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10-19-2018, 05:15 PM
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Why not mention first year C5? When the oval tail lights replaced the round pieces it was taboo.
Actually in the long run, the red-haired, stepchild '64 is/was more "hated" than the '63.
Actually in the long run, the red-haired, stepchild '64 is/was more "hated" than the '63.
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10-19-2018, 05:50 PM
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I agree with Mike. Most of the Corvettes produced in the 70s were overweight, underpowered, ill handling pigs with enormous quality control issues. If you gave me another fifteen minutes on that video, I could expand the list beyond what was mentioned. Corvettes of that era were caricatures of themselves. They made a trillion of them, mostly with slush boxes. If these ever become collectible, I have some Elvis art I will post on Ebay.
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10-19-2018, 06:05 PM
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Uninformed lol. Scientific design has nothing to do with it being an attractive design and anyway,the people buying them from a dealership werent NASCAR drivers and I doubt very much that design did anything to lower 1/4 mile ETs and like i said... they look like a 14 year old designed it.
10-19-2018, 06:13 PM
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Uninformed lol. Scientific design has nothing to do with it being an attractive design and anyway,the people buying them from a dealership werent NASCAR drivers and I doubt very much that design did anything to lower 1/4 mile ETs and like i said... they look like a 14 year old designed it.
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10-19-2018, 06:47 PM
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I agree with Mike. Most of the Corvettes produced in the 70s were overweight, underpowered, ill handling pigs with enormous quality control issues. If you gave me another fifteen minutes on that video, I could expand the list beyond what was mentioned. Corvettes of that era were caricatures of themselves. They made a trillion of them, mostly with slush boxes. If these ever become collectible, I have some Elvis art I will post on Ebay.
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10-19-2018, 06:53 PM
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I have to agree with this. In the '70's, I coveted 1956-1967 Corvettes and musclecars. We teens of driving age laughed at what the Corvette had become beginning with the '74 model . They were mainly driven by Disco Donnies with gold chains and fat women with feathered hair. They were slow, handled poorly, had a turning radius of a school bus, and were slapped together. They did nothing well.
10-19-2018, 06:55 PM
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I agree 100%. My choice for a new domestic car in '74 would be an SD 455 Firebird or Trans Am.
10-19-2018, 07:31 PM
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Well done Capt. Obvious. You missed the point totally. Yeah, the car was scientifically designed, to qualify to compete in NASCAR (not 1/4 miles), and "pretty" was the farthest thing from the designer's mind, I'd guess. Are (any) 14 year olds capable of such a design? Drawing? Concept? Testing? Understanding the data? No. Thank you, counsellor, no further questions...
10-19-2018, 07:37 PM
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Huh? No wait what? Really? No c'mon..REALLY? I know about "The Science" etc its old news but the car is still ugly. Its only an opinion and I know its subjective! You can love it. really Its ok its not personal and like honestly why care so much how I feel about how those cars look sheeeeesh?
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10-19-2018, 07:46 PM
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With a few minor exceptions, the automotive horsepower curve of history peaked in 1967. After that, it was pretty much down hill for a long time.
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10-19-2018, 09:41 PM
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The guy who invented/designed the rear wing and noses on the original Daytona and Superbird in the late 60's also did ALL of the aero work on the Viper in the late 90's and early 2000's; he was still there doing Viper aero work when I was the Viper Plant Manager from 1995-2001. Remember the group of louvers in the top of the front fenders on the new '96 (and later) Vipers? They got us another 7 mph in top speed - got any idea how much horsepower it takes to gain 7 mph at 200 mph? Aero isn't always pretty, but it's FREE.
10-19-2018, 09:41 PM
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The guy who invented/designed the rear wing and noses on the original Daytona and Superbird in the late 60's also did ALL of the aero work on the Viper in the late 90's and early 2000's; he was still there doing Viper aero work when I was the Viper Plant Manager from 1995-2001. Remember the group of louvers in the top of the front fenders on the new '96 (and later) Vipers? They got us another 7 mph in top speed - got any idea how much horsepower it takes to gain 7 mph at 200 mph? Aero isn't always pretty, but it's FREE.
10-19-2018, 09:44 PM
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I would hazard a guess of "trial, and error"? Computers were not the norm. They tested about everything on the track, in real time. Very good question..Anyone??
10-19-2018, 09:55 PM
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I am all about styling ,always have been . If it ain't pretty I don't want it . I don't care how fast it is . I always did think the Superbird was the ugliest car I ever saw and still do . Personally I would be embarrassed to be seen driving one because it is not my taste even though if I was pulling into a cruise nobody would be looking at me anyway . 
10-19-2018, 10:03 PM
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I am all about styling ,always have been . If it ain't pretty I don't want it . I don't care how fast it is . I always did think the Superbird was the ugliest car I ever saw and still do . Personally I would be embarrassed to be seen driving one because it is not my taste even though if I was pulling into a cruise nobody would be looking at me anyway .
10-20-2018, 05:38 AM
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OK -- Officially sorry I brought up the Superbird....
But it was to make the point that what seemed odd and a bit bizarre decades ago can become whimsical and beloved today...
At least that's what my wife of 40 years says about me...
Can we move on now to El Caminos ?
But it was to make the point that what seemed odd and a bit bizarre decades ago can become whimsical and beloved today...
At least that's what my wife of 40 years says about me...
Can we move on now to El Caminos ?
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