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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 08:42 AM
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Just in, latest production numbers for 09 C6 colors.

********Arctic White overtakes Atomic Orange in production numbers. With this major gain in production numbers it looks like Arctic White may overtake Black in another year or so!!!! ************

We Arctic White owners have been telling the forum about all the advantages of White for years, athestics, beauty, doesn't show dust, cooler, uses less gas to A/C ect ect. It looks like the info is starting to have an affect on color selection.

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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by LarryMJones
Just in, latest production numbers for 09 C6 colors.

********Arctic White overtakes Atomic Orange in production numbers. With this major gain in production numbers it looks like Arctic White may overtake Black in another year or so!!!! ************

We Arctic White owners have been telling the forum about all the advantages of White for years, athestics, beauty, doesn't show dust, cooler, uses less gas to A/C ect ect. It looks like the info is starting to have an affect on color selection.

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White is a traditional Corvette color and still looks good!
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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White is a traditional Corvette color and still looks good!
One of the best.
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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white is right! how can you not like it?
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They must be dropping Atomic Orange from the colors available.

Arctic White also outsold LeMans Blue.

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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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AW is one of my favortie Vette colors and got one in the stable
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I like white vettes alot. Black is still #1 though....
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THe first vette was white.
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I was dead set on getting cyber grey but when I went to the dealer and saw the white with grey wheels in person it was destiny.
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Originally Posted by george vee
THe first vette was white.
White is the only color available every year from 1952 to 2010.
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GM likes white because it hides any defects
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All of our company cars are white.
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You forgot white is the ultimate urban camouflage..You just blend in with the rest. Not saying thats a bad thing..


Originally Posted by LarryMJones
Just in, latest production numbers for 09 C6 colors.

********Arctic White overtakes Atomic Orange in production numbers. With this major gain in production numbers it looks like Arctic White may overtake Black in another year or so!!!! ************

We Arctic White owners have been telling the forum about all the advantages of White for years, athestics, beauty, doesn't show dust, cooler, uses less gas to A/C ect ect. It looks like the info is starting to have an affect on color selection.

LJ
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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 11:57 AM
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I think its the name that is causing the massive increase in Arctic White sales...with all this global warming, people are just naturally attracted to any color with "Arctic" in the name...
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Originally Posted by BigJoe
White is the only color available every year from 1952 to 2010.
That's quite an accomplishment, since the first Vette was for model year 1953 and built in June of 1953.
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Originally Posted by JimTN
That's quite an accomplishment, since the first Vette was for model year 1953 and built in June of 1953.
Not well known and actually called the EX-122 prototype...

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-h...rticle&id=7875
http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z...prototype.aspx

The actual car.

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I like all Vettes in all colors.
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I ordered AW but my car came off the production line looking like this!LOL
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