80 Elegante' version of Vette?
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Melting Slicks
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80 Elegante' version of Vette?
Went to a local cruise-in and saw a black 1980 coupe that had a stainless steel 'Targa band' with a chrome emblem on both sides with Elegante' in script applied to the rear roofline and silver grey decals that were applied to the 'sword shaped' rise on the hood and also on the sides of the car starting at the side vents and tapering off just in front of the rear wheels. The rear bubble window also served as a hatch which I didn't think came until 81 or 82. Anyone know if this was a factory option or was it a dealer special? The owners said they'd been to Corvette Museum and they were of no help in determining if it was a factory option or not. Anyone else seen one of these?
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2000
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From: Palm Harbor FL
Re: 80 Elegante' version of Vette? (Marks69BB)
The hatch wasn't available until 1982. Definately not available in 1980. This sounds like an aftermarket job to me. I don't think it's a GM or GM dealer option.
