White Vettes
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From: Don't taze me 'Bro! VA
White Vettes
When I was at Carlisle last summer, I saw a guy with a white C5 that had a big sign that read "First C5 Ever Built". Being a Vette neophyte and a curious person by nature, I started asking some questions. I was told that the first Vette of every new body style is white. This would include the first (C1) corvette ever built and on thru the various body styles.
I can only assume this is true information. What I am wondering about now is whether or not this tradition is still being followed with the C6? So far I have seen black, yellow, blue and dark red. But no white C6?
I can only assume this is true information. What I am wondering about now is whether or not this tradition is still being followed with the C6? So far I have seen black, yellow, blue and dark red. But no white C6?
Last edited by Blowtorch; Jun 12, 2005 at 11:28 PM.
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From: Allen TX
I think I remember in the book "All Corvettes Are Red" that up until the C5, the first production run had always been white. But on the C5, they made the first run torch red...
Correct me if my memory is wrong.
Correct me if my memory is wrong.
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Originally Posted by Blowtorch
When I was at Carlisle last summer, I saw a guy with a white C5 that had a big sign that read "First C5 Ever Built". Being a Vette neophyte and a curious person by nature, I started asking some questions. I was told that the first Vette of every new body style is white. This would include the first (C1) corvette ever built and on thru the various body styles.
I can only assume this is true information. What I am wondering about now is whether or not this tradition is still being followed with the C6? So far I have seen black, yellow, blue and dark red. But no white C6?
I can only assume this is true information. What I am wondering about now is whether or not this tradition is still being followed with the C6? So far I have seen black, yellow, blue and dark red. But no white C6?
http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2000...ry/83/83p1.asp
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I think the guy who got the last C4 got the first C5, both were white? I belive it is the owner of Mid America? Not sure.
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Originally Posted by ECV-Tony
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The first run of C5s were torch red. This was Dave Hill's request and it was done to break tradition and do something new in keeping with all the new technology coming out with the C5.
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From: OREGON
Originally Posted by ECV-Tony
thats funny, i thought they didn't make an 83?!
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Maybe the guy was speaking of all "Beta" cars being white. All they spy photos I've seen of the C6 Betas were white. I also remember seeing a white C5 at the museum that was in a crash test during initial testing. I assume this was a Beta car as well because the museum also displayed the first C5 built (which was red).
Does this ring a bell with anyone?
Does this ring a bell with anyone?