1983 Corvette
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I found this on a Will Cooksey Facebook post. This is a pic of the 1983 Corvette that was donated to the NCM. It was painted white after this was taken and then the car was given to the museum. I personally have never seen this pic:
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I heard there were technically about 50 83 Corvettes. All were destroyed except a white one that sat under a metal staircase inside the factory for years before it was donated to the museum.
This article mentions what I had heard...but I never notice the part about changing the paint scheme:
http://www.corvetteblog.com/2007/02/...1983-corvette/
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This article mentions what I had heard...but I never notice the part about changing the paint scheme:
http://www.corvetteblog.com/2007/02/...1983-corvette/
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From another of Will's posts:
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I found another 1983 Corvette pic before the NCM white version was painted. Sam Robinson, Paint Superintendent, and I were looking it over.
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Didn't someone find a couple of 83 frames from the prototypes (in a field in Europe), then had them restored and sold? Or was that 89 ZR1 prototypes? Hmmmm.....
Still, either way, that's not "letting them out to the public"!
Either way, it amazed me that they were actually able to restore/sell as they did. Gives me no doubt about the current challenge of recovering the cars that fell into the NCM sink-hole.
Still, either way, that's not "letting them out to the public"!
Either way, it amazed me that they were actually able to restore/sell as they did. Gives me no doubt about the current challenge of recovering the cars that fell into the NCM sink-hole.
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now that I look at the paint scheme more, isn't that how Face's vette was painted in the A-Team show?
edit: nope, foggy memory, his is just white with red stripes no murrica flag. close enough!
edit: nope, foggy memory, his is just white with red stripes no murrica flag. close enough!
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Didn't someone find a couple of 83 frames from the prototypes (in a field in Europe), then had them restored and sold? Or was that 89 ZR1 prototypes? Hmmmm.....
Still, either way, that's not "letting them out to the public"!
Either way, it amazed me that they were actually able to restore/sell as they did. Gives me no doubt about the current challenge of recovering the cars that fell into the NCM sink-hole.
Still, either way, that's not "letting them out to the public"!
Either way, it amazed me that they were actually able to restore/sell as they did. Gives me no doubt about the current challenge of recovering the cars that fell into the NCM sink-hole.
Brett, if he checks in, can fill in a LOT more detail.
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Wow, I also didnt know the car got a color change. Very cool pics of it being displayed at the corvette plant.Thanks for posting em. Many years ago when I saw it at the museum it had 16's on one side and the unreleased 15's on the other when it was on display. Im guessing they found 2 more 15's to complete the set since then. As the 16's are not on the car anymore.