If you’ve got $300k burning a hole in your pocket you could get German tuning house, Pogea Racing, to build a modern version of the classic ’59 Corvette like the one pictured here.
The chassis for this project consists of an in-house tube frame manufactured in cooperation with the USA’s Foose Design. This frame not only significantly improves the convertible’s torsional stiffness, but it also forms a base on which to mount the height-adjustable coil-over suspension, as well as the modern drive and brake systems.
Pogea opted for a Corvette LS3 as used in the current Corvette but modified it to increase performance. Besides LS7 fuel injectors, aggressive camshafts and a direct, open intake with tip cone filter, the exhaust flow was tuned and features Edelbrock exhaust manifolds coupled with a stainless steel exhaust system. It now produces an impressive 485 bhp at 4400 rpm and 431 lb.-ft. of torque at 6200 rpm driving the rear wheels via a manual 5-speed gearbox with ceramic clutch and a Dana 44 differential.
Zero to 62 mph now takes a mere 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 179 mph.
The brake system has been taken from the Corvette LS5, with perforated internally vented discs, 13.0-in. front and 11.8-in. rear, featuring 6- and 4-piston calipers, front and rear, respectively.
Specially developed three-part Pogea Racing wheels, 18 x 9.5J and 19 x 12J, are fitted with. Bridgestone Potenza 265/40R-18 and 305/30R-19 tires.
To accommodate the rear wheels, Pogea widened the rear by 14.5 in., to just over 82 in., which spoils the original car’s aesthetics somewhat.
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