Light Painting a 1967 C2 Resto-Mod Coupe
Next up, we’ve got a pretty light-painted photograph of a stunning 1967 C2 Resto-Mod Coupe! Joannie and I light-painted this beautiful Corvette at Larry and Bev’s Arkansas home. We met them just a few days earlier at the Lake of the Ozark Corvette Club’s “Corvettes in Paradise” show, which is held annually in Osage Beach, Missouri.
Larry and Bev’s “Hot” Razzleberry ’67 is certainly an eye catcher!
We’ve light-painted more than 60 Corvettes over the last several years, but this ’67 C2 Resto-Mod Coupe has to be one of the prettiest paint colors that we’ve ever seen – (on any vehicle, for that matter)! Just beautiful!
On the Road Again
After “Corvettes in Paradise”, Joannie and I headed south toward Arkansas. We stopped for a couple of days in Branson, Missouri, to check out some of the sights, as well as the magnificent scenery. Then, we headed south to Larry and Bev’s home in Arkansas.
This is the Chapel of the Ozarks, and the Top of the Rock Golf Course, at Heritage Preserve! This beautiful place is not too far from Branson, Missouri.
The night after Larry and Bev’s project, we had another Corvette light painting project further south near Austin, Arkansas (that project will be coming soon).
A Little Side-Note
Usually, in our light painting stories, I include statistics about the vehicle. You know, the engine size, tire and wheel info, horsepower, etc. But when Larry shared the story of how he obtained and then transformed this C2, I decided to share his story instead! (Although we will talk about the fabulous paint color, it’s just way too pretty!)
1967 C2 Resto-Mod – The Rest of the Story
It started when a lady contacted their local Corvette Club, telling them that she had a 1967 Corvette for sale – and that it needed a little work! Larry was the only person who expressed any interest, so he and a friend from the club went to see what she had. Needless to say, he was a little shocked when they pulled the rotten tarp off to reveal a total wreck!
Here’s what Larry found when they pulled the tarp off the Corvette. Yeah, this one needed just a “little” work!
She said she had a lot of parts in her storage shed, which turned out to be nowhere near what it would take to rebuild the car. He told her thanks for showing it to him, and he would think about it.
Larry Had A Vision – Really Good One Too!
After thinking for a couple of weeks about what she had and the vision of what he could turn it into, Larry contacted her and made another visit to look over the body one more time.
Upon arriving, he asked her how she ended up with the car. She told him that she had married a man in St. Louis, and he had bought the car and had been collecting all the parts for it over time. He even had a lot of the parts stored in his kitchen! He was saving all of it for when he retired.
Sadly, the man passed away before he retired. It was at that time she decided to relocate and moved everything with her. She later married a man who saw no value in the “junk” and told her to get rid of it because it was in his way!
Here’s the interior of the ’67. It’s exceptional! Not exactly the way it looked prior to Larry getting his hands on it!
The Offer
Larry made her an offer for the car and all the parts, which she accepted. He made a couple of trips to get it all home and stored everything in his shop, at which time Bev asked him, “What are you going to do with that pile of junk?” (plus another explicative or two)!
It all sat in the shop for about a year before Larry started the disassembly process and decided to pursue the vision that he had developed for it. He worked, off and on, over the next 3 years, bringing it all to fruition. Larry did all the body work himself, which included some major work to adapt a C4 Corvette front and rear suspension on an aftermarket custom frame for a C2 Corvette. He also did all the body prep for paint and all of the assembly afterward.
The engine bay is just as amazing as the rest of Bev and Larry’s ’67 Corvette!
A good friend who owns a local restoration shop did the paint job. At that time, he had another car in his shop that he had painted “Razzleberry”. Larry liked the color, but wanted to brighten it up a little.
“Razzleberry” is designed to go over a black base, but Larry did some research at the paint store and found a color called “Pot of Gold”, which has a lot of gold metallic in it. It brought out the brightness that he was looking for – “Hot” Razzleberry was born!
When people look at the car at shows, just like Joannie and I did, the first thing they ask is, “What color is that?”
Light Painting a 1967 C2 Corvette Resto-Mod Coupe
The behind-the-scenes look at our camera setup for Larry and Bev’s cool light painting project!
Upon arriving at Larry and Bev’s pretty home, we set out to decide where to place the car in their beautiful wooded lot. Larry and I came up with the spot that kept the Corvette nice and large in the frame, and also allowed for their pretty home, as well as a rather uniquely-shaped oak tree to serve as the backdrop for the light painting.
Here’s what the camera was going to capture once we began to light paint the Corvette, as well as the rest of the scene.
To complete this pretty project, Joannie and I took 274 images of their 1967 C2 Corvette Resto-Mod Coupe that night. In post-production, I used 81 of those images, in 132 unique layers, to create the truly one-of-a-kind Master File that you see below.
Here’s the final one-of-a-kind artwork of Larry & Bev’s beautiful ’67 C2 Corvette Resto-Mod Coupe created at their home in Arkansas.
As always, we’ve got a short “Build Video” of this light painting project on our YouTube channel. It first shows the images that were actually used to make the final artwork. Then, that’s followed by the actual build, one layer at a time, until the image is completed. The link to view it is below.
Larry and Bev, Joannie, and I want to thank you for the opportunity to light paint your beautiful Corvette! We loved getting to know you guys, and look forward to seeing you again real soon! – M&J