By Austin Knight

Gotadime

About a week ago, Alex Vickers tipped me off to a small, unsuspecting used car dealership in the outskirts of Frankfort, Kentucky. He had stopped in there earlier that week and told the owners that I would probably be coming by to check out the odd collection that could only be found on MapQuest by typing in the address of the Waffle House across the street. So, on Monday, I woke up at about 11:00 (yeah, I know), got ready, gathered up the camera, gave the ‘Stang a quick wash, put the top down and was on the road in no time (more like two and a half hours). On the way, I got to thinking about what I imagine the place to be like (because I’m literally always off by a mile) and I realized that I actually had very low expectations. Man, was I horribly mistaken.

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By Chris Bicknell

Bick66

There isn’t much that gives away this ’69 Vette as a 1200-horsepower supercar–its slightly modified original C3 body and refined stance are only somewhat undercut by the implied performance of that through-the-fender exhaust. Take a closer look and you’ll notice that the body is concealing a twin-turbocharged 565 cubic inch powerplant cradled by a tubular chrome moly frame and modern Corvette suspension. Now, in my opinion the C3 Stingray is the most beautiful shape ever dreamt up, so I might be a little biased–but you can’t argue with 1200 hp nestled in such a perfectly updated package of modern features. I’m tempted to call this 2008 SEMA show car the most incredible custom Corvette I’ve ever seen. The guys at S/S definitely outdid themselves with this one.

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

A bunch of you guys really liked the Stingray concept that Chevy unveiled at the Chicago auto show, so here’s GM’s design chief talking about the inspiration for the concept. I know that with everything going on at GM, plans for a C7 are a long way off, but I would really love to see the next Corvette look a bit more retro and muscular like this concept.

By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

I think that this is special enough to warrant its own blog. As part of the whole Transformers 2 thing, the Corvette guys got to play, too. The new Stingray concept it pretty hot. I like the back end better than the front, mostly because I like the tail. I love the new Stingray badge – totally dangerous! A bunch of pics after the jump.

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Boyd’s one-off custom ’63 Stingray show car is up for grabs on eBay. With its twin-turbocharged all-aluminum 454 putting out over 1500 hp, it’s purported to be "the highest horsepower car ever to come out of Boyd’s shop." Frame and suspension are completely custom fabricated, exterior painted by the man himself, and boy, is it ever shiny. Bid now!

It’s rare to see any of these that aren’t totally done, so it’s cool to come across one that is still rough. It would be fun to just drive it around as it. Want it? It’s on eBay now.