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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 12:35 AM
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I was wondering what the first year of the zo6 was.There is a guy in town that has a 98 corvette,first he said it was a c6 vette then said it was a zo6.I was just wondering what it is. Thanks
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 12:37 AM
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First year of Z06 is 2001. FRC which is a hardtop too is '99 and '00. Sounds like he is full of it.

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First year of Z06 is 2001. FRC which is a hardtop too is '99 and '00. Sounds like he is full of it.

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I was wondering. He was telling me wild stories about going almost 200mph on southern iowa roads. If you have ever seen roads around here you would know it would be impossible or fatal.
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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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The Hardtop or Fixed Roof Coupe (FRC) as it is often referred to was introduced in model year 1999:

Price of All-New Corvette Hardtop Announced by Chevy

The C5 Z06 made its debut in model year 2001:

2001 CORVETTE OFFERS MORE IN SEVERAL DIMENSIONS - NEW Z06 Model Debuts
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