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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 12:58 AM
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i see some people calling the red c6 vette torch red,is this the case,,i thought there was no factory torch red on c6's ,they went to victory red?????????? did they have torch red/
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i see some people calling the red c6 vette torch red,is this the case,,i thought there was no factory torch red on c6's ,they went to victory red?????????? did they have torch red/
http://www.c6registry.com/writers/redc6/index.htm

This should be posted in General, as I see nothing related to Tech/Performance.

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i see some people calling the red c6 vette torch red,is this the case,,i thought there was no factory torch red on c6's ,they went to victory red?????????? did they have torch red/
Torch Red came back to replace Victory Red starting with MY2010 if memory serves me.

http://www.autobytel.com/chevrolet/corvette/2010/color/

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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 01:45 PM
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http://www.c6registry.com/writers/redc6/index.htm

This should be posted in General, as I see nothing related to Tech/Performance.

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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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Default color codes seem teck to me,

i dont know why people like san,bother to reply when thety dont know the answer,he just wants his 2 cents in ,i guess..get a life dude
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Just bought a Torch Red coupe so I can affirmatively say that yes, they do come in torch red .
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Originally Posted by tonycorvettes
i dont know why people like san,bother to reply when thety dont know the answer,he just wants his 2 cents in ,i guess..get a life dude
A color code seems teck (sic) to you? Maybe in your neck of the woods. I agree thety (sic) don't know the answer. Does your ISP charge more for capital letters?

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Just bought a Torch Red coupe so I can affirmatively say that yes, they do come in torch red .
what year did you buy? im trying to find out when was torch red available in c6's
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Originally Posted by tonycorvettes
im trying to find out when was torch red available in c6's
As mentioned above, 2010, when the GS was released.
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My 2010 GS convertible is torch red.
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Originally Posted by tonycorvettes
what year did you buy? im trying to find out when was torch red available in c6's
2012, but it came around in 2010
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Originally Posted by SEVINN
2012, but it came around in 2010
What I remember was due to a life long friend of mine that loves red sport cars. Came over to the corvette world 11 years ago with a 01Z in Torch. He upgraded in 2008 with an 08Z but was disappointed in having to settle for Victory as he really loves the orange tint Torch Red. A year or more later I saw that Torch was coming back and thinking at the time if only Steve had waited a little longer before upgrading to a C6Z to get it in Torch.
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Originally Posted by GOLD72
What I remember was due to a life long friend of mine that loves red sport cars. Came over to the corvette world 11 years ago with a 01Z in Torch. He upgraded in 2008 with an 08Z but was disappointed in having to settle for Victory as he really loves the orange tint Torch Red. A year or more later I saw that Torch was coming back and thinking at the time if only Steve had waited a little longer before upgrading to a C6Z to get it in Torch.
Funny how the world works. I never cared for the orange tint of Torch and was happy to see Victory come about. I even picked it to replace the Torch color on my older Vette.
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I had a Torch Red 99 hardtop. I just got a 2013 Torch Red Grand Sport. The new Torch Red doesn't seem as orangy to me.
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