Our Picture Time subject today is a Chevrolet Corvette C4 from 1984. Or rather it used to be, before someone got some big ideas in their head — right at the same time their eyes drifted to a pile of spare fiberglass and plastic.
There may have been a photo of a Ferrari F40 lying around as well.
Listed at a dealer in Wisconsin, this first-year C4 Corvette was created by an enthusiast of bronze. Bronze paint, bronze wheels, and a gilded Bronze Age interior await a new owner.
Every conceivable surface of the car has been covered with additional parts. Spoilers front and rear, vents, portholes, cladding. Yes! All of these. And wouldn’t you know it, the stunning attention to detail carries over into the interior.
Said interior has bathed in bronze leather or convincing and life-like wood tone. There are multiple radar detectors, a CB radio, button-tufted brougham seats, and a polished wood gear lever. It’s all here, all for the taking.
The car and its dealer are located in the former home of AMC, Kenosha, Wisconsin. And they’re willing to let it go for a song — just $21,995. What are you waiting for?
[Images: seller]
Looks like it does have a walkie-talkie. So….there’s that.
Or it could be an electric razor. Not really sure.
I don’ think you know what a walkie-talkie actually is.
The antenna on the back looks like a shorten and loaded CB antenna maybe? Unless there is a solid connection to the chassis, the SWR should be interesting on this thing. The hand mic seems to be an AC Delco which would make sense with the dealer CB kits GM used to sell back in the day.
Kind of a postmodern ‘Rockford Files’ thing happening, sorta. $200 a day plus expenses.
Color’s right but a) it’s not a Firebird, and b) Jim Rockford would NEVER be seen in anything this tacky!
Where’s Crabspirits when you need him?
Ahh, long gone I think!
I personally don’t like it, but I appreciate that someone had a vision, as bizarre as it was and saw it through to the very end, but I wouldn’t hold my breath thinking that someone will be willing to pay $22K for someone’s weird pipe (crack?) dream
Agree with you. It is extra cladding taken to the nth degree – Hey, why stop at one extra hood scoop when eight will look SO much better. But they had a (weird) vision and saw it through
Something tells me this particular vision sprang from from way too much yayo and a Pep Boys credit card.
Too well done to be Pep Boys anything. But more money than taste, absolutely!
I’ve seen a number of C4 Corvettes with the same body kit, just not in Liberace or George Hamilton tanning open bronze/gold. I’ve never understood the purpose of the front hood spoiler. Did it keep the nose down?
Time for a buy, burn, drive. This car, the Corvorado, or something like the Corvette Summer car.
Needs more overkill.
The only I like on the whole car is the Euro taillights. Take off one of the nines (make it $2195) and you’ve got a deal.
I’m pretty sure I’d fail a drug test by just looking at this.
The previous owner probably thought it was one or two additions away from being done.
It’s an automatic. Of course. Retch!!!!
And I’ve seen a number of the parts of that setup on other C4’s over the years. This one is unique by virtue of it having what is probably the entire catalog bolted on to the body.
This is what I’ve always imagined happening if someone had a JC Whitney catalog from that era, tore out the accessories section and ordered one of each.
hope they ditched the cross-fire motor
They did not.
not only is Cease-Fire still in place, they even painted the air cleaner, valve covers, and radiator/fan shroud in body color.