Daily Slideshow: 1969 Lego Corvette Is a Bricked Masterpiece

Two Is Better Than One

Few things are as intricately woven into our society like Corvettes and Legos. Most of us grew up playing with one and dreaming about another, so combining the two just seems like a natural evolution of those activities. And here we have exactly that - A 1969 Corvette build entirely out of Legos that we spotted over at the Lego Ideas site.

Living the Dream

This killer Lego project is the vision of Lego enthusiast “Brickdater,” who spent countless hours molding common Lego bricks into the shape of a C3 Corvette. The reason why is quite simple. "Ever since I can remember I've always wanted a '69 Vette," he said. "So I built one."

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Fruits of Labor

Judging by the many hours we spent piecing together Legos over the years, we can't even imagine how long it took to create such a faithful rendition of this classic 'Vette. Recreating those curvy lines and the car's iconic Coke bottle shape couldn't have been easy.

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Inspiration Strikes

Corvette fans will undoubtedly notice that this Lego build wasn't inspired by just any old '69, however. In fact, the concept came from the infamous 1969 Baldwin Motion Phase III SS-427 Corvette. 

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Historic Ties

Baldwin Motion, a partnership between the Baldwin Auto Company Chevy dealership and high-profile speed shop Motion Performance, built a number of high-performance Chevys over the years. But this Le Mans Blue example was their very first Corvette.

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Guaranteed Performance

Baldwin Motion was so confident in the cars it built, they sold them with a money-back, quarter-mile performance guarantee that each could run at least an 11.5 at 120 mph. And clearly, it worked. Not a single car was returned to the dealer!

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Faithful Recreation

This Lego Corvette captures the essence of that legendary ride with alarming detail. All-in-all, it took over 1,500 pieces to make this toy a reality. Amazingly, the headlights can even be raised and lowered, and the doors and hood can both open and close.

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Wind in Your Hair

Even better, the Lego Corvette is designed so that it's easily converted to either a convertible or T-top car. Just in case you feel like adjusting how much wind you get in your Lego man's, um, plastic hair piece.

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Resounding Success

Unsurprisingly, Brickdater's incredible Corvette creation was a big hit over on Lego's ideas site. Over 10,000 users supported the project, which is the benchmark needed to get it in front of the Lego review board.

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One of One

Unfortunately, it just wasn't enough to get this cool Corvette approved for official Lego production. But that shouldn't diminish the incredible achievement that this bricked Corvette represents. And at least for now, Brickdater has the only such 'Vette on the planet!

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