I needed a mid-engine chassis and I can’t build one as sophisticated as the C8 for the base price of $60,000 so I bought it as a donor car. I’ve been racing my entire life with the goal to eventually design, build and race my own car. I’m still kicking myself for passing on a Pantera project car and buying a ‘64 ‘Vette instead. Jack Wendel: I’ve wanted a mid-engine sports car with obscene levels of horsepower ever since I saw my first Pantera with a tunnel ram and two 4-barrel carbs sticking out. To that end, we’ll note that we understand not everyone will or has to like what they see (e ven if we haven’t actually seen the end result to judge it properly and fairly), but we don’t agree with the online hatred about a car guy who is using his own money, resources, time and hands to build something for and by himself.ĬarScoops: How did you come up with the idea of creating a coachbuilt Corvette C8? He recently bought the website, the name of a manufacturer that made cars in the ’30s and inspired his design, from which he hopes to sell rebodied C8 Corvettes.ĬarScoops’ John Halas had the opportunity to talk to Jack and who from the get-go, openly admitted to us that he is fully aware of how controversial this project is to a lot of people. Specifically, he’s interested in selling the art-deco model as a turn-key car. Read Also: Custom Shop Transforming A C8 Corvette Into A Cadillac SupercarĪnd it won’t just be for him, either he hopes to someday produce and sell his creations.

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