2005 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

2005 Anteros Corvette The practice of producing coachwork cars is a practice that stems all the way back to horse drawn vehicles. These coachbuilders would work with car manufacturers to create custom limited production bodies utilizing their rolling chassis. This allowed large marques like Ferrari to focus on certain aspects of their vehicles while being able to outsource the body to highly skilled professionals. As time went on, coachwork cars were often separated from the manufacturer themselves and the customer that purchased the car would work with them directly. It is no surprise that when you first laid eyes on this Anteros you probably had no clue what it was. Well that is because it is 1 of 2 vehicles hand made by Roger Hector at HST Inc out of Tijuana, Mexico. Hector obviously has the skill set because the carbon fiber body looks right at home. He took inspiration from classic 60s sports cars and modernized it by blending it with the C6 Corvette. It all started with the donation of a new C6 Corvette for the process of creating a unique supercar. Hector then works it over from front to rear to transform it into what you see here. Even small details like the door handles are modified so any clues that it began life as a Corvette are very limited. This one is serial number 2 and incredibly rare. It is a unique opportunity to get the performance, luxury and comfort of a Corvette with the guarantee you will never sit next to another one at a stop light. It has 1,300 miles on it since completed so is still in a very freshly completed condition. The car is painted in a beautiful Jewel Red which is the Mexican version of the Candy Apple Red. It has a Black power convertible cloth top that is excellent condition and works properly. It has a polished carbon fiber rear panel with matching carbon fiber mirror caps and door handle pockets. The open powder coated/polished front grill, front brake scoops, enclosed front headlights and more all work together to really give off that European sports car feeling. The car has an aggressive stance and rides on custom wheels (18in - front, 19in -rear) with Anteros center caps and low profile tires. It now has a full tilt front end that lifts up to reveal the Corvette LS2 motor. It received performance upgrades including a polished Magnuson supercharger that increases power up to 550 hp. It has a full stainless steel custom Magnaflow exhaust system and has an awesome sound. You know it means business! Under the hood, custom carbon fiber panels were crafted which dress it up nicely. The car runs great and needs nothing. The transmission is a 4 speed automatic with overdrive that shifts smoothly. A lot of the brakes and suspension pull from the stock C6 but there are some customizations there too like painted brake calipers that match the body. The interior of the car features some Corvette components like the heads up display and stereo. That being said the seats are totally reworked w