2016 SEMA – 1963 BLACK CORVETTE BY BOBBY ALLOWAY

1963 Black Corvette by Bobby Alloway

Text and Photos By: Wayne Ellwood

1963 Black Corvette by Bobby Alloway, Blount (Louisville, TN). This car is actually Bobby Alloway’s personal car. It looks a lot like a project that was completed for a customer about 5-6 years ago. This time, Bobby built a car for himself, and he did introduce some new ideas. The color scheme changed from black with a red stinger to black with a blue stinger. Apparently, in researching the colors, Bobby also found that this color combination also drew the highest auction bid for a Corvette, to date. Interestingly, the blue interior and stinger are color correct for a 1967 Corvette, when four were built in this combination.

I was lucky enough to stumble across Toby Caldwell who works with Bobby, to discuss the car. The basics include a combination of an Art Morrison and stock chassis. This allows the seriously low ride with a fairly significant rake. Billet Specialty wheels were designed by Bobby for the earlier car and were used again for this car. The engine is a GM crate 502 cu in engine with a specially fabricated one-off Borla induction system and electronic fuel injection managed by a FAST computer system. The 5-speed transmission is by American Powertrain. Diamond Back created the blue line tires. PPG black paint was used along with the original GM blue paint and a basically stock interior in the same original color.

Unfortunately, when SEMA announced the top 21 in the Battle of the Builders contest, this car was not on the list ….it was a serious blow.

The Blue Stinger on Bobby Alloway’s 1963 Corvette was on display at the 2016 SEMA event in Las Vegas.

Here is a list of displays that featured Corvettes (and a couple of extra ones):

GM Displays Corvettes at 2016 SEMA

2016 SEMA – Chevrolet Chaparral 2X VGT Concept

2016 SEMA – LINGENFELTER CORVETTE DISPLAY

2016 SEMA – JEFF NOWICKI C7 CORVETTE CONCEPT Z

2016 SEMA – 1963 BLACK CORVETTE BY BOBBY ALLOWAY

2015 C7 Widebody by Ivan Tampi at the 2016 SEMA Event

2016 SEMA Coverage – 1971 C3 Custom Corvette Built by Heartland Customs

2016 SEMA – 50TH ANNIVERSARY REPORT – 1958 Corvette by Heartland Customs

2016 SEMA -Retro Designs Displayed a C7 in the Mobil-1 Booth at the 2016 SEMA Event

2016 SEMA REPORT – # 59 Doug Graf Race Tribute (CRC)

2016 SEMA REPORT – R1 Concepts C7 Corvette

2016 SEMA REPORT – EDELBROCK PERFORMANCE displayed Larry Fitzgerald’s Red 1963 Corvette

2016 SEMA REPORT – TOYO TIRES Displayed a C6 ZR1

2016 SEMA REPORT – TREAD WEAR TIRES LOGOS displayed a C7 Corvette with Red Chrome Wrap

2016 SEMA REPORT – MOTHERS POLISHES Displayed at White Callaway C7 Corvette

2016 SEMA REPORT – BESPOKE CREATIVE Kit for a C6 to Look Like a C7

2016 SEMA REPORT – EZ-UP CANOPIES Displayed a Custom 1961 Corvette

2016 SEMA Coverage – VETTESTHETICS / MGP CALIPER COVERS

2016 SEMA Coverage – RPM ROLLBARS / CORDES PERFORMANCE RACING

2016 SEMA Coverage – FORGIATO C7 WIDEBODY by TS Designs

2016 SEAM Coverage – QUICK JACK

2016 SEMA Coverage – Corvette America Interior Pieces

2016 SEMA Coverage – OPTIMA ALLEY – BATTERY ULTIMATE STREET CAR CHALLENGE

2016 SEMA Coverage – NON-CORVETTES OF NOTE AT SEMA

2016 SEMA Coverage – Other Notes Continued…

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