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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 10:44 PM
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A guy I didn't know stopped by today and asked of my 63 verte in my open garage, is that a split window? Is that a StingRay?

Well, at least joe average has heard of a split window. He asked me what my car was worth, I said 50k as it has a brand new paint job and interior. He pretended to be disappointed when I said it was NFS.

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A few years back I had driven an Ermine White '63 coupe that I was going to buy over to a friends house (who was pretty swift on old cars) and he asked me "Are you gonna buy that white Split-T ?"

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(p.s., Split-T was a popular hamburger restaurant in Oklahoma City for years)
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Originally Posted by rayvaflav
A few years back I had driven an Ermine White '63 coupe that I was going to buy over to a friends house (who was pretty swift on old cars) and he asked me "Are you gonna buy that white Split-T ?"

Ray

(p.s., Split-T was a popular hamburger restaurant in Oklahoma City for years)
Ray

I refer a Split-T too a Split-Tail... if you know what I mean.

Bruce
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by mrtexas
A guy I didn't know stopped by today and asked of my 63 verte in my open garage, is that a split window? Is that a StingRay?

Well, at least joe average has heard of a split window. He asked me what my car was worth, I said 50k as it has a brand new paint job and interior. He pretended to be disappointed when I said it was NFS.
I get people asking me if my 66 coupe is a split window.

I just tell them Yea, see how the rear window wraps around, that's how you tell.
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by rayvaflav
A few years back I had driven an Ermine White '63 coupe that I was going to buy over to a friends house (who was pretty swift on old cars) and he asked me "Are you gonna buy that white Split-T ?"

Ray

(p.s., Split-T was a popular hamburger restaurant in Oklahoma City for years)
My mother used to do that. She'd confuse a split window with a t-top and come out with split-t.

I've heard others say that, too. I imagine that is what happens to many, getting the two terms confused and merging them together.
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Originally Posted by Pugly
I get people asking me if my 66 coupe is a split window.

I just tell them Yea, see how the rear window wraps around, that's how you tell.
You should have said, "it used to be" until you cut out that dam bar down the middle of the glass....
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You should have said, "it used to be" until you cut out that dam bar down the middle of the glass....
Yep, been there done that......
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Originally Posted by Procrastination Racing
My mother used to do that. She'd confuse a split window with a t-top and come out with split-t.

I've heard others say that, too. I imagine that is what happens to many, getting the two terms confused and merging them together.
So then I guess it's simply a matter of time before I drive a '63 coupe to a "Gentlemen's Club" and have on of those "gentlemen" ask me : " Nice Corvette, is it one of those Split T-Backs ? " ?

Ray (no gentleman, btw)
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I had a guy come up to me at a hobby shop, was looking for a 63 vert model to match my dads for his b-day. this guy stopped by and talked to me say he owned one, "Ya it was a '64 split window" I love when people act like they know what they're talking about
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