Joey Vining, out of Ocean Springs, Mississippi is one diehard LSU (Louisiana State University) fan. With a mascot of the Bengal Tiger and school colors of purple and gold, Joey set out to make one heck of an impression with fellow LSU fans, and even more so with the fans of any rival schools. Aside from a great show piece, we’re guessing this 2004 C5 Corvette always gets Joey to those tailgating events on time!
When it comes to the styling of this C5 Joey mentioned, “I bought it yellow with the intent of dressing it up.” He certainly has accomplished this goal, as you can see the engine has become quite a showpiece, even when you remove the spinning Corvette model and accompanying Barbie doll dressed in appropriate colors.
Along with the purple & gold interior and engine compartment, the car also features under-glow lighting of the same hues to give it that extra pop at night. Both the interior and art work under the hood were nice additions, but we especially dig the tiger’s tail exiting the rear compartment. We don’t know if Joey runs the car with the tail in place, but a tail flying in the wind would surely complete this LSU theme.
We did notice an opportunity to further the color scheme… the wheels. A set of color matching wheels, maybe heavy on the purple side would certainly put this C5 over the top, if it isn’t already. That being said, there is nothing wrong with the GM chrome wheels!