Web Exclusive: Chameleon Painted 2000 Chevrolet Corvette C5

A variable paint job gives this 13-year-old 'Vette a new lease on life.

Photography: Pepper Yandell

Spec The Technique:

Year/Make/Model: 2000 Chevrolet Corvette C5

Performance: LS1 engine; Edelbrock headers; ported heads; Flowmaster exhaust system; K&N High Performance air filter

Exterior: House of Kolor Chameleon paint (mixed from HOK Magenta to Gold with HOK Scion to Purple); custom widebody, molded all bumpers, shaved door handles; moved gas tank to inside of car; custom headlights and taillights; cowl induction hood

Interior: All fiberglass interior panels, dashboard and center console painted to match exterior; seats all wrapped in crocodile skin colored to match exterior

Ice: Pioneer head unit; four 6×9-inch Kicker component speakers, two 3-inch tweeters, one 12-inch Solo-Baric L5 subwoofer in custom fiberglass housing; one Hifonics Brutus Elite BRE1600.10 1600-watt amp, one BRE60.4 480-watt amp; two 7-inch monitors, one 11-inch monitor

Wheels/Tires: Forgiato Martellato wheels with spinning center caps, 24×9-inch front, 26×12-inch in rear; Pirelli tires


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