about midyears
Drifting
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Back when the '63 Stingray body came out people referred to our cars as (C1) Corvettes and (C2) Stingrays. When the C3 body came on the scene in '68 I began hearing the 63-67 cars as midyears since the bodystyle fell between Corvette and the then current style.
Just my take on it as I recall it.
Just my take on it as I recall it.
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I first heard the term when I started looking for a car in 1978/79. People would ask me if I was looking for an early vette, mid-year or newer shark style. Prior to that I always referred to them a Corvettes, whether they were from 53 through 62 or 63 to 67. The only differentiation that I remember was people referring to FI, Truck Motor (BB) and Split Window depending on the particular model you were looking for.
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because the early sixtys had one style of corvette and the late sixtys had the 3rd style so these were only manufactured in the "mid" sitxty "years"
just a guess it was before my time
just read you said who not why
just a guess it was before my time
just read you said who not why
Last edited by Zogs2011; Sep 21, 2011 at 12:40 PM.
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This dude that I know named Skip told me that it was him. But then he also told me that is HIS idea for the "high five", Dunkin' Donuts and the "Fluffer-Nutter". He claims that the '67 model is the best midyear ever.
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Back when the '63 Stingray body came out people referred to our cars as (C1) Corvettes and (C2) Stingrays. When the C3 body came on the scene in '68 I began hearing the 63-67 cars as midyears since the bodystyle fell between Corvette and the then current style.
Just my take on it as I recall it.
Just my take on it as I recall it.
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...327-350-a.html
The name Skip is mentioned, and it is a '67 350hp ... I can only assume that it's not silver.
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