georgehafe

Can someone give me the info on the Stingray name, I know it was split on some years Sting Ray etc. The year it started, ended and all that sort of thing. Just want to be a little more up on this.

Thanks

Nowhere Man

Sting Ray is from 63-67 Stingray is from 69-76. the name does not mean a darn thing, it was just a marketing name used by chevy

Marks69BB

Bill Mitchell, who was an avid deep-sea fisherman, came up with the name in the early 60s.

http://www.idavette.net/HistFact/stingray.htm

65RDSTR

Ive always thought the car was designed around the idea of a sting ray or shark. Without a bumper I think mid years look a little sting ray-ish and starting in 65 the fender vents look like gills. Just my $.02.
I've always thought it interesting that these Corvette's have two names though, Almost as though it is the make and model. Corvette Sting Ray rather than Chevrolet Corvette. As far as I know the word Chevrolet doesnt appear anywhere on my car and you have to look real close to find a bow tie embedded in the crossed flags. Its seems that the car was marketed that way to be its own car. Can any shed any light on this.

Seaside63

It says "Chevrolet" on the seat belt tags !! (but you do gotta look close)

well... technically that's IN the car so you win.

georgehafe

Was this a mistype or does 68 not use the Stingray name on it.

Thanks for all the replys guys

Nowhere Man

some of the early chevy adds for corvettes have Stingray on them but chevy never put the emblems on the 68 corvette. I don't know why. but then for the 69 model year thay started to use the name Stingray again. but for this time they made it one word. but then again 69-76 corvettes the stingray name doesnt mean anything at all.

1KULC7

Oh it does, the manual in the glove box, the price sticker ....

n1kon

unfortunatley from 69-76 the stingray name does mean something. Everyone i know thinks a sting ray is a C3 only. I literally have to show them a picture for them to know what a mid-year sting ray is. sad...why couldn't they leave the name with 63-67. Just the other day I met someone who had a stingray...yaeh a 1974 pos.

Nowhere Man

yeah I am getting tired of that too. every time some one says well my _________ had a stingray or sting ray, well I say what body style 63-67, or 69-76, they give me the strangest look, like I am some sore of smart azz, then they change the subject