Was the 1983 Corvette.......
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It looked like the '84 model. 
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Problems that didn't allow it to be ready for the 83 year.
The 1983 Corvette faced quality issues as well as supplier problems from wheels to the instrument cluster. Just in case the hybrid electronic instrument cluster didn't work, they had an analog backup which is on display in the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green. The bugs were worked out by March of 1983. 1984 production would have begun in June, so GM didn't want 1983 production to last just 4 months so they decided to skip 1983 and begin 84 production early. As a result all but one of the 1983 test cars were crushed. The remaining car is in the Museum. The 82 & 84 shared the same cross fire 350 V8. In 1985 a new Tuned Port 350 V8 arrived.
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here we go again another 83 Vette thread. Where is Leroy when we need him?
here we go again another 83 Vette thread. Where is Leroy when we need him?
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The 83 model year is probably the most discussed year on the forum. By now most people around here are experts. Unlike other rarely discussed items like "What kind of oil do you use?" "What is your favorite year Vette?" or "My hood won't open, Help". Which reminds me ......... 
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The production delays would have also required that GM re-submit the car for federal emissions compliance. That would have cost a bunch of money so that was part of the decision to not go through with a 1983 model and introduce the C4 as a 1984 car.
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In 2006 I asked that questioned to a NCM employee and he didnt know. I asked because the tires had "road dirt" on them and obviously it has been driven on the street. The museum is extremely clean, no way tires could get nasty in there.
The same with the ZR1 Convertible but, The Falconer ( V-12 C4) was clean.
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The 83 model year is probably the most discussed year on the forum. By now most people around here are experts. Unlike other rarely discussed items like "What kind of oil do you use?" "What is your favorite year Vette?" or "My hood won't open, Help". Which reminds me ......... Don't forget to wave ........
Don't forget to wave ........
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