What makes a Stingray a Stingray?
08-29-2008, 02:02 PM
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What makes a Stingray a Stingray?
Does the Sting Ray/Stingray name refer to anything special or were all Corvettes labeled as Sting Ray/Stingrays from 1963 to 1976?
08-29-2008, 02:17 PM
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The name "Sting Ray" came along with the new for '63 body style.
From '63 to '67 they were all "Corvette Sting Ray" (Sting Ray being two words).
After 1967.........................who cares.
From '63 to '67 they were all "Corvette Sting Ray" (Sting Ray being two words).
After 1967.........................who cares.
08-29-2008, 02:46 PM
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nothing special
08-29-2008, 04:12 PM
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just marketing hype, and emblems
08-29-2008, 04:17 PM
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The original concept car that became the '63 I believe was called Mako shark - it had more exaggerated styling.. I think they had dangerous fish in mind with this style when the 63 came out!
08-29-2008, 04:21 PM
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http://www.welovecorvettes.com/conce..._stingray.html
also
http://www.idavette.net/HistFact/shinoda.htm
08-29-2008, 08:28 PM
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FYI, No Stingrays on 1968.
08-29-2008, 08:43 PM
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08-29-2008, 08:45 PM
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This is the first Sting Ray 1959
This is a Mako Shark l / 1961 you can see the C2's design in the car.
This is a Mako Shark ll / 1965
They used the design for the C3's I believe
This is a Mako Shark l / 1961 you can see the C2's design in the car.
This is a Mako Shark ll / 1965
They used the design for the C3's I believe
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08-29-2008, 08:47 PM
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The name was reused on several C3 years and then finally disappeared. A few still call all Corvettes Stingrays?? In actually all Corvettes do have that same high fender bulge that was built into the C2, but I think the name died in 1976 never to appear again on a Corvette. I have read however that GM is toying with the idea of bringing back the name plate on the Solace and Sky platform for Chevrolet. They suggest calling it Stingray. This I believe would be a big mistake.Sometimes name plates are better left dead. Ask the people at Ford about that one with the Thunderbird fiasco of several years ago.