American Hydrocarbon - A High Tech Look for your Corvette
Eight years ago Pat Scorzetti started his adventure into the
automotive industry by purchasing and selling Corvette parts on EBay. After purchasing his second Corvette, a 2000
navy C5 coupe he was bitten by the dreaded mod bug. Like most Corvette
enthusiasts Pat wanted to make his car special.
Pat decided at first to do a few performance mods then move on to transforming the C5 into a show quality car. In the process of changing out all the dull black plastic interior parts Pat discovered a process known as “water transfer”. The process involved the direct transfer of a carbon pattern to an automotive part. This process was used to decorate blue Corvette with blue carbon accents.
Pat decided to first work on the interior and then the
engine bay. The cars first outing to a
local show netted him a second place trophy.
At that point Pat knew that in order to take a first place prize he
would need to do some radical work on the interior. The C5’s seats were targeted
for the first strike. The interior was blue carbon but Pat decided to change it
to a
The rest as they say is history. American Hydrocarbon was
born to service those Vette owners who want to make their cars stand out from
the crowd. Pat is a supporting vendor on the Corvette Forum and advertises in
most of the Corvette Magazines. Pat also supports many Corvette Clubs around
the country by supplying parts as prizes for their events.
American Hydrocarbon has featured show winning cars in 19 countries around the world.
Most of Pat’s customers keep coming back for more parts, customization can be
very addictive.
One of Pat’s latest projects netted the owner a Best of
Class trophy at the 2012 World of Wheels Show in
American Hydrocarbon has expanded its product line to include a wide array of real
Corvette carbon fiber replacement parts. The company supplies parts to the top
catalogue companies that include Corvette Central, Mid America, Ecklers' and a
host of dealers and custom shops around the country and
Pat does not limit his talents to only Corvettes. His
company also makes parts for Mustangs, Camaro’s and Euro exotics. Pats mission statement is simple; do whatever
it takes to make his customers cars unique.
For more info on Pats creations go to www.americanhydrocarbon.com