A special thanks to Forum Member “Mr.Bill,” (apparently the Devil’s neighbor) for taking the time to publish the Corvette lineup from the c1 to the present.

The presentation brings to mind the famous quotation by Gen. MacArthur and his reference, to “Old Soldiers never die .........“ Taking license I paraphrase:

“Old Corvettes never become outdated, they just appear in fewer and fewer numbers on the road.“

I wish to offer another observation:

Frequently one reads criticism about Corvettes‘ shoddy interiors. Rather than referring to these interiors as cheap, I regard them as being “Price Worthy,” in keeping the vehicle affordable. Compared to other vehicles of this class, we get a hell of a lot of car for our money. I’m not looking for a living room, but for performance, and a ton of fun. That‘s what I still get, after all these years. I never tire of running this car through the gears, and feeling the torque. To me that’s of primary importance, and the interior never comes to mind.

The c7 has reputedly addressed the interior design criticisms with tasteful refinements. Well, good for us, it does appear to be fantastic. However, the person responsible for that back end should be taken to the wood shed. I think that the rest of the car is another Home Run, like the c2 and c5.

In it’s present configuration I would back the car into the garage, and approach it from the front only. By the time I become an owner, the after market will hopefully have come to the rescue. GRT

 

You know, I thought the same thing with the C5 - what a huge rear end it had when I first saw it and did not care for it at all. A couple of years later, I was ordering a new '99 coupe because the design had grown on me. Give the car time - even after only a few weeks I am beginning to like what I see in the C7, even the rear styling.

 

Change can be difficult, don't know if the diehards will ever come around, but if i could afford it, one would be in my garage!

 

I must be one of the chosen few, But I like the rear of the C7, I think in time it will grow on most.

 

I'm with you Bill.
The C-7 is the first car introduced in over forty years that I actually wanted to go and spend the money on a new one. I've always been one to let someone else take that first big hit on depreciation, but at my age,,,,,

 

Regardless of the generation or year, a well-maintained Corvette will always look good and turn heads. I've also seen worn-down Corvettes that unfortunately, then become just another "old, used car".

Sad but true. The good news is that most of the forum members' cars don't fall into the latter category.

 

One of the few here.

 

I already like it. However, I think once GM comes out with body-colored lower panels, there will be more converts...

 

totally and stated as much on page 2 of a thread started by “BuckyThreadkiller” Jan 14, wherein I wrote:

Thanks “BuckyThreadkiller” for your time in putting this expose together.

I’m sold!

The tail end be damned. No fan here - but I plan to get over it.

The tail lights are certainly not a deal breaker for me, and I won’t even have to look at them when driving - opinions are whimsical and elastic, and I’m sure that to many skeptics (me included) the design will eventually gain acceptance, and even find favor.

However, given the killer design of the car as a whole, (again, not a fact, just my opinion) I find it absurd to think that the tail lights design is solely intended to attract a younger crowd, as has been alleged. That tail lights would influence a purchasing decision, to a major degree, can’t be rooted in sound reasoning. GRT

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Also, I was kidding about approaching the car from only the front. The idea is so ridiculous that I hope my feeble attempt at being funny is obvious per se. GRT

 

I liked the C5 from the first time I saw it, I called the C6 a C5.5 and have just now gotten to where I like it and the C7 is already growing on me. So that being said, I would have any of them in my garage.

 

I have to agree that the front and side views of the C7 are getting better for me. However, I still think the back is too busy and cluttered. I would have preferred a cleaner look with the retention of the round or oval taillights.

 

exactly, the busy clutter - too many things going on and the boxed up tailpipes don’t help. GRT

 

 

Me too, I hated the rear end of the C5 initially, especially compared to the C4. It looked like a huge ridiculous butt. It took a while, but I came around and eventually liked it.

The C7.....I love it! I would prefer oval rear lenses, but I can take the "Camaro" rear lights.

I never did warm to the C6, I'm sure it is a wonderful car engineering-wise, and a technical improvement over the C5, but I always thought it was a cosmetic design "mistake" I think the C7 is the real replacement for the C5.

 

OK, here goes...again. I think the c4's looked dated when the first c5 hit the streets. That's the only corvette that I don't think ages gracefully. It almost looks like a Firebird of the same era. A 54-yes! A 64-yes! A 74-well, I'm partial to chrome bumper c3's, but-OK! An 84-NO! Etc..... Great pic, Bill!