Use of term Vert
12-08-2016, 05:19 PM
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Use of term Vert
Hope this doesn't awaken the trolls. Just curious most of us use Vette as a shortcut for Corvette however,I note some using the term Vert. Just wondering. Thanks
12-08-2016, 05:20 PM
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Short for convertible.
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12-08-2016, 05:20 PM
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Vert is the term for convertible as opposed to a coupe.
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12-08-2016, 05:56 PM
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12-08-2016, 06:01 PM
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All convertibles, regardless of make, are often referred to as "vert."
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12-08-2016, 06:27 PM
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As we are on the subject, when did Corvette ragtops officially stop being "roadsters" and start being "convertibles?" The old literature definitely called them roadsters.
12-08-2016, 06:52 PM
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I don't know when they officially stopped being roadsters but my guess would be when they went from the C2 to the C3 model. Maybe someone else knows for sure.
12-08-2016, 07:01 PM
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^^^ I thought this as well...
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12-08-2016, 08:51 PM
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I think the main difference is not the roll-up window. It's a two-seater vs. more than two seats.
All roadsters are convertibles, but not all convertibles are roadsters.
eta: Corvette convertibles are technically still roadsters.
All roadsters are convertibles, but not all convertibles are roadsters.
eta: Corvette convertibles are technically still roadsters.
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12-08-2016, 08:53 PM
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12-08-2016, 08:56 PM
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12-08-2016, 09:00 PM
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Nobody I know uses the term "vert" in conversation outside of CF. That said, it's been a term used to describe a convertible here since Willa was posting. A long, long time.
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12-08-2016, 09:20 PM
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I thought a roadster was any two seat ragtop, but it's an old school term that fell out of use at some point. Im fairly sure even GM brochures called the ragtop Vette a roadster up to a certain date. I'm thinking it was 67 maybe. Anyone know?
12-08-2016, 09:35 PM
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In the 70's I heard the term roadster used frequently when referring to a Corvette convertible and the term kind of died down a little.