"789 Chevy" concept car

Geo · February 21st, 2008, 02:17 PM

Really different but will sell no matter. Not cheap though.
Also see the "Chezoom" by Boyd Coddington.

http://57classicchevy.com/789-chevy.html

neocaster · February 21st, 2008, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geo

Really different but will sell no matter. Not cheap though.
Also see the "Chezoom" by Boyd Coddington.

http://57classicchevy.com/789-chevy.html

Anyone for the 5678's in a 789?

Geo · February 21st, 2008, 02:24 PM

No doubt a "567" will be next.

nasonm · February 21st, 2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by neocaster

Anyone for the 5678's in a 789?

WooHoo Woo Hoo Hoo!

Mark Davis · February 21st, 2008, 03:17 PM

Already been discussed here at length.

Do a search the original thread was around 12-22-07

TheGoodTexan · February 21st, 2008, 03:18 PM

While I am a fan of the cars that the 789 has drawn its inspiration from, I don't care for the 789 at all. While I do like the idea itself...the 789 looks too much of a hodge-podge to me. I like the 59 tailfins....on a real 59. But they ruin this car for me.

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And then this:

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Originally Posted by 57classicchevy.com

...and the interior and midsection suggestive of a 1958 Impala.

WHA? Looks like a C6 convertable interior to me....

Mark Davis · February 21st, 2008, 03:22 PM

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-c...ight=789+chevy

Thats the original thread I posted around the end of Dec 07

TheGoodTexan · February 21st, 2008, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Davis

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-c...ight=789+chevy

Thats the original thread I posted around the end of Dec 07

I never saw it.

You won't mind if we talk about it again?

neocaster · February 21st, 2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGoodTexan

I never saw it.

You won't mind if we talk about it again?

Please keep your discussions in the original thread. There is WAY too much clutter around here. (My tongue is firmly in my cheek. Tough with my head so far up my bum)

TheGoodTexan · February 21st, 2008, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by neocaster

Please keep your discussions in the original thread. There is WAY too much clutter around here. (My tongue is firmly in my cheek. Tough with my head so far up my bum)

Maybe we could morph this thread with a Beatles thread, and kill two mockingbirds with one rolling stone.

Mark Davis · February 21st, 2008, 03:38 PM

Sometimes if you dont check in here several times a day you will miss alot of stuff that scrolls off the main page. I remembered the thread but didnt remember I started the original post LOL.

TheGoodTexan · February 21st, 2008, 03:43 PM

And here's another reason that I don't care for the 789...

When is the "20-inch wheels" fad going to be over? Man...its an ok look on some cars....but not every single modded hodrod or street rod around.

I had a friend that had a new 5.0 Mustang LS in 1994...highly modified....supercharger, NOS and all...and it was a bad car...with 15x8.5 wheels and 245/50x15s on it. Bad.

Then he bought some new wheels for it...17 x something-or-other...and everyone made fun of him for his car "looking like a 4-wheel-drive".

Now-a-days, that same crew would make fun of him for his wheels being too short.

I love the look of a set of 14x10s on a classic Camero. Or 15x8s on something more recent....it gives the tire a chance to spill over and look fat.

Tires the same thickness as rubberbands...and wear out in 10k miles? No thanks, I'll pass.

neocaster · February 21st, 2008, 04:03 PM

20" wheels on concepts always seem to turn into 17" in production.

hekawi · February 21st, 2008, 04:07 PM

cool melding of old and new. i like it.

btw, the name reminds me of a joke little kids love:

"Why was 6 afraid of 7"

"Because 7 8 9"

Mark Davis · February 21st, 2008, 04:15 PM

I odnt like the low profile 20" wheels and tires either.

Im old school 14's or 15's for me.

greggorypeccary · February 21st, 2008, 04:33 PM

I like the retroness of it, but it's not a smooth mix of the 57/58/59 IMO. It looks like they took photos of each, cut them into three pieces, threw them on the floor and picked a random front, middle and rear.

I love the rear end though - always been a fan of the fins!

superchicken_VI · February 21st, 2008, 05:25 PM

It also looks like they wrecked it, and salvaged panels from different cars. The paint job isn't harmonious, it's screwy. I like 2-tone, but that's not it. That's a definite miss for me. I like Foose's statement, that when he works a car he wants people to ask him what he did to it, because that means it all fits and it doesn't look out of place. That whole car looks out of place.

boneyguy · February 21st, 2008, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by neocaster

Mamacita!!!

