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Jun 30, 2015 | 03:18 PM

tebok

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1963?

Road & Track recently posted an article of "The 51 Coolest Cars of the last 50 Years." Clearly they don't know their midyears that well.

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Jun 30, 2015 | 03:21 PM

SPLITRAY

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Looks like a 66' to me.

Jun 30, 2015 | 03:23 PM

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Alright...

Based on just a picture please school me on WHY thats not a 63..other than the side gills...

Jun 30, 2015 | 03:26 PM

tebok

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I'm thinking '65. Quarter panel and fuelie

Jun 30, 2015 | 03:28 PM

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You can just make out the Bigblock hood bulge and also see the Bigblock fender emblem. 66's also had an emblem on the front drivers corner of the hood. No roof indentations/vents on a 66 Coupe.
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Jun 30, 2015 | 03:32 PM

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Alright...

Based on just a picture please school me on WHY thats not a 63..other than the side gills...

no vertical stainless trim on front of door post. Knock off wheels, no raised pad for outside door handle, etc.

Typical yuppie mag article. "Tame one and you're a man". Really? If the author drove my 61 he'd faint dead away. Damn "Nancy boy!"

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Jun 30, 2015 | 03:38 PM

tebok

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Haha! Awesome!

Jun 30, 2015 | 03:46 PM

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that's a late 63, a 63 and a half. they ran out of the stainless trim, the vents were COPO

It could also be one of then thar fake 63s.

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Jun 30, 2015 | 03:46 PM

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How the hell can you 'see' that it does not have raised door handle pad?

You got a 'zoom' feature???

Jun 30, 2015 | 03:49 PM

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How the hell can you 'see' that it does not have raised door handle pad?

You got a 'zoom' feature???

well yes actually. So do you. Hit the Ctrl and "+" keys at the same time as much as you want. Ctrl and "-" reverses the zoom.

Jun 30, 2015 | 04:04 PM

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well yes actually. So do you. Hit the Ctrl and "+" keys at the same time as much as you want. Ctrl and "-" reverses the zoom.

All be Damned....

Learned something new today...

Jun 30, 2015 | 04:10 PM

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All be Damned....

Learned something new today...

Try CTRL and your mouse scroll wheel - it's easier.

Jun 30, 2015 | 04:44 PM

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Try CTRL and your mouse scroll wheel - it's easier.

Mouse ? What's that ? I've been on a laptop with touchpad for like ten years now !

Jun 30, 2015 | 05:24 PM

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Road & Track recently posted an article of "The 51 Coolest Cars of the last 50 Years." Clearly they don't know their midyears that well.

The most fundemental error I see is that they say "Stingray" instead of "Sting Ray" in the caption. If they'd just said "Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray" they'd have nailed it!

Steve

Jun 30, 2015 | 05:53 PM

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Road & Track seems to have had a problem with American sports cars since the '50s. Corvette? Cobra? Mustang? Viper? Always something negative in the tests.

There must be an oath for new writers: "Thou shalt never speak unkindly of a Porsche."

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Jun 30, 2015 | 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SI67

The most fundemental error I see is that they say "Stingray" instead of "Sting Ray" in the caption. If they'd just said "Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray" they'd have nailed it!

Steve

That error happens waaaaaaay too much in print and on the 'Net.

PS: it's an epidemic... https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...294-c2-c3.html

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