all Corvettes are red.
Drifting
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Silver now but will be RED, RED, RED. To the point where when I pass by, folks may not know the make or model but they'll sure know it's RED.
Maybe start a new thread - why Corvettes should not be WHITE.
Not meaning to step on any toes, but can't see the point of owning a white hot rod.
Maybe start a new thread - why Corvettes should not be WHITE.
Not meaning to step on any toes, but can't see the point of owning a white hot rod.
Drifting
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From: East TN
Silver now but will be RED, RED, RED. To the point where when I pass by, folks may not know the make or model but they'll sure know it's RED.
Maybe start a new thread - why Corvettes should not be WHITE.
Not meaning to step on any toes, but can't see the point of owning a white hot rod.
Maybe start a new thread - why Corvettes should not be WHITE.
Not meaning to step on any toes, but can't see the point of owning a white hot rod.
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Le Mans Master
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When we look back in retrospect 70ies colors or combination were brutal.ask yourself what colors did corvette retain.take for instance a XKE Jag looks best in green with natural leather interior. Corvette takes on two shades of green then combines with horrible green interior. Corvette never repeated this again.sometimes it is not the color but what it is use on ,a red corvette convertible ------ beautiful and still very popular in 2013 however used on a full size car ------ horrible.somtimes even the years effect color choice like white red interior ,1953 corvette nice but you use on 1969 and it is bland not bad but the car needs pizzas to bring out fender contours.lets face it corvette stylist were lazy in the day. Ontario orange ----- nice but with plastic ( vinyl ) tan interior ? What were they thinking? Brown corvette ------ are you serious?
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Le Mans Master
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When we look back in retrospect 70ies colors or combination were brutal.ask yourself what colors did corvette retain.take for instance a XKE Jag looks best in green with natural leather interior. Corvette takes on two shades of green then combines with horrible green interior. Corvette never repeated this again.sometimes it is not the color but what it is use on ,a red corvette convertible ------ beautiful and still very popular in 2013 however used on a full size car ------ horrible.somtimes even the years effect color choice like white red interior ,1953 corvette nice but you use on 1969 and it is bland not bad but the car needs pizzas to bring out fender contours.lets face it corvette stylist were lazy in the day. Ontario orange ----- nice but with plastic ( vinyl ) tan interior ? What were they thinking? Brown corvette ------ are you serious?
Drifting
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From: Cameron Park CA
As for the book title, the author was observing a meeting of Corvette engineers, and as he tells it, during a very long discussion about future colors, one engineer piped up and said, "All Corvettes are red, the rest are just mistakes." The point being the discussion had gone on way too long.
I think Dave McLellan's book Corvette From The Inside was far more interesting as it was about the car, not corporate workings. But, to each his own. Dave, by the way, became Corvette Chief Engineer when Zora retired.
Safety Car
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From: Orlando FL
Funny, I`ve made a similar statement.... "Did ALL Corvettes have to be red at some point in their life?
Our 71 coupe was born in Steel Cities Gray. But the original owner turned it red. The second owner left it that way. We`re the 3rd owner, and it is now back to it`s original color..... and I thinks it`s thankful!
Our 71 coupe was born in Steel Cities Gray. But the original owner turned it red. The second owner left it that way. We`re the 3rd owner, and it is now back to it`s original color..... and I thinks it`s thankful!
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Mine was orange, then brown and then red when I found her in '95.
Kept her red for 5 more years.
I said frig it, she's been so many colors I painted her chameleon aquapurpeline.
She's not red, but to me she's beautiful
Kept her red for 5 more years.
I said frig it, she's been so many colors I painted her chameleon aquapurpeline.
She's not red, but to me she's beautiful
Melting Slicks
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From: S Nevada
1 red one here, it always draws positive comments. Another in primer. Color yet to be determined.
About the book, All corvettes are red. I did read it. My take was it dragged on, often rehashing the same material. Then it abruptly ended. Like the author lost his way while writing. I read where he got divorced while writing the book. Probably explains the tempo.
About the book, All corvettes are red. I did read it. My take was it dragged on, often rehashing the same material. Then it abruptly ended. Like the author lost his way while writing. I read where he got divorced while writing the book. Probably explains the tempo.
Drifting
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From: Cameron Park CA
It looks like a Convertible Top Decklid Protector, a die-cut piece of clear plastic designed to avoid marring the paint. I have two, for the soft and hard tops. I have only used the hardtop piece and it seems to work quite well. The Corvette vendors sell them.
Pete
Pete