Are we Stingrays too?

bimmerborn · 2009-09-14 17:41:42

I hope that is a photoshop joke :eek: I hope NOT, its his Vette...

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Sep 16, 2009 | 07:29 AM

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I hope that is a photoshop joke

I hope NOT, its his Vette...

Mar 7, 2014 | 08:37 PM

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Ummm . . . it IS a stingray as the current C7 stingray badge was originally intended for the C6 and was on the prototype. From the book "Corvette 60th Anniversary" the photo is on pg 390 and the text below it reads "The stylized stingray emblem the design team experimented with (inset) may be a clue of things to come." Insiders say a Sting Ray model could be offered at a premium above the Z06." The C6 was also based on the Lockheed YF-22 fighter per an interview with Tom Peters, chief designer.
Note the use of both "stingray" and "Sting Ray" - my guess is "Sting Ray" is trademarked.

Tom (2010 Torch Red, 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider)

Mar 7, 2014 | 10:15 PM

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Hey Noob, this thread is 5 years old.

Mar 7, 2014 | 10:21 PM

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Hey Noob, this thread is 5 years old.

If it's on-topic, that's not a problem. Rule change, remember?

Mar 7, 2014 | 10:34 PM

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If it's on-topic, that's not a problem. Rule change, remember?

Oh, I know. It's funny he dug up a 5 year old thread to argue that a C6 is officially a Stingray.

Mar 7, 2014 | 11:54 PM

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Just searching to see if anybody badged their C6 with the new C7 stingrays as they were designed for the C6 - this was the only thing spotted. So what if it is 5 years old - it's on topic - on MY topic ;-)

Mar 8, 2014 | 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by spacecommander

Just searching to see if anybody badged their C6 with the new C7 stingrays...

Guaranteed no.

Mar 8, 2014 | 12:20 AM

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An interesting thread.

History never gets old. ;-)

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Mar 8, 2014 | 12:41 AM

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Hmmm...

the more I look at it maybe

Mar 8, 2014 | 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by lvjetboy

Hmmm...

the more I look at it maybe

AWESOME! Thanks! Love the picture.

Will put the "C7" stingrays on my C6 - why not? That's what they were designed for! Sorry for giving the

thread electroshock therapy.

Tom

Mar 8, 2014 | 11:43 AM

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Just searching to see if anybody badged their C6 with the new C7 stingrays …

As you wish, but have you seen them on an actual C7? They look like flounders, even worse than in pictures, or something really cheap from J C Whitney. If I ever get a C7 they'll be the first thing to go.

Mar 8, 2014 | 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmerborn

I am not talking about any moded C6. Not like Rossi et al.
Do YOU see a Stingray in your C6 Vette? I see it in C2, C3, C6 and Concept C7.

Had me scratching my head, 'till I saw the date.
But, yes I guess I do see some shared DNA in all Corvettes, S-ray or not.

Mar 8, 2014 | 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by spacecommander

AWESOME! Thanks! Love the picture.

Will put the "C7" stingrays on my C6 - why not? That's what they were designed for! Sorry for giving the

thread electroshock therapy.

Tom

Be sure to start a new thread with pics once you do.

That'll be a fun thread.

Mar 8, 2014 | 01:59 PM

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Yup, I see it. They both have four wheels. What an uncanny resemblence

Mar 8, 2014 | 04:21 PM

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Quote:

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Will put the "C7" stingrays on my C6 - why not? That's what they were designed for!

Why not? Because they never came on a C6. If you want a C7 go buy one, don't try to turn a C6 into a poser C7.

IMO of course.

And yeah, please start a new thread with pics. It'll go several pages.

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Mar 8, 2014 | 04:39 PM

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The Stingray inignia that is currently being used on the C7 was actually designed and placed on a C6 design study, I have a photo of it in one of my Corvette books.

Mar 8, 2014 | 06:57 PM

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After reading through this thread and looking at some photos I've decided my 13 GS coupe definitely looks a little like the older Corvette Stingray . . . . but ALOT more than the C7's that currently carries the Corvette Stingray name.

Mar 8, 2014 | 07:45 PM

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Ive always thought the rear window always had some Stringray going on

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Mar 8, 2014 | 10:29 PM

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After thinking about this thread for the last few hours I've decided I'm going to order 427, Z06 and ZR1 badges for my base coupe. Not sure where I'll put em all on it, but since GM put them on some C6s I figure they belong on mine too.