The 1962 Corvette is a classic style still enjoyed by young and old. The first “retro ‘62” took six years and over 5000 hours to make the modifications and complete the car. A stock ’62 body was used to fit over the ’93 chassis, which had to be lengthened to properly align the 1962 body. Engineering and construction on the full front tilt took a year to complete. The car became a show favorite throughout the Northwest and won many awards as well as second looks.

Build

• All panels are removed. A computerized measuring system checks the understructure pieces and frame alignment to make sure it is within factory specs.
• There are many panels in our conversion. Our composite shop handles the lay up process for each part. Each panel is vacuum bagged and cured at controlled temperature cycles.
• Individual panels are attached to backing structures using vacuum assisted gluing jigs to ensure accuracy.
• Each car is placed on its own cart and moved to the fitting room where all exterior panels are aligned and attached.
• It is then moved to the paint room for a coating of special primer.
• Several blockings produce a quality surface, then it’s back to the paint room for the final color matched primer.
• The final sanding before painting.
• The finish painting. Each car is then hand sanded and buffed before delivery.
• The interior is assembled, additional carpet matched to the interior color is added to the trunk, new matching extensions are added to the top of the door panels and a new soft top is installed.

As your car is constructed you will be able to follow its progress. Once your car comes into the shop, a “before” picture will be taken. When it goes into production, it will appear on its own construction page with weekly updates.