The blue C8 on display in Kentucky wins hands down.
Equus Automotive—not to be confused with the Hyundai Equus—appeared on the scene with its Bass 770 “luxury muscle car” that sported old-school styling and the 640-horsepower supercharged LS engine from the Corvette ZR1.
In an effort to outdo themselves, apparently, the Michigan-based company released this in 2018, the Equus Throwback.
Based on the C7 Corvette, the car is said to be capable of 1000 horsepower when paired with an unspecified option package. The company also boasts that the car is entirely bespoke, with numerous “customization and personalization opportunities” available to buyers.
Perhaps not surprisingly, prices start at $140,000 (which was about the going rate C7 ZR1 when new) and only 25 were planned to be built, “insuring collector status and exclusivity.”
It’s also worth noting that the website’s copyright is dated 2018, so it makes us wonder if anyone bought one.
Does a bespoke Corvette Corvette with oversized driving lamps sound like your kind of exclusive ride, or would you rather sink that kind of cash into a brand-new C8 Corvette?
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The blue C8 on display in Kentucky wins hands down.
Damg, I really like that.
I would rock it
Not sure how i feel about it tbh. I like that its different. Could grow on me for sure.
When I think "retro styled" I'm not sure 18 forward facing LEDs is what comes to mind.
The exhaust engineer used to own a Honda about 15 years ago, I assume.
At least they got the round tail lights right
Keith Tanner said:The exhaust engineer used to own a Honda about 15 years ago, I assume.
I think he or she has a thing for coal rolling trucks.
To me it looks worse than what they started with. I also don't see and retro in it at all. They took a C7 and put C6 & C5 styling ques on it added big driving lights to ruin the aero. This is somehow retro? This is what you get when a bunch car guys go drinking and have lots of extra cash. Proof that there are different strokes for different folks I guess.
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