What EXACTLY is a Stingray?
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This Stingray/Sting Ray thing is a fairly new thing lately among the newbees......back in 1979 when I purchased my 78 Sa it was a C O R V E T T E.....no one was hung up on the GM badging....if you owned a 67 big block,it was a monster of a .....C O R V E T T E.....
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It's just a word added to certain years. This comes up often and everyone has a different opinion. Here are a couple threads.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light=stingray
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light=stingray
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light=stingray
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...light=stingray
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From reading those other posts, I've come to the conclusion that "Stingray or Sting Ray" is a body style. All 68-82's have the same body style (except with the larger back window on the 78-82), so I'm going to consider 68-82 a STINGRAY, due to the same body style.
It all makes sense now....kind of.
Thanks for the info.
It all makes sense now....kind of.
Thanks for the info.
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From reading those other posts, I've come to the conclusion that "Stingray or Sting Ray" is a body style. All 68-82's have the same body style (except with the larger back window on the 78-82), so I'm going to consider 68-82 a STINGRAY, due to the same body style.
It all makes sense now....kind of.
Thanks for the info.
It all makes sense now....kind of.
Thanks for the info.
68`s are not fishes. If anything it`s a shark! But it ain`t a shark ither. Just a plain 'ol Corvette' 
You can however call the rest of them anything you want.
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From reading those other posts, I've come to the conclusion that "Stingray or Sting Ray" is a body style. All 68-82's have the same body style (except with the larger back window on the 78-82), so I'm going to consider 68-82 a STINGRAY, due to the same body style.
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A Stingray is a Corvette, year models 1969 though 1976, part of the C3 generation.
But a Sting Ray is a Corvette, year models 1963 through 1968, the C2 generation and the first year of the C3 generation. (The 68 did not have any Sting Ray badges but in ads and lit it was refered to as a Corvette Sting Ray.)
But a Sting Ray is a Corvette, year models 1963 through 1968, the C2 generation and the first year of the C3 generation. (The 68 did not have any Sting Ray badges but in ads and lit it was refered to as a Corvette Sting Ray.)
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The thing about this recurring question that never ceases to amaze me, is the feeling that many folks try to make their cars something they aren't.
All Stingrays are C3 Corvettes. All C3 Corvettes are not Stingrays. If they were, it would say so right down the side of the fender.
Isn't it good enough to be a Corvette without insisting it's something it isn't?
All Stingrays are C3 Corvettes. All C3 Corvettes are not Stingrays. If they were, it would say so right down the side of the fender.
Isn't it good enough to be a Corvette without insisting it's something it isn't?
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Officially, 69-76 apperently,, 68 can be grandfathered in,, as i geuss 77 can be, since it's exactly the same as the 76, body wise. So the Question comes down to 78-82 IMO. I like the Idea of calling these cars Sharks, I like these cars,, and there are many examples of these cars that can leave the stock Stingrays in the dust. Same Frame and suspension,, body updated by GM. Basicly it's a Corvette, of the "Stingray"<alloneword (C3) generation. 
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The thing about this recurring question that never ceases to amaze me, is the feeling that many folks try to make their cars something they aren't.
All Stingrays are C3 Corvettes. All C3 Corvettes are not Stingrays. If they were, it would say so right down the side of the fender.
Isn't it good enough to be a Corvette without insisting it's something it isn't?
All Stingrays are C3 Corvettes. All C3 Corvettes are not Stingrays. If they were, it would say so right down the side of the fender.
Isn't it good enough to be a Corvette without insisting it's something it isn't?
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is a Malibu a Chevelle? they are the same car right? a Malibu is badged a Malibu from the factory so its a Malibu and NOT a Chevelle and vise versa. if a Corvette was badged a Stingray from the factory then its a Stingray and if it wasnt then its NOT. this is just like the guys tat argue that their Malibu's came from the factory with the same options as Chevelle SS's so they want to say they have a Chevelle SS also. thats just my $.02
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i think that maybe part of the reason GM removed the Stingray badge was because it would be a lot cheaper. they did this with many other features on the vette as well (ex. plastic bumpers and delco radio). i mean, if you're making upwards of 50000 vettes each year, you can save a lot just from the badges alone. kinda pathetic, but whatever
but i have to agree with the 68 and 77's as stingray since they are thre same body-wise. i don't know what to think about 78-82.
but i have to agree with the 68 and 77's as stingray since they are thre same body-wise. i don't know what to think about 78-82.
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I am a newby too but I am 51 years old. I seem to remember the C2 being considered Stingray and the C3 being referred to as the Mako Shark. It was never badged as a Mako Shark but got this reference from the Hot Wheels car that was released before the actual introduction of the 68. I heard that Hot Wheels let the cat out of the bag when they released their little car before the unvailing of the 68 or is this an urban legend?
My memeory isnt what it used to be but this is stuck in my head.
My memeory isnt what it used to be but this is stuck in my head.
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