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Nov 6, 2005 | 11:48 PM

SRQC5

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What is this?

This might be a dupe...but then again i haven't been around that long.

I came across this picture on the internet and couldn't help but notice its corvette-like resemblance. Is this some type of corvette prototype or something. it looks sort of like a c5 mixed with a Porsche or something. Has anyone seen or heard anything about this car and is so...please tell me

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Nov 7, 2005 | 12:11 AM

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Nov 7, 2005 | 02:29 AM

striper

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I forget the exact model and year, but it's a mid-engine Corvette prototype from many years ago. If necessary I can look it up another time, but it's very late right now.

Nov 7, 2005 | 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by striper

I forget the exact model and year, but it's a mid-engine Corvette prototype from many years ago. If necessary I can look it up another time, but it's very late right now.

Yeah, I think it was early-mid 1980's

Nov 7, 2005 | 06:35 AM

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I believe that that is a photo of the Corvette Indy Prototype Car. The car was introduced in 1986 at the Detroit Auto show. Here is another photo of it with the 3 Chief engineers, Zora Duntov, Dave McLellan and Dave Hill. It could also be the CERV III which I believe came out in 1991. Here's a link to a page about the Corvette prototypes.

http://www.idavette.net/prototyp.htm

Paul

***Edit*** I just looked at the photo again and it is the CERVIII ( the style of the wheels is the give away between the two.)

Click for larger size.

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Nov 7, 2005 | 07:37 AM

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I believe the one in the NCM looks better. Looks like later Model.

Nov 7, 2005 | 07:41 AM

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Looks like the CERV III to me, but I could be wrong.

Nov 7, 2005 | 10:49 AM

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Nov 7, 2005 | 10:57 AM

byte_me

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Damn,

why didn't they produce them? seems like they had the "Ford GT" image long before the Forg GT did...looks pretty cool- but the greenhouse effect may be rough in South Florida!