427 Convertible - Short Name?
01-13-2012, 12:05 PM
#44
Team Owner
All these names are nice, but it will be called the 427 vert (on public forums etc), we all know that don't we? 
01-13-2012, 12:06 PM
#45
Without a doubt. 
01-13-2012, 12:23 PM
#47
Drifting
I think that whichever member buys one first should have the right to choose the designation.
But to me, I personally think DTZ would be appropriate (drop-top Z). For all intents and purposes it is a Z06. It has the LS7, it has the dry sump, it has the GS / Z brake package or even the available ZR brakes... Anyone who says it's not a Z06 because it doesn't have an aluminum frame is failing to realize that it needs the steel frame because it is stronger and more rigid. Sure, it adds weight, but so does the convertible top. So it all comes down to this: it's a Z06 convertible, so naturally it's heavier. That's always the way it is.
Or we could just call it a Z05. Don't think GM will ever use that officially.
But to me, I personally think DTZ would be appropriate (drop-top Z). For all intents and purposes it is a Z06. It has the LS7, it has the dry sump, it has the GS / Z brake package or even the available ZR brakes... Anyone who says it's not a Z06 because it doesn't have an aluminum frame is failing to realize that it needs the steel frame because it is stronger and more rigid. Sure, it adds weight, but so does the convertible top. So it all comes down to this: it's a Z06 convertible, so naturally it's heavier. That's always the way it is.
Or we could just call it a Z05. Don't think GM will ever use that officially.
Last edited by GS-Zero; 01-13-2012 at 12:28 PM.
01-13-2012, 12:42 PM
#50
Will work for HPDE time.
01-13-2012, 12:46 PM
#51
Team Owner
Z05.5
01-13-2012, 01:49 PM
#52
Le Mans Master
11-07-2014, 10:15 PM
#54
Safety Car
Two year old thread.........revived.
