A Stupid, Stupid Question - But I Want To Know...
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And yet when you hear "C2 vert" you know exactly what the discussion is about. It's not nearly as stupid as LOL and OMG, but they will still be used and everyone knows what they mean. The campaign to eliminate any of them is going nowhere.
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Originally Posted by DZAuto
I feel that when someone is referring to something about a Vette, then the YEAR MODEL should be used instead of a general catagory such as C1, C2, etc.
Originally Posted by 65GGvert
Yeah, then you could say "You know I like the look of the 63,64,65,66,67 better than the 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 5,76,77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82 models" instead of "I prefer a C2 over a C3 body".
But a generation thing can be used when there is no need to be specific. I don't know about the rest of you, but with anything past about '73 I don't know every yearly nuance. They may both be C-3's but I don't know a '79 from an '81. C5's and C6's I know ONLY by generation, and could not identify ANY specific year.
So in those cases, the "C- " makes all the sense in the world.
#43
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C1 Corvette generation 1
C2 Corvette generation 2
C3 Corvette generation 3
C4 Corvette generation 4
C5 Corvette generation 5
C6 Corvette generation 6
C7 Corvette generation 7
That is how i see the "C" used when talking about different years of Corvettes and i think it is easy and explaint the most when talking about Corvette
If we where to have 1953, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 on the C1/C2 forum that would be lot of digits here on the C1 & C2 forum
C2 Corvette generation 2
C3 Corvette generation 3
C4 Corvette generation 4
C5 Corvette generation 5
C6 Corvette generation 6
C7 Corvette generation 7
That is how i see the "C" used when talking about different years of Corvettes and i think it is easy and explaint the most when talking about Corvette
If we where to have 1953, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67 on the C1/C2 forum that would be lot of digits here on the C1 & C2 forum
Last edited by TheSaint; 11-07-2013 at 09:20 AM.
#44
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OMG...And yet I still think VERT sounds stupid...LOL
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Can you elaborate?
#51
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A Corvette can be called a Vette and I'm ok. But a vet is a guy who treats my dog, or served his country and it's not a car. I bet you guys who throw up in their mouth a little when they hear 'vert' probably think vet is ok.
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#54
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I cant see anything other than the C stands for Corvette so Corvette 1, Corvette 2, Corvette 3 and so on got the different bodies of the generations of Corvette
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While we're defending defenseless positions (there is no official meaning for the C) I'll throw in one that bothers me.
A Corvette can be called a Vette and I'm ok. But a vet is a guy who treats my dog, or served his country and it's not a car. I bet you guys who throw up in their mouth a little when they hear 'vert' probably think vet is ok.
A Corvette can be called a Vette and I'm ok. But a vet is a guy who treats my dog, or served his country and it's not a car. I bet you guys who throw up in their mouth a little when they hear 'vert' probably think vet is ok.
As far as I'm concerned, my car is a 1967 Corvette Sting Ray convertible.
It's not a C2 Vette vert <LOL>.
But, to each his own .
-- Steve
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I would not refer to that mouse as a dog either, but as you say to each they own!
#58
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Not true. I know what it stands for, and so does the saint, ohiovet and probably many more. Corvette. We're talking about generations of Corvette. Why the C should mean anthing other than Corvette makes no sense whatsoever. But, it makes for a fun thread. Anyone who cannot accept that it means Corvette I feel badly for you. Perhaps someone will take the time to post a wiki entry on it, and that will settle the matter for you.
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JEFF You are right The C-2 &C-3 were almost the same. I stand corrected but my Grandpa told me that when we were drinking in a bar so I thought it had to be true.
#60
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OK, good, it's settled. From this point forward everyone agrees the C stands for Corvette. Now, on to the next issue.