Resto-mod 1962 Corvette SECRET WEAPON

The Torq Thrust II wheels are probably the first thing you notice. They’re such a popular addition to American classics from the great V8 years of the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies that we don’t immediately associate them with niches like ‘hot rod’ or ‘resto-mod’. Quite often, they’re the only modification the owner has made. That’s not the case here, not by a long chalk.

Those exhaust tips are the next clue. Four of them in the middle…was that ever an option? No, but custom Corvettes have sported four tailpipes before. Usually in a more obvious manner, not a neat job like this. The paint isn’t a 1962 Corvette colour, but then it’s not a ‘look at me’ shade of candy pink or tangerine either. It’s a sober gunmetal finish, one tone all over, which was indeed normal for 1962 after the optional white side-coves were