +0000 http://chuck.goolsbee.org/archives/378#comment-1038 THAT'S IT? A "Piggue of Plastique" and a Nash? I see someone beat me to the comment about this *clearly* not being a stock 'Vette! They didn't come from the factory that smooth! I love the looks of the "Sting Ray," though..despite it being a Corvette! Nice fotos, as always, chuqqie! THAT’S IT? A “Piggue of Plastique” and a Nash?
I see someone beat me to the comment about this *clearly* not being a stock ‘Vette! They didn’t come from the factory that smooth! I love the looks of the “Sting Ray,” though..despite it being a Corvette!
Nice fotos, as always, chuqqie!

]]> By: carl_n http://chuck.goolsbee.org/archives/378#comment-1028 carl_n Mon, 21 May 2007 00:05:10 +0000 http://chuck.goolsbee.org/archives/378#comment-1028 Just wanted to add: due to their fiberglass body construction, C2 Corvettes are probably an order of magnitude more difficult to get a decent finish with a black paintjob than the average metal-bodied car. Nearly all C2's tend to start showing their seams between the body panels as they age, and black corvettes, because of the higher heat absorption properties of the color, are much worse about showing those seams earlier in life. Additionally, for the same reason, the fiberglass body panels tend to expand and contract more than with other colors when the car is left parked in the sun for any period of time, which leads to cracks in the finish and other paint issues. I've seen several C2 Corvette restorers/painters on various webboards try to discourage people from painting their C2 black (unless it came that way from the factory) for that very reason. That does look like a well-finished '67 coupe. Just wanted to add: due to their fiberglass body construction, C2 Corvettes are probably an order of magnitude more difficult to get a decent finish with a black paintjob than the average metal-bodied car. Nearly all C2’s tend to start showing their seams between the body panels as they age, and black corvettes, because of the higher heat absorption properties of the color, are much worse about showing those seams earlier in life. Additionally, for the same reason, the fiberglass body panels tend to expand and contract more than with other colors when the car is left parked in the sun for any period of time, which leads to cracks in the finish and other paint issues.

I’ve seen several C2 Corvette restorers/painters on various webboards try to discourage people from painting their C2 black (unless it came that way from the factory) for that very reason. That does look like a well-finished ‘67 coupe.

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