Stingray
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2nd Gear
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: McLean Virginia
Stingray
Hey everyone,
I have a 1979 corvette and I have been told by some people that 79's are stingrays and I have also been told that they are not.
Can anyone clear this up for me?
Thanks.
I have a 1979 corvette and I have been told by some people that 79's are stingrays and I have also been told that they are not.
Can anyone clear this up for me?
Thanks.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 3,993
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From: Gig Harbor WA
See..
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ht=stingray%3F
I think yours is, it just might not say it!!
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ht=stingray%3F
I think yours is, it just might not say it!!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Frederick Maryland
Sometime before the '78 model year (not sure which year), Chevrolet stopped putting the "Stingray" emblem on Corvettes. 1968 cars didn't have the emblem either.
Does that make the cars any less "Stingrays"? I guess if you want to be a purist since Chevrolet stopped identifying them as such, but essentially they're the same car outside of detail differences.
You can call your car whatever you like.
Does that make the cars any less "Stingrays"? I guess if you want to be a purist since Chevrolet stopped identifying them as such, but essentially they're the same car outside of detail differences.
You can call your car whatever you like.
Race Director
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From: Lenoir City Tennessee
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Stingray is just a name, nothing more, nothing less. It does not make the car more of a hot rod or more desirable.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Lutz Florida
1976 was the last year GM officially designated a C-3 corvette as a "Stingray". It's your car and you can call it anything you want. Mine is officially a "Stingray" but I have called it many different names over the years - mostly when working on it. 
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Carmichael CA
Bill Mitchell became head of GM Styling in 1958...he had been with GM since the 30's and was a race car driver...the 63 Corvette (named Sting Ray) was built on his race car design. The 68 Corvette (named Stringray as he originally intended) was his natural progress on that design. Bill Mitchell retired in 1977...in his honor the 77 did not get the Stingray tag. But, it is still his styling and should be considered a Stringray.
So, all C2's should be considered Sting Rays.
All C3's should be considered Stingrays.
So, all C2's should be considered Sting Rays.
All C3's should be considered Stingrays.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2007
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From: Bay Area CA
I think it's the same guy,, he just re-registers and post the same question, over and over again........
OK, pic a number between one and ten.
was it an odd number? ok, then it's a stingray
It was even,, ok, then it's not.
OK, pic a number between one and ten.
was it an odd number? ok, then it's a stingray
It was even,, ok, then it's not.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Beverly Massachusetts
well i got to take a tour of the USS Kitty Hawk yesterday while i was in Yokosuka, Japan. that is one big ship. 
also trying to figure out how the JR lines here work is crazy. i figured if i had to post something random this would be the best post to put it in
also trying to figure out how the JR lines here work is crazy. i figured if i had to post something random this would be the best post to put it in
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2007
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From: Bay Area CA
Hey my Friday's coming up in a couple of days..,, work odd shift. Gonna be nice......
Dau da da..............
