There exists two schools of thought in North America about muscle and sports cars. The first is that said car has been designed, engineered, and produced to be the best it can be from the factory, and that it should be enjoyed as it was originally intended to be. The other school of thought, however, sees the car itself not as a complete unit, but as a foundation to tune, personalize, and modify to the nines.
That “built, not bought” school of thought is what applies to our featured 2007 Corvette C6 Z06 today. In a project that has taken multiple years, Bobby M has turned what was a great sports car into an absolute power monster, capable of demolishing pretty much anything on the local dragstrip while also being able to do a lap of any road course you can name.
Of course, there has been some personalization thrown in—but to understand the time and effort that has gone into the car, we first of all need to start with how Bobby got his C6 Z06.
Why the C6 Z06 Was Almost Fated to Be Bought
Originally, Bobby had never intended to buy an American car, let alone a Corvette in 2011. He was instead looking to pick up a Type 997 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. He found one, vintage 2006, at a dealership in Milton, Ontario, Canada, part of the Greater Toronto Area, and went in fully intending to walk out with the keys to a great German sports car. However, it was then that fate intervened.
