Originally Posted by rocsvette

i find the topic a bit humorous probably because i have a longer point of view. In 1962 when the stingray came out there was mass moaning that the side scoop was gone. When the c4s (btw that was the first generation to be designated cx) it was hated because it didn't look like the stingrays/stingrays/sharks. When the c6 came out with fixed headlights everyone complained they weren't flip ups. With the c7 it was the shape of the tail lights were too much like the camaro (although the mid years had tail lights taken from the full size 58 chevys). Each time you would have thought the end of the world was nigh...and each time the car became wildly successful. When people coming to the museum would ask me what was the best corvette i would always answer, the one that gets made tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Shakeydeal

Yep, that does look better.

Originally Posted by rocsvette

I find the topic a bit humorous probably because I have a longer point of view. In 1962 when the Stingray came out there was mass moaning that the side scoop was gone. When the C4s (BTW that was the first generation to be designated Cx) it was hated because it didn't look like the Stingrays/StingRays/Sharks. When the C6 came out with fixed headlights everyone complained they weren't flip ups. With the C7 it was the shape of the tail lights were too much like the Camaro (although the Mid Years had tail lights taken from the full size 58 Chevys). Each time you would have thought the end of the world was nigh...and each time the car became wildly successful. When people coming to the Museum would ask me what was the best Corvette I would always answer, the one that gets made tomorrow.