"The Predator" Pre 1963 The first Split Window Coupe

The first Split Window Coupe was identical to this car

Note the bowling alley sign in the background

The owner of the car and the original painting is Irwin Kroiz of Pennsylvania

I continue to find other signs for that company

"The Predator" Pre 1963 The first Split Window CoupeTo create The Predator, I searched Corvette shows for months to find a black C6 Z06 with just the correct lighting. My intent was to show the highly reflective upper panels of the Corvette by reflecting the blue of the sky. The wall behind the Z06 was based on a very faded sign in Dallas advertising a defunct railroad named the Texas and Pacific. Their slogan 23 hours to St. Louis made me think of the of St. Louis Corvette Plant. This Corvette