2016 SEMA Coverage: Captivating 1971 C3 Corvette Created by Heartland Customs

Check out this bright red 1971 C3 Custom Corvette built by Heartland Customs of Purcell, Oklahoma. We have a lists a the large number of modifications. The Candy Red Metallic with matte finish Steel Cities Gray stripes is one of its many notable features.

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MEGUIAR’S POLISHES Displayed a 1971 C3 Custom Corvette Built by Heartland Customs

  Text and Photos By: Wayne Ellwood

Meguiar’s Polishes incorporated a bright red 1971 C3 Custom Corvette in its display. This car was built by Heartland Customs of Purcell (OK) and lists a large number of modifications. The paint is one of its many notable features. It’s a PPG Deltron base/clear candy red metallic with matte finish Steel Cities Gray stripes.

The engine in this ’71 C3 Custom Corvette is a GM LS3 427 small block with a polished Magnussen supercharger. The powertrain includes a T56 Magnum six-speed transmission and short-throw shifter. All of this riding on a SpecVette chassis by the Roadster Shop, narrowed suspension, and electronic ride control. Brakes are electronically assisted with rotors from a C6 Z06 and 6-piston calipers. Wheels are milled aluminum in the style of the original Rallye wheels from that era. The tires are Michelin Pilot Super Sport. The interior was completely designed and implemented by Compton’s Custom Interiors of Fort Worth (TX). On the interior, the driver is kept comfortable with Vintage Air climate control. A touch-screen panel controls all electric and electronic systems, including the HID and LED lighting, Pioneer stereo. The seats are all covered in European grade leather with custom colored perf leather. Custom-built gauge pod and halo lighting are also incorporated. The grille revised grilles, which serve to relocate the LED headlights and parking lights, and the fender grilles are all CNC, machined.

 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: Captivating 1971 C3 Corvette Created 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 – Other Notes Continued…

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