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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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Probably easy, but I just learned about it today:

What were our "Corvette"'s named after?
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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Fast and highly manueverable fighting ship from the days of the sailing ships?
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yup... it's a class of British warships, IIRC.

A class they still use... not under sail of course.
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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We need something more difficult Rick!!
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Old Jun 24, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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yup... it's a class of British warships, IIRC.

A class they still use... not under sail of course.
I believe it was originally French..18th century or something like that.
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From the National Corvette Museum display case:
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Fast and highly manueverable fighting ship from the days of the sailing ships?
hit the nail on the head , and its british
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Ok....you are all studs

I have only owned a Corvette for a year now....so have patience with me. I always wondered how the name Corvette came about, and just found out tonight

OK....try this:

What did 1987 and 1982 Model Year Corvettes have in common?
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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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I'll throw it out there... Were both years all built as Automatics?

I've often wondered is the Corvette a Male or Female?
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Nope....not it
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We need something more difficult Rick!!
Ok, how bout figuring out women for $100?
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Ok, how bout figuring out women for $100?
Someone figures that out.....should be worth more the $100
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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 12:27 AM
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http://www.cbrnp.com/RNP/Flower/links.htm

http://www.military.com/soldiertech/...Ships,,00.html Today nava use

http://www.rakrent.com/rtsc/html/hw4.htm fantasy
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16 exterior colors were available in both 1982 and 1987 model years.
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Originally Posted by xDetroitMetalx
I'll throw it out there... Were both years all built as Automatics?

I've often wondered is the Corvette a Male or Female?
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16 exterior colors were available in both 1982 and 1987 model years.
Ding, ding, ding..........we got a weiner
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Ding, ding, ding..........we got a weiner
What a weiner question.
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Here's a good one.

How many of the 527 1995 Pace Car Replicas are 6 speeds?
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Originally Posted by Mr Mojo
Here's a good one.

How many of the 527 1995 Pace Car Replicas are 6 speeds?
Zero

And I didn't even have to think about it.

Great ? Mr. Mojo.

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