"Dent" in the Top
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Drifting
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"Dent" in the Top
Has anyone ever asked you how you got that dent in the middle of the Targa top?
3 people have asked me how I did that.
I tell them it's Composite/Fiberglass,and it doesn't dent,but they seem to think it should be perfectly flat on top.
I was putting a coat of Rejex on the Vette today,and was looking at the "dent",and it seems to me,subtle as it is,it really adds "something" to the overall looks of the C5-props to the GM designers-try and picture your C5 without the "dent"-just wouldn't be the same...
Kind of a pointless post,just an observation,but actually a strong contributing factor to the overall look of the C5, IMO
3 people have asked me how I did that.
I tell them it's Composite/Fiberglass,and it doesn't dent,but they seem to think it should be perfectly flat on top.
I was putting a coat of Rejex on the Vette today,and was looking at the "dent",and it seems to me,subtle as it is,it really adds "something" to the overall looks of the C5-props to the GM designers-try and picture your C5 without the "dent"-just wouldn't be the same...
Kind of a pointless post,just an observation,but actually a strong contributing factor to the overall look of the C5, IMO
Last edited by Carcass; Aug 7, 2010 at 04:27 PM.
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No one has ever asked me about that. Guess they just never paid much attention to the crease in the top.
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A paintless dent removal guy and his crew were working on my neighbor's car and he asked me if I wanted him to remove the dent from the top of my car. I just stared at him in disbelief as he was running his hand across my black paint.
I told my neighbor that he should use a different PDR guy. He should have listened to me, cause the guy was terrible at pulling dings.
I told my neighbor that he should use a different PDR guy. He should have listened to me, cause the guy was terrible at pulling dings.
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Once. I just pointed out it matched the dent in the hood. I'm sure it's for aerodynamics. Too subtle for styling. Maybe they just did it so people would ask stoopid questions.
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Yeah,probably.
When the final design specs were approved back in '96 or '97,they probably said "WTF does it matter? No ones ever gonna look at these cars anyway,ESPECIALLY the top"
When the final design specs were approved back in '96 or '97,they probably said "WTF does it matter? No ones ever gonna look at these cars anyway,ESPECIALLY the top"
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Over the years that I've owned a couple of C5's I have been asked about the dent in the roof. But it's always funny because people will say "hey, did you know there's a dent in your roof?" I'll answer no, where? When they look sorry for mentioning it, I'll explain. It is actually an aerodynamic design factor. Vipers have the "dent" too.
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Do a google search for "zagato" images.
The indentation or "double bubble" has been incorperated into their cars
since the '50s.
They take a standard road car such as Bentley, Lambo etc and rebody
them with their own ideas.
Maybe some Italian blood in the C5!
The indentation or "double bubble" has been incorperated into their cars
since the '50s.
They take a standard road car such as Bentley, Lambo etc and rebody
them with their own ideas.
Maybe some Italian blood in the C5!