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Old Feb 2, 2017 | 09:17 PM
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I've owned over 150 cars and now have my first Vette. It is a 1996 Convertible Pace Car with 64,000 miles on it, in very good condition. I have a question. It has a metal badge on the core support under the hood

that says " Chevrolet Corvettes of Bowling Green, Ky." and I can find no reference to this. Anybody? Thanks
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Old Feb 2, 2017 | 09:44 PM
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 12:18 AM
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Nice find.

a. its an 86

b. All C4s have that badge on the hood, front, underside.

c. All 86 convertibles are pacecars
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The badge isn't generally found on the core support but on the hood underside like zr1fred mentioned and I doubt "metal". Post an image of what your car actually has.

Is it like this?

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Originally Posted by zr1fred
Nice find.

a. its an 86

b. All C4s have that badge on the hood, front, underside.

c. All 86 convertibles are pacecars
Congrats on your first Corvette. Welcome on board.
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Congrats on the car. I have a 86 convertible myself, great little car there. only mine does not have the decals on it.
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Originally Posted by Tastlikchikn
I've owned over 150 cars and now have my first Vette. It is a 1996 Convertible Pace Car with 64,000 miles on it, in very good condition. I have a question. It has a metal badge on the core support under the hood

that says " Chevrolet Corvettes of Bowling Green, Ky." and I can find no reference to this. Anybody? Thanks
You've owned over 150 cars? Really......

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I had an '86 vert new. I believe mine had that too, I think all of them should have had it, and yes, they were all considered pace cars, not just the yellow ones they ran on the Indy track for the race.


Welcome, and enjoy your car. Don't get frustrated if something goes wrong, everything is fixable, maybe just takes some time, a little patience and diagnostic tools don't hurt either!
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Originally Posted by We Gone
The first 84's had this badge under the hood.
Yes they did and I believe that badge might have been there through '85 and the later started in '86.

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Originally Posted by WVZR-1
Yes they did and I believe that badge might have been there through '85 and the later started in '86.
Cool, Gordon k. gave me this one about 15 years ago.
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