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yep, was a long time ago for sure! Thanks Mike!

autofocus Loc: North Central Connecticut

yes, it is too bad, however, if so, the cars going forward into the sixties and seventies would have been built of 100% chrome! Harley loved chrome, and his final "chrome hurrah" came with the likes of the '58 GM cars, especially with Buick and Oldsmobile ! But, he really was the father of the Corvette. He witnessed how the guys coming back after WWII were buying European sports cars, probably because they had experienced driving, and loving them while overseas, and Earl, the visionary that he was, felt it was time for an American sports car. Thanks Stan, a late and good friend of mine had a perfect quote for the car designs into the 70's, 80's, and 90's, he said they all looked like worn bars of soap! I never forgot that!

FL Streetrodder

Rumors continue to circulate that GM may turn the Corvette nameplate into a new and separate division that will include an SUV and an all elelctric Vette. How sad!!!

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yep, it is sad, and probably coming, and as far as I'm concerned pure EV is a solution that's not a real solution

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Careful, your rumor is laced with fact. The electric Corvette is proceeding now but not what most people think. The E car will have electric motors driving the front wheels only. It is NOT a plug-in vehicle. It only produces enough electricity to provide what it needs at the moment. Yes, a brief amount of power will allow the car to travel on electricity only, but not far and not for long. Marketing in still undecided about 4 passenger configurations of the E car but that feature may not be profitable enough to make it viable. GM just recently down-sized from 5 to 3 on the branding front, they have no interest in going back up in number. Another Corvette Fact: The C-8 (Mid-engine) Corvette is drawing from an entirely different audience. More than 50% of the orders are from first time Corvette buyers. Some will stay for one purchase while others will stay for life. That is not something on which to build a new brand unless far more cars per year are in the future. Bowling Greene in not prepared for that to occur.

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thanks David for your informational and interesting comment. What's the plan when it comes to providing power to those "auxiliary" electric units...straight out of the car's current battery/batteries. Or will there also be some additional battery that will part of the basic charging system in the car and providing that power?

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Great composition on this shot Vince!

Don

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glad you're liking it Don, thanks very much!

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Great shot!

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thank you Bill, most appreciated!

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

I am NOT an EE so electrics only keep my interest so high. The new E-Corvette (my label, not GM's) will get all its electric power from its generating system. That system is designed to allow enough electricity to be sent directly to the two motors for propulsion and an small additional amount to be stored for future use. My understanding is this small amount is stored in the car's battery until needed. Keep in mind that this is not a plug-in car but is will run on electricity only for a short period of time or distance. The biggest difference seems to be the fact that this Corvette is now mid-engined AND it has 4-wheel drive! That combination makes it ferocious in turns or corners, a feature Corvette has lacked since '53. Most of the same group of engineers who built the C-7 were involved with the creation of the C-8 and their efforts have built a most formidable race car. While my first car was Chevrolet's first foray into rear-engined cars I have decided my C-7 is my car of choice and I will stay with it. I waited 50 years for it and I will not run off with the first pretty face that rolls down the road. The salesman, a good friend was not surprised when I cancelled, several others have done like-wise. Driving the C-8 is still on my list of things to do this summer, but only for a lap or two around Milford.

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Thanks again for filling in the blanks some David! My first foray into rear-engined cars, as you put it, was back in the sixties with another Chevrolet, the "unsafe at any speed" Corvair! ;)

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

Great car! Had a '64 Monza that went anywhere, including UP a ski slope. Nader was out in left field and he knew it. He was more dangerous than any car ever built. His less-than-truthful lip service soon bored even the liberal media and it deserted him and his ridiculous causes. Whatever happened to ...........ralf?

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haha, mine wasn't a Monza, just the basic vanilla Corvair with "Powerslide." Bought it used, and it had been babied by the previous owner, but not by me. From putting my foot in it too many times I blew the head gaskets, and that was the end of my short experience with a Corvair! And, speaking of Ralph, I also owned one of his other favorites, the combustible Ford Pinto. That, a neat little hatchback in some facsimile of British Racing Green optioned with the 2 liter upgrade with a 5 speed, Michelin radials, small caps with beauty rings, and a later installed Abarth exhaust system. I actually enjoyed driving that...well, until my ex-wife T-boned an Oldsmobile tank with it...was never the same after that!

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I know your pain from blown head gaskets, did a re-build from that. You ARE the risk taker, are you not, Pintos Ride Again! Your wife's tenacity draws rave reviews, pick a fight with one of the biggest kids on the block? She made my Top Ten list! PowerGlide in a Corvair? Bedrock would have loved it! Thanx