C5 Trivia Question
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C5 Trivia Question
A neighbor that lives behind me is a retired GM engineer and he worked at BG when the C5 was contemplated and design started.
He said it was originally planned to have same size tires all around and a collapsable spare (not a baby spare) up under the rear, that was why the tailpipes go up and over the drive splines. I guess kinda like the 63'
I'd never heard that before. Is there any truth in it?
He said it was originally planned to have same size tires all around and a collapsable spare (not a baby spare) up under the rear, that was why the tailpipes go up and over the drive splines. I guess kinda like the 63'
I'd never heard that before. Is there any truth in it?
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They did consider the same size tires during development, stagger sizes were chosen mainly for looks. The exhaust is designed so that a spare tire could be carried, because they were not sure about making runflats standard.
If you want to read ALL ABOUT the development of the C5, read "All Corvettes are Red" by James Schefter. The author attended most meetings during development. Interesting book about engineering, politics, and people during development of the C5. As the Washington Post said about the book, "Readers get to see a world few will ever know."
If you want to read ALL ABOUT the development of the C5, read "All Corvettes are Red" by James Schefter. The author attended most meetings during development. Interesting book about engineering, politics, and people during development of the C5. As the Washington Post said about the book, "Readers get to see a world few will ever know."
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They did consider the same size tires during development, stagger sizes were chosen mainly for looks. The exhaust is designed so that a spare tire could be carried, because they were not sure about making runflats standard.
If you want to read ALL ABOUT the development of the C5, read "All Corvettes are Red" by James Schefter. The author attended most meetings during development. Interesting book about engineering, politics, and people during development of the C5. As the Washington Post said about the book, "Readers get to see a world few will ever know."
If you want to read ALL ABOUT the development of the C5, read "All Corvettes are Red" by James Schefter. The author attended most meetings during development. Interesting book about engineering, politics, and people during development of the C5. As the Washington Post said about the book, "Readers get to see a world few will ever know."
the larger rear wheels were for aesthetics. no spare meant less weight (they were striving for 3500 lbs) and more cargo area. their criteria was two golf bags to fit. everyone should read the book
