Meaning of "mid year"
02-22-2009, 05:15 PM
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Meaning of "mid year"
I've been a Corvette owner and fan for a few years now, and have one nagging question: what does the term "mid year" mean? Where did it come from and what does it actually signify?
Middle of WHAT year??!!
Larry
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Middle of WHAT year??!!
Larry
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02-22-2009, 05:19 PM
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Le Mans Master
Unlike FORD automobiles which in the middle of almost EVERY production year had some type of mechanical change occur.
Rich
02-22-2009, 05:39 PM
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Yeah, lengthy discussion was recently held on it.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...stingrays.html
We all have our own memories of what they were called way back when.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...stingrays.html
We all have our own memories of what they were called way back when.
02-22-2009, 05:49 PM
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Melting Slicks
First heard "mid-year" used in the 70's.. C-3's were new then. "Mid-years" were the model "mid-way" between C1 and C-3. That's how I've always understood it.
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02-22-2009, 05:52 PM
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i thought they are called midyears becuse there are between the c1s (53-62) and c3s(68-82) greg
02-22-2009, 05:55 PM
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AS I REMEMBER, THE TERM 'MID YEAR' STARTED IN THE MID 70's, WHEN SOME GUYS STARTED DOING RESTORATIONS ON C-1 CORVETTES.
THUS, THE MID YEAR CARS WERE FROM THE 63-67 'MIDDLE YEARS'.
THAT'S WHEN I STARTED HEARING 'MID YEAR' REFERENCED.
BILL SR
THUS, THE MID YEAR CARS WERE FROM THE 63-67 'MIDDLE YEARS'.
THAT'S WHEN I STARTED HEARING 'MID YEAR' REFERENCED.
BILL SR
02-22-2009, 06:36 PM
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Mid years were... in the middle.
02-22-2009, 07:43 PM
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Melting Slicks
These are the actual correct answers. It had nothing to do with being in the mid 60's. When I bought my first Corvette in 1977 (a '65 396 roadster) it was a "midyear" because the old cars were the "solid axles" and the newer design were called the "late models."
Mid years were... in the middle.
Mid years were... in the middle.
02-22-2009, 09:11 PM
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These are the actual correct answers. It had nothing to do with being in the mid 60's. When I bought my first Corvette in 1977 (a '65 396 roadster) it was a "midyear" because the old cars were the "solid axles" and the newer design were called the "late models."
Mid years were... in the middle.
Mid years were... in the middle.
And by that design standard then Corvettes from 1963 through 2005 would now be known as "midyears"? Or am I over thinking this?
Rich
02-22-2009, 09:13 PM
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That's when I first heard the term used
These are the actual correct answers. It had nothing to do with being in the mid 60's. When I bought my first Corvette in 1977 (a '65 396 roadster) it was a "midyear" because the old cars were the "solid axles" and the newer design were called the "late models."
Mid years were... in the middle.
Mid years were... in the middle.
That's when I first heard the term used
