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those are the design/engineering team members
 
That's one of the nice things about living near the headquarters of the Big 3, you see everything running around.
 
The 82 Collector Edition Corvette I bought from my dad was the first year they built them at Bowling Green Ky.
I would think having a single factory for a high end model, like the Viper had too, is the way to go.
 
biomedtechguy said:
The 82 Collector Edition Corvette I bought from my dad was the first year they built them at Bowling Green Ky.
I would think having a single factory for a high end model, like the Viper had too, is the way to go.
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That '82 may have been built during the first year of Bowling Green's opening, but it produced 1981 models for two months starting June 1 1981. Although it is the only factory for the Corvette, GM's proving grounds are in Michigan.

Bowling Green was previously a Chrysler plant, building air conditioning units. I wonder if there are any traces of Chrysler in that building?
 
Interesting that they would invest the time to tool up for a body that had one year left in it's life-cycle.
 
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Build a strong 302 and that pinto-ish mustang II can fly.

Find a fastback with T tops and they don't look bad, either.

...and they can handle- rack and pinion steering how many years before the corvette got it?
 
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There are only a couple of past Murder Trend COTY cars that I would actually want and decades of cars that I would never consider (now, or back in the day).

2019 Genesis G70
2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia / Giulia Quadrifoglio
2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV
2016 Chevrolet Camaro
2015 Volkswagen Golf[14]
2014 Cadillac CTS
2013 Tesla Model S
2012 Volkswagen Passat
2011 Chevrolet Volt[15]
2010 Ford Fusion[16]
2009 Nissan GT-R
2008 Cadillac CTS
2007 Toyota Camry
2006 Honda Civic
2005 Chrysler 300
2004 Toyota Prius
2003 Infiniti G35
2002 Ford Thunderbird
2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2000 Lincoln LS
1999 Chrysler 300M
1998 Chevrolet Corvette
1997 Chevrolet Malibu
1996 Dodge Caravan
1995 Chrysler Cirrus
1994 Ford Mustang
1993 Ford Probe GT
1992 Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan
1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LTZ
1990 Lincoln Town Car
1989 Ford Thunderbird SC
1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
1986 Ford Taurus LX
1985 Volkswagen GTI (eligible due to it being built in VW's now-defunct Pennsylvania plant)
1984 Chevrolet Corvette
1983 AMC Alliance / Renault Alliance
1982 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1981 Chrysler K Cars, Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant
1980 Chevrolet Citation
1979 Buick Riviera S
1978 Chrysler, Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon
1977 Chevrolet Caprice
1976 Chrysler, Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volare
1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2
1974 Ford Mustang II
1973 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1972 Citroën SM (an imported vehicle that was selected overall "Car of the Year")
1971 Chevrolet Vega
1970 Ford Torino
1969 Plymouth Road Runner
1968 Pontiac GTO
1967 Mercury Cougar
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
1965 Pontiac Motor Division
1964 Ford Motor Company
1963 American Motors (AMC) Rambler (all models: American, Classic, and Ambassador)
1962 Buick Special
1961 Pontiac Tempest
1960 Chevrolet Corvair
1959 Pontiac Motor Division
1958 Ford Thunderbird
1957 Chrysler Corporation (all makes: Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler, and Imperial)
1956 Ford Motor Company
1955 Chevrolet Motor Division
1954 No Award
1953 No Award
1952 Cadillac Motor Division
1951 Chrysler Corporation
1950 No Award
1949 Cadillac Motor Division
 
Only Vette style that I might actually admit, with a lot of beer consumed, I actually kinda liked. Even that one I kicked the F out of my garage after 26 years and the wife wasn't too sad to see her 10th Anniversary gift car go either... just sayin.
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We bought a '17 Z51 for my wife in March of '18. It's an awesome car. Great ride, incredible handling, and very well made. The paint quality could be better, but they upgraded the paint shop at the plant after ours was made. With 460hp on summer tires, it's a handful on cold tires. I like it so much that I have considered trading my Scat Pack for one of my own. Then I drive the Scat Pack and realize that a paid off Challenger is probably better than a second Corvette payment

The HUD is a very nice feature. Especially with the 7 speed manual as it also shows what gear you are in.

We paid 52 on a 69k sticker price. So, if I had paid MSRP, depreciation would have been a serious hit. However, between dealer discounts, rebates, and bonus cash, I felt the first year's depreciation had been accounted for by the discounts. A year later, the same dealer had a used one exactly like ours except interior color on their lot for $54k.

As for the C8. I doubt we'll get one. But, except for the rear, they're very, very nice. I really like that the C7 cargo area is only 1 cubic. ft. smaller than the Challenger's trunk. I'm not sure of the utility of the cargo compartments in the C8 since there's one in the front and one in the rear.

The media makes such a big deal about the C8 being mid-engine but the writers forget that the C7 is a front mid-engine. The C8 is rear mid-engine. Honestly, I prefer the look of a close-coupled front-engine coupe. But the C8 is a solid design.
 
Exactly the reason I don't ride anymore, too much distraction behind the wheel nowadays.
 
YY1 said:
Build a strong 302 and that pinto-ish mustang II can fly.

Find a fastback with T tops and they don't look bad, either.

...and they can handle- rack and pinion steering how many years before the corvette got it?
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I bought a 77 Cobra new. It was in the shop more than on the road.
The engine sounded like a coffee can full of rocks. The dealer wanted Nothing to do with it until I hit 12 k miles. Then they said they would look at it. I handed them the extended warranty card and suddenly they were booked up.
Took it to another dealer and they said it was a wonder it still ran.
Bearings were wrong. Lifters were wrong. They did a complete rebuild along with balance and all sorts of goodies. Cost me $25.
It ran pretty good. The rest of the car was a POS.
 
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