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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