AnthemBassMan · February 21st, 2008, 06:02 PM

-C'mon. Only one other guy posted about it looking like the Batmobile. And that was in the original thread.

L8R,
Matt D.

giginthesky · February 21st, 2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by greggorypeccary

I like the retroness of it, but it's not a smooth mix of the 57/58/59 IMO. It looks like they took photos of each, cut them into three pieces, threw them on the floor and picked a random front, middle and rear.

I love the rear end though - always been a fan of the fins!

maybe they should re-name it jag-stang?

BillyG · February 21st, 2008, 08:32 PM

I saw this a few weeks ago and thought how much I'd like it in a deep red. The mixed up colors don't work for me.

Geo · February 21st, 2008, 09:38 PM

Quite frankley did not know this was a previous type post.

Mark Davis · February 21st, 2008, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Geo

Quite frankley did not know this was a previous type post.

Its no biggie its impossible to know all the posts unless you sit here all day like I do! LOL If you miss a couple days and dont logon you will miss all kinds of stuff.

WisconsinStrings · February 21st, 2008, 10:02 PM

When I first glanced at it, I thought it was a chopped '59. Nice car though.

February 21st, 2008, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 59 Posts: 2,439 15 Photos	"789 Chevy" concept car Really different but will sell no matter. Not cheap though. Also see the "Chezoom" by Boyd Coddington. http://57classicchevy.com/789-chevy.html __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

February 21st, 2008, 02:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 59 Posts: 2,439 15 Photos	No doubt a "567" will be next. __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 57 Posts: 12,257	Already been discussed here at length. Do a search the original thread was around 12-22-07 __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 57 Posts: 12,257	http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-c...ight=789+chevy Thats the original thread I posted around the end of Dec 07 __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 57 Posts: 12,257	Sometimes if you dont check in here several times a day you will miss alot of stuff that scrolls off the main page. I remembered the thread but didnt remember I started the original post LOL. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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neocaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chester County, PA Age: 35 Posts: 3,475 11 Photos	20" wheels on concepts always seem to turn into 17" in production. __________________ "...You don't need faith if you know it's gonna work!" "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed."

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hekawi Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: greenville, sc Posts: 1,914	cool melding of old and new. i like it. btw, the name reminds me of a joke little kids love: "Why was 6 afraid of 7" "Because 7 8 9" __________________ ____________________________________________ "Rule Number One: Obey All Rules" - Barney Fife

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Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 57 Posts: 12,257	I odnt like the low profile 20" wheels and tires either. Im old school 14's or 15's for me. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

February 21st, 2008, 04:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
greggorypeccary Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 774 27 Photos	I like the retroness of it, but it's not a smooth mix of the 57/58/59 IMO. It looks like they took photos of each, cut them into three pieces, threw them on the floor and picked a random front, middle and rear. I love the rear end though - always been a fan of the fins! __________________ I got the rockin' pneumonia, I need a shot of rhythm and blues! http://www.myspace.com/javablue

February 21st, 2008, 05:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
superchicken_VI Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monroe, NC Age: 35 Posts: 1,219	It also looks like they wrecked it, and salvaged panels from different cars. The paint job isn't harmonious, it's screwy. I like 2-tone, but that's not it. That's a definite miss for me. I like Foose's statement, that when he works a car he wants people to ask him what he did to it, because that means it all fits and it doesn't look out of place. That whole car looks out of place.

February 21st, 2008, 06:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
AnthemBassMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ohio. Tuscarawas County Farm Country! Age: 42 Posts: 315	-C'mon. Only one other guy posted about it looking like the Batmobile. And that was in the original thread. L8R, Matt D.

February 21st, 2008, 08:32 PM	#21 (permalink)
BillyG Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Summerville, SC Age: 40 Posts: 431	I saw this a few weeks ago and thought how much I'd like it in a deep red. The mixed up colors don't work for me.

February 21st, 2008, 09:38 PM	#22 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 59 Posts: 2,439 15 Photos	Quite frankley did not know this was a previous type post. __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

February 21st, 2008, 10:02 PM	#24 (permalink)
WisconsinStrings Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arcadia, Wisconsin Age: 37 Posts: 640	When I first glanced at it, I thought it was a chopped '59. Nice car though.