Nice red vette. 
Apollo 13
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Originally Posted by Toms82
Hi,
Great movie, I love the Vette shots. Didn't GM supply Vettes for the NASA guys to use?
Tom
Great movie, I love the Vette shots. Didn't GM supply Vettes for the NASA guys to use?
Tom
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Originally Posted by Toms82
Hi,
Great movie, I love the Vette shots. Didn't GM supply Vettes for the NASA guys to use?
Tom
Great movie, I love the Vette shots. Didn't GM supply Vettes for the NASA guys to use?
Tom
Last edited by sweethence; Mar 10, 2006 at 10:52 AM.
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That's one thing I remember from back in the day - the space program was at it's height in popularity and the astronauts were seen quite a bit in their Vettes. Disneyland had kiddie car rides where the bodies resembled C3's. Chevy had cars in cameo roles on shows like Bewitched too. GM really had the p.r. machine rolling back then.
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Does anyone remember a detective show called....Mannix ?
The dude always had a new Hemi Cuda convertible or a Challenger RT.
ANd YES....I'm in my Fifties now...just by a year though !
The dude always had a new Hemi Cuda convertible or a Challenger RT.
ANd YES....I'm in my Fifties now...just by a year though !
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They had one of the gold astronaut vettes at NCRS Hershey a couple years back.
Not my pic (PRNDL's), but I was there ...
Funny - if any of us came up with that paint scheme, we would be
crucified on a giant Chevy Bowtie by most of the C3 folks.
"WTF were you thinking ?"
Not my pic (PRNDL's), but I was there ...
Funny - if any of us came up with that paint scheme, we would be
crucified on a giant Chevy Bowtie by most of the C3 folks.
"WTF were you thinking ?"
Last edited by NHvette; Mar 10, 2006 at 11:56 AM.
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The story behind the paint scheme is actually pretty cool
"The idea for the unique "wing" graphics on the three AstroVettes was devised by the three Apollo 12 astronauts as a show of solidarity."
Here is a link to an article a few years ago
http://www.vetteweb.com/features/vet1101_astrovette/
"The idea for the unique "wing" graphics on the three AstroVettes was devised by the three Apollo 12 astronauts as a show of solidarity."
Here is a link to an article a few years ago
http://www.vetteweb.com/features/vet1101_astrovette/
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Originally Posted by NHvette
They had one of the gold astronaut vettes at NCRS Hershey a couple years back.
Not my pic (PRNDL's), but I was there ...
Funny - if any of us came up with that paint scheme, we would be
crucified on a giant Chevy Bowtie by most of the C3 folks.
"WTF were you thinking ?"
Not my pic (PRNDL's), but I was there ...
Funny - if any of us came up with that paint scheme, we would be
crucified on a giant Chevy Bowtie by most of the C3 folks.
"WTF were you thinking ?"
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From: I can walk to MA
I'm all for preserving history ... just saying it would be butt-ugly if proposed today.
In fact, this car is the one I spent the most time admiring at NCRS-Hershey.
It is truly unique and well-preserved. (And I love gold/black combo)
In fact, this car is the one I spent the most time admiring at NCRS-Hershey.
It is truly unique and well-preserved. (And I love gold/black combo)
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Alan Shepard's 68 vette First American in space, and Commander of Apollo 14 
located in Florida at the "Space Walk of Fame Museum"
http://www.nbbd.com/godo/spacemuseum/index.html
located in Florida at the "Space Walk of Fame Museum"
http://www.nbbd.com/godo/spacemuseum/index.html
