Old C5 Corvette Ad.
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Motorweek 1998 Chevrolet Corvette Road Test
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That's interesting, as just the other day I was reminded that when the C5 came out, part of the pitch was that they hired a bunch of german engineers to co-develop the car, and that it was a big deal.
This ad certainly ties into that message.
I suppose trying to get some Porsche customers didn't pan out, recently all I hear about is how this is "The" "American Sports Car". And I suppose it has come a long way from the first introduction of the platform.
Not that I mind, one of the comforting things about buying a used high performance car was that the car is a "yank tank" , designed for an abusive, knuckle headed, market.
I think you know what I mean. A german guy would never run his new corvette without tending to the oil , blow the engine, and then get a new replacement from the dealer. I met the girl who blew up her new vette.
I was not surprised, but greatly comforted, to discover, as I learned more about my new purchase, that one of the design requirements was a 200, 000 mile engine design.
Yee haw baby I think I have a nice example of one of the high water marks of the last of the gas engine era, with my C5 purchase.
This ad certainly ties into that message.
I suppose trying to get some Porsche customers didn't pan out, recently all I hear about is how this is "The" "American Sports Car". And I suppose it has come a long way from the first introduction of the platform.
Not that I mind, one of the comforting things about buying a used high performance car was that the car is a "yank tank" , designed for an abusive, knuckle headed, market.
I think you know what I mean. A german guy would never run his new corvette without tending to the oil , blow the engine, and then get a new replacement from the dealer. I met the girl who blew up her new vette.
I was not surprised, but greatly comforted, to discover, as I learned more about my new purchase, that one of the design requirements was a 200, 000 mile engine design.
Yee haw baby I think I have a nice example of one of the high water marks of the last of the gas engine era, with my C5 purchase.
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The salesman and part owner of the company I work for used to have a Corvette and a Porsche. I didn't see the Porsche for a while and asked what happened to it. He said he got rid of it because he didn't really need two sports cars. I asked why he chose to keep the Corvette over the Porsche. He said,"Don't get me wrong, the Porsche was a great little car but you just can't beat the the feeling of all that raw horsepower of the Corvette!" Nuff said.
