# What exact car is this? Extra points if you can prove it! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 1, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848 "2018-01-01T19:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matt\_Twiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Matt\_Twiss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Matt_Twiss)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/1 "2018-01-01T19:29:09Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/d/d0cf666503b9eb28f9b31acb7da9abaed3315f64.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/2 "2018-01-01T19:30:50Z")
Looks like one of those customized Caddys you see in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/3 "2018-01-01T19:34:12Z")
Stutz Blackhawk. > **[Drive Like the King in a $15,000 1975 Stutz Blackhawk!](https://jalopnik.com/5269141/drive-like-the-king-in-a-15000-1975-stutz-blackhawk)** > > Italian coachbuilding; American muscle; Virgil Exner-penned baroque styling; the Stutz Blackhawk had it all. And for only $15,000, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if you think it's all too much? ---
**Author:** ![anon86613489](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@anon86613489](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anon86613489)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/4 "2018-01-01T19:34:12Z")
It’s a completely ruined Austin Healey 3000 (from around -60 would be my guess) What a shame. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/5 "2018-01-01T19:37:15Z")
Prove it? How would I be able to **prove** my theory that this is a Corvette that somebody bastardized? 😼 ---
**Author:** ![anon86613489](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@anon86613489](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anon86613489)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/6 "2018-01-01T19:41:35Z")
Well, I’m not going to go through a lot of hassle to prove it, but take a look at the side profile of the car. Besides, I think it’s too narrow to be a Corvette. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/2/2adff93978b93e01760f8838e008dc2d90ca8a37.jpg) ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/2/252cc4b675ac58239b5d21ed7f2dd7ad848e94bf.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/7 "2018-01-01T19:44:06Z")
Before I name the donor car and prove it I want to know what the extra points will get me. ---
**Author:** ![anon86613489](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@anon86613489](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anon86613489)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/8 "2018-01-01T19:47:26Z")
Probably 4 gallons of air glider fuel 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/9 "2018-01-01T19:52:43Z")
Got it , an abomination! Proof, just look at it! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/10 "2018-01-01T19:53:00Z")
If this is a custom made from another vehicle, then the door handle says Corvette. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/11 "2018-01-01T19:53:39Z")
Doors and glass are a Corvette. Front dimensions and rear quarter lines also are Corvette. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/12 "2018-01-01T19:56:05Z")
That is a Caballista Corvette. ![Caballista Corvette](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/b/bd50522401c793d9c0db4a820d8dfada989c519f.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/13 "2018-01-01T20:01:51Z")
Good call, looks like the rear is as ? as the front! ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/3/36d3504b8e37df9d709834751767af145bd9feee.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/14 "2018-01-01T20:02:09Z")
@Nevada_545 looks like the winner. [http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/specs/prototypes/caballista.html](http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/specs/prototypes/caballista.html) ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/15 "2018-01-01T20:03:53Z")
This is a 1979 Caballista Corvette with the same headlights; ![caba79](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/e/e7e859bf68e67972b7fb945c8720fb618b3ce722.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/16 "2018-01-01T20:04:49Z")
Well, I stated that it is a bastardized Corvette, so I don’t think that I was wrong–as evidenced by the additional photos. Talk about poor taste! 😏 On the other hand, that late '40s Caddy in the background is REALLY nice. I’m guessing that the gleaming Caddy is a '46 or '47 model. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/17 "2018-01-01T20:06:48Z")
Well then I should claim partial credit because one of the google hits said it was inspired by the Stutz Blackhawk, but I’m not going to. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/18 "2018-01-01T20:27:29Z")
I hereby acting in my non-official duty grant you 100 points! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/19 "2018-01-01T20:30:59Z")
When were these Corvettes “modified” . . . early to mid 1980s, presumably? Supposedly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder . . . I prefer the style of the stock Corvette For me, the ugliest part of that Caballista Corvette is the bumpers ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Twiss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Matt\_Twiss](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Matt_Twiss)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848/20 "2018-01-01T20:31:21Z")
Thanks everyone for replying! It’s definitely a vette of sorts, but no idea what was done to it. They think they have some rare type rolls Royce crap here. I’ll find out their asking price so we can all have a good laugh!!! …and extra points for everyone! You can trade them in for canooter valves, muffler bearings, or those signs that tell deer where to cross the road [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-exact-car-is-this-extra-points-if-you-can-prove-it/110848.md?page=2)