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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by fredd1
Yup. Just checked and they became manditory in Sept. 1985 for all '86 model cars. Strange though, I was looking at an '85 just last week and it had the 3rd light on top. I wonder if it was an option that year or if it was put on aftermarket.
It wasn't an option. More than likely, the hatch assembly was replaced with a '86 and up part.
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx7
I LOVE that picture!! Where did you find that one at? Any idea of what year it was taken?
There is a guy I am friends with on Facebook called "Vette Racer". He posted it there. Supposed to have been taken in front of the Bowling Green factory offices.
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Originally Posted by SJW
Ron,

I think this one should be added to this thread:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c1-a...s-of-cars.html

Live well,

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Done! Thank you!
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Old Feb 5, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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Excellent!
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Old Feb 5, 2014 | 12:25 PM
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Those are 1984's, the weels have black centers. I'm pretty sure 1985 corvettes had gray centers and 1986 and 1987's had polished centers.
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Originally Posted by Oklahoma Adam
Those are 1984's, the weels have black centers. I'm pretty sure 1985 corvettes had gray centers and 1986 and 1987's had polished centers.
Wrong...'85's had black centers (like the '84's). '86 and '87's had the argent centers.
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Originally Posted by H P Bushrod
Wrong...'85's had black centers (like the '84's). '86 and '87's had the argent centers.
Actually I think we're both wrong. 1984 and 1985 did have black centers but 1986 had the natural (polished) centers and 1987 had argent centers.
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Originally Posted by Oklahoma Adam
Actually I think we're both wrong. 1984 and 1985 did have black centers but 1986 had the natural (polished) centers and 1987 had argent centers.
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Originally Posted by Oklahoma Adam
Actually I think we're both wrong. 1984 and 1985 did have black centers but 1986 had the natural (polished) centers and 1987 had argent centers.
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This picture brings back some really good memories. I was involved in a Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership back in the 1980's and we received a truck load of 1985 Corvettes. The whole load was ours. Took a while to move all of them. If my memory serves me 5 were ordered by customers and the others were for the store. After the long 1984 production run the 1985s did not move as fast. I do miss those days. Thanks Ron for posting that picture.
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