GTC #105 SOLVED: Chevrolet Corvette "King Rat" by Keith Ball

[DHoffmann]

So, what's this and who made it? Uno point..o...

[DHoffmann]

Perhaps more familiar to the experts?

[frederick59]

Corvette base?

[DHoffmann]

Corvette base?

That goes without saying.

[DHoffmann]

Do the pros know what goes with saying?

[oko94]

A modified Corvette Stingray made in USA ?

[DHoffmann]

A modified Corvette Stingray made in USA ?

It is indeed a modified Stingray from the US, but it has a specific name and a specific maker too.

[oko94]

Yenko ?

[DHoffmann]

Yenko ?

I do not believe Yenko to have had any involvement in this car.

[oko94]

Was it built by a company known for its racing activities ?

[DHoffmann]

Was it built by a company known for its racing activities ?

It was not.

An extra picture to aid in the identification of this car.

[oko94]

Interesting. From that angle the modifications seem more modern than the base car. Modified in the eighties ?

[DHoffmann]

Interesting. From that angle the modifications seem more modern than the base car. Modified in the eighties ?

That is one of the few bits of information I don't have unfortunately. I'd say - based on some other dates presented - not from the eighties.
You are correct though that this car was modified a number of years after the original base Corvette was made.

[oko94]

Did the company build other cars than this one ?

[DHoffmann]

Did the company build other cars than this one ?

The company that this was born out of technically may have done, but this creation was one man's project - not officially done under the umbrella of a company.

[oko94]

Was John Silva involved ?

[DHoffmann]

Was John Silva involved ?

Not a name that I have related to this car, no.

[WayneB]

Looks like the rear glass is originally from a DeTomaso Vallelunga.

Only name that sprang to mind was Dick Guldstrand.

[DHoffmann]

Looks like the rear glass is originally from a DeTomaso Vallelunga.

Only name that sprang to mind was Dick Guldstrand.

Very very good eye! That is indeed the source of the glass - you're on the right track!

Not Guldstrand.

[oko94]

I've found a reference to a custom Corvette called "Love American Style" with a Vallelunga rear window, is it this one ?

[DHoffmann]

I've found a reference to a custom Corvette called "Love American Style" with a Vallelunga rear window, is it this one ?

I've not heard of anything close to Love American Style in relation to this car.

[oko94]

Was it modified by Roger Brunelle, aka Bruno, and called King Rat ?

[DHoffmann]

Was it modified by Roger Brunelle, aka Bruno, and called King Rat ?

That's the car, but not the modifier. In the article you'll see it's Keith Ball who made the conversion - but since you provided his name in the image, you'll get the point anyway. 

Reading that it seems Love American Style was a previous car that came through the store, this being a completely separate project.

Well done, 1 point duly awarded!

[DHoffmann]

A couple more images from my source to round this one out.

[oko94]

I indeed misread the article, so thanks for the point !

And many thanks to WayneB, I would never have found the solution without the Vallelunga hint.