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school project
My name is garrison schrader im 16 years old and im lucky my teacher let me do a history project on corvettes c1 through c6. Any information about them and pictures would be a plus. I need to know the name of the designers of the c1 to the c6. What years the corvettes were made. What was the prices of the c1,c2,c3,c4,c5,c6 the orginal prices please? How long did it take to build them? And some sites that are reliable for corvette history.
Thank you,
Garrison
p.s. Im on my stepfathers account name.
Thank you,
Garrison
p.s. Im on my stepfathers account name.
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Well here's some to get you started.
1st year production 1953.
The 53-62's are the C1's Solid axle (rear) cars
1963-67 C2's The Stingrays (independent rear axles, hideaway headlamps)
1968-1982's The Sting Rays (or called Sharks) more aerodynamic than the C2's
1984-96 C4's Much more refined over the Sharks
97-04 C5's Even more refined than the C4's (luxury sports car)
05-? C6 Wow, what an automobile. What can I say? MORE POWER 400hp in the standard version, 505hp in the Z06.
Notice the absence of a 1983? No 83's were released to the public and only one know to exist (it's in the National Corvette Museum). It would be considered a C4.
A trip this summer to the Corvette Assembly plant was a real treat for me, to answer one of your questions a new C6 takes about (If I remember correctly) about 3 days (42 hours on the line seems to stick in my head). If you have specific questions I'd be glad to try and answer for you. But the best bet is to READ, READ, READ.
1st year production 1953.
The 53-62's are the C1's Solid axle (rear) cars
1963-67 C2's The Stingrays (independent rear axles, hideaway headlamps)
1968-1982's The Sting Rays (or called Sharks) more aerodynamic than the C2's
1984-96 C4's Much more refined over the Sharks
97-04 C5's Even more refined than the C4's (luxury sports car)
05-? C6 Wow, what an automobile. What can I say? MORE POWER 400hp in the standard version, 505hp in the Z06.
Notice the absence of a 1983? No 83's were released to the public and only one know to exist (it's in the National Corvette Museum). It would be considered a C4.
A trip this summer to the Corvette Assembly plant was a real treat for me, to answer one of your questions a new C6 takes about (If I remember correctly) about 3 days (42 hours on the line seems to stick in my head). If you have specific questions I'd be glad to try and answer for you. But the best bet is to READ, READ, READ.
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http://www.corvettebookstore.com/Pro...tails_9656.ncm
A good book to get if you're into Vettes. Has most everything you're looking for.
A good book to get if you're into Vettes. Has most everything you're looking for.
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Check the C4 Tech FAQ. It has a ton of C4 specific info and a list of books and resourcs.
A good book is the biography of Zora Arkus-Duntov, the first Corvette engineer and the book, Corvette From the Inside, by Dave McClellan, the 2nd Corvette chief engineer.
A good book is the biography of Zora Arkus-Duntov, the first Corvette engineer and the book, Corvette From the Inside, by Dave McClellan, the 2nd Corvette chief engineer.
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Read two books that are filled with facts, "Heart of the Beast" by Anthony Young and "All Corvettes Are Red" by James Shchefter.
Other commonly available resources are "Corvette From The Inside" by Dave McClellan and "Corvette Illustrated Encyclopedia" by Tom Benford(a good friend of mine).
These can be bought at Amazon or I'm sure borrowed from your local library.
I don't know how school is today, but when I was in school, we had to provide the sources of our info. Word of mouth was not good enough(though I did get an A on a report I did on my hometown which I used my memories and my fathers brain for most of the report).
Other commonly available resources are "Corvette From The Inside" by Dave McClellan and "Corvette Illustrated Encyclopedia" by Tom Benford(a good friend of mine).
These can be bought at Amazon or I'm sure borrowed from your local library.
I don't know how school is today, but when I was in school, we had to provide the sources of our info. Word of mouth was not good enough(though I did get an A on a report I did on my hometown which I used my memories and my fathers brain for most of the report).
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Hey Garrison,
Cool project. How did you pull that off?
I see lots of good suggestions in the replies. I'll add a couple
For a book check out "Corvette -- The Definitive Guide to the All-American Sports Car" by Andrew Montgomery
It's expensive and not what the public library might have, but a nearby Corvette Club might have a copy or know a member who does. I don't know where you're located, but I see your stepfather lists Troy PA. Check for a club in the area. If that's close to Jersey, give Joe Conte at Conte's Corvettes in Vinland, NJ a call. You can find his website
www.Contes.com that has the number.
Another suggestion is to interview a club member who's really gotten into it or has been around a long time. A friend of mine is a vette specialist and really knows a lot. Try emailing him from his web site
http://www.vettetech.com/
His name is also Joe and you can tell him I put you on to him.
While you're at those sites check out some of the vette photos and vettes for sale. They're cool.
Good luck and put up a post of the project as it develops and when it's done.
Don
Cool project. How did you pull that off?
I see lots of good suggestions in the replies. I'll add a couple
For a book check out "Corvette -- The Definitive Guide to the All-American Sports Car" by Andrew Montgomery
It's expensive and not what the public library might have, but a nearby Corvette Club might have a copy or know a member who does. I don't know where you're located, but I see your stepfather lists Troy PA. Check for a club in the area. If that's close to Jersey, give Joe Conte at Conte's Corvettes in Vinland, NJ a call. You can find his website
www.Contes.com that has the number.
Another suggestion is to interview a club member who's really gotten into it or has been around a long time. A friend of mine is a vette specialist and really knows a lot. Try emailing him from his web site
http://www.vettetech.com/
His name is also Joe and you can tell him I put you on to him.
While you're at those sites check out some of the vette photos and vettes for sale. They're cool.
Good luck and put up a post of the project as it develops and when it's done.
Don
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Two sites, about the c4's, that I found helpful when I was doing
research before buying are:
www.answers.com/c4%20corvette
www.c4restore.com/factoid.htm
Hope that helps and be careful, if you didn't have vette fever before you started your reported, you will when you finish it.
research before buying are:
www.answers.com/c4%20corvette
www.c4restore.com/factoid.htm
Hope that helps and be careful, if you didn't have vette fever before you started your reported, you will when you finish it.