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Wide 1969 Chevy Camaro Bad Company Rocks Z06 Drivetrain, What Happened to It?

With the exception of the ones that grow into becoming classics, new cars mostly lose their appeal in a couple of years. Not the same can be said about custom projects, which tend to maintain their spicy flavor even decades after they roll out garages’ doors.
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Photo: Weaver Customs
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We’ve seen countless times how really well-made custom vehicles sell for big bucks a long time after they were made, as they retain all the appeal their builders intended them to have. That’s because in the custom world, time is of no importance.

Take a look at this roadster Camaro. Before getting in the hands of a Utah-based garage by the name Weaver Customs, it was your average 1969 Chevy muscle car, if there ever was such a thing. After Weaver was done with it, it went on to win the Radical Custom Convertible class at AutoRama Detroit in 2014.

A lot of changes helped it gain recognition, starting with the radically (pun intended) changed exterior. The thing is low, but most importantly wider than Chevy ever envisioned it: 12 inches have been added to the rear, and 8 inches to the front, while the overall length has been cut by 3 and a half inches.

Riding on Forgeline RB3C wheels, the Camaro, nicknamed Bad Company by its maker, rocks a Corvette Z06 drivetrain, good for 650 horsepower.

Bad Company was a very expensive ride to make, as it cost some $400,000 to put together. One year after it won the AutoRama recognition, it went on sale on eBay, with an asking price of $135,000.

Sadly, we have no idea what happened to it after that. Like many other high profile custom cars, the fact that it has the potential never to grow old doesn’t shield it from sinking into oblivion. But one thing is certain: we would love to hear it’s fine and well somewhere, just waiting for the right moment to resurface.
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About the author: Daniel Patrascu
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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