What Does "CORVETTE" Actually Mean??

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Nov 3, 2017 | 09:34 PM

#61

Shaolin Crane

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ROADAPPLE

Corvette = about a 70% premium over the cost of a product that dosen't say CORVETTE on it!

Fixed that for you.

Nov 3, 2017 | 11:14 PM

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ZEEZERO-6

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if it's a french word why did the transmission not come with 3 gears for reverse ...

Nov 5, 2017 | 10:55 AM

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57gman

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Originally Posted by Tom/99

CORVETTE= the long spelling of FUN.

CORVETTE= youth, speed, attitude, get the xxxx out of my way.

Nov 5, 2017 | 03:03 PM

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strand rider

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I always heard it was adapted from a french slang phrase meaning "chap ***" or from the old french, " needs to compensate" , guess I was way off base. Live and learn.

Nov 5, 2017 | 03:18 PM

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UM Rebel

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ExRedRacer

Is anybody, besides me, glad that we don't drive an "Opel?"

Interesting to speculate on the effect a name like Opel would have had on the car through the years...

Back in the day, I had an Opel GT. Great fun car. It had flippy headlights. They where completely mechanical. A lever on the console was directly connected to the door opening mechanism. No silly plastic gears or electronics.