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I was at a recent car show - and was asked this question

"when were tri-carbs first used on a corvette"

I got the answer wrong
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Originally Posted by blu72
i was at a recent car show - and was asked this question

"when were tri-carbs first used on a corvette"

i got the answer wrong
1967-1969??
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nope :d
'53?

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1953 - all three hundred of them.


Here's one for you: What exterior color has been available every year of production?
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Here's one for you: What exterior color has been available every year of production?[/QUOTE]

White?
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Here's one for you: What exterior color has been available every year of production?
White?[/QUOTE]

Ding. Ding. Ding. We have a winner.
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yes, you guys got it

1953 was off my radar when the question was asked
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OK....I have one for ya.....what year was my first Corvette ?



Naw.....interesting about the tri-carbs though....!


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Originally Posted by Blu72
yes, you guys got it

1953 was off my radar when the question was asked
Here's your chance for bonus points: where were the 53 engines assembled?
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Guessing Flint, MI.
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Mike is right. Even the 1983 in the Corvette Museum is white:

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Guessing Flint, MI.
Think "bigger".
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