Rank Stingray Concept /w other Vettes
05-31-2009, 10:50 AM
#25
Drifting
I'd have to see the Stingray Concept in BLACK before I can judge it. The silver's not working for me, but in black, it might be 
1. C6 ZR1
2. C2
3. C5
4. C1
5. C3
6. C4
1. C6 ZR1
2. C2
3. C5
4. C1
5. C3
6. C4
05-31-2009, 08:06 PM
#27
Melting Slicks
06-04-2009, 10:01 PM
#28
Instructor
Strictly speaking body style:
C3 is my absolute favorite, not because I own one. It was my favorite long before I bought mine. My mother calls the C3 "the only car that has the right to be called sexy." I agree. The design on that car is smooth and symphonic. The female body is an excellent starting point for car design. I really stop liking the way they look once the bubble window was put on the back. Then that new front end and the horrible rear bumper. Ugh.
Later C1s come next. A little over the top with the chrome maybe, but it's all the shine and wonder of the American sports car, etc. They look fun. The alternate cove paint color - awesome.
Next is the C2. The late big block with the hood scoop. With the lines of the C2, the hood just looks too bare without it. Which is too bad, because the split window looks really great. If they'd just combined those two at some point...
Next is the C6. I think they finally started fixing some of the damage that happened in the C4 and C5 lines. It looks sharp.
2nd from the bottom is the C4. It beats the C5 in my book only because it had some 80s futuristic flying wedge thing going on, which I'm sure was cool at the time.
Last, the C5. My uncle put it best. We were sitting in a diner up on a hill after a corvette NCRS competition (he was judging), and looking out the window down at the road, he says, "See, what is that? Is that a corvette? You can't even tell anymore with this new body style. It looks just like everything else. A shapeless lump. Corvettes used to stand out. Every car stood out and was distinct, nowadays..." etc. I agree completely.
But that's my opinion. And I'm only judging body styling.
Edited to add: I forgot to add the C7 concept. I hate the toothy grin on the front and I HATE the rear. But the design is agressive and fast, and it looks like they're taking the C6 and putting more of the C3 curves in with some of the C2 design stylings. If they'd just rework the horrible, horrible ends of the thing, they'd have a great design. As is... I'll place it above the C4, with the caveat that if the rear stays the same, it's going below the C4.
C3 is my absolute favorite, not because I own one. It was my favorite long before I bought mine. My mother calls the C3 "the only car that has the right to be called sexy." I agree. The design on that car is smooth and symphonic. The female body is an excellent starting point for car design. I really stop liking the way they look once the bubble window was put on the back. Then that new front end and the horrible rear bumper. Ugh.
Later C1s come next. A little over the top with the chrome maybe, but it's all the shine and wonder of the American sports car, etc. They look fun. The alternate cove paint color - awesome.
Next is the C2. The late big block with the hood scoop. With the lines of the C2, the hood just looks too bare without it. Which is too bad, because the split window looks really great. If they'd just combined those two at some point...
Next is the C6. I think they finally started fixing some of the damage that happened in the C4 and C5 lines. It looks sharp.
2nd from the bottom is the C4. It beats the C5 in my book only because it had some 80s futuristic flying wedge thing going on, which I'm sure was cool at the time.
Last, the C5. My uncle put it best. We were sitting in a diner up on a hill after a corvette NCRS competition (he was judging), and looking out the window down at the road, he says, "See, what is that? Is that a corvette? You can't even tell anymore with this new body style. It looks just like everything else. A shapeless lump. Corvettes used to stand out. Every car stood out and was distinct, nowadays..." etc. I agree completely.
But that's my opinion. And I'm only judging body styling.
Edited to add: I forgot to add the C7 concept. I hate the toothy grin on the front and I HATE the rear. But the design is agressive and fast, and it looks like they're taking the C6 and putting more of the C3 curves in with some of the C2 design stylings. If they'd just rework the horrible, horrible ends of the thing, they'd have a great design. As is... I'll place it above the C4, with the caveat that if the rear stays the same, it's going below the C4.
Last edited by loquinho; 06-04-2009 at 10:05 PM. Reason: I forgot to add the C7 and typos
06-04-2009, 10:25 PM
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Instructor
06-05-2009, 11:31 AM
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06-08-2009, 12:20 AM
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Everyone hates C4's. 
So its shaped like a box, what car wasn't in the 80's lol. I still love my car. its the only corvette i could get my hands on for now. C4 was just caught under a weird decade.
So its shaped like a box, what car wasn't in the 80's lol. I still love my car. its the only corvette i could get my hands on for now. C4 was just caught under a weird decade.
06-08-2009, 12:29 AM
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Burning Brakes
06-08-2009, 01:07 AM
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My #1 for me has been the '63 Coupe ever since the first time I saw one when I was 6 years old...
In 1963....
But my C3 has been #1A for a long time now.......
In 1963....
But my C3 has been #1A for a long time now.......
06-20-2009, 09:01 AM
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11
Corvette styling has been a sign of the times.
O.K., here's my .02--
1. C6--ZR1 cause I love the front fender scoops, but forget the peekaboo hood. I loved it from the minute I saw it (I'm biased).
Viva the return of the fixed headlights!
2. C1 was totally classic and innovative--a stand-out in a class of its' own.
3. C2 Split window was/is amazing for styling and performance.
4. Transformer Concept--it's futuristic and I'm not wacked-out about the angular styling altogether because it plays hell on wind resistance and the drag co-efficient, but this is what you're going to see up ahead in styling, folks.
5. C5 because of its' wide configuration and smooth styling.
6. C4 It was a product of the 80's--nondescript--everybody was watching disco ***** instead.
1. C6--ZR1 cause I love the front fender scoops, but forget the peekaboo hood. I loved it from the minute I saw it (I'm biased).
Viva the return of the fixed headlights!
2. C1 was totally classic and innovative--a stand-out in a class of its' own.
3. C2 Split window was/is amazing for styling and performance.
4. Transformer Concept--it's futuristic and I'm not wacked-out about the angular styling altogether because it plays hell on wind resistance and the drag co-efficient, but this is what you're going to see up ahead in styling, folks.
5. C5 because of its' wide configuration and smooth styling.
6. C4 It was a product of the 80's--nondescript--everybody was watching disco ***** instead.
06-20-2009, 10:15 AM
#36
Burning Brakes
O.K., here's my .02--
1. C6--ZR1 cause I love the front fender scoops, but forget the peekaboo hood. I loved it from the minute I saw it (I'm biased).
Viva the return of the fixed headlights!
2. C1 was totally classic and innovative--a stand-out in a class of its' own.
3. C2 Split window was/is amazing for styling and performance.
4. Transformer Concept--it's futuristic and I'm not wacked-out about the angular styling altogether because it plays hell on wind resistance and the drag co-efficient, but this is what you're going to see up ahead in styling, folks.
5. C5 because of its' wide configuration and smooth styling.
6. C4 It was a product of the 80's--nondescript--everybody was watching disco ***** instead.
1. C6--ZR1 cause I love the front fender scoops, but forget the peekaboo hood. I loved it from the minute I saw it (I'm biased).
Viva the return of the fixed headlights!
2. C1 was totally classic and innovative--a stand-out in a class of its' own.
3. C2 Split window was/is amazing for styling and performance.
4. Transformer Concept--it's futuristic and I'm not wacked-out about the angular styling altogether because it plays hell on wind resistance and the drag co-efficient, but this is what you're going to see up ahead in styling, folks.
5. C5 because of its' wide configuration and smooth styling.
6. C4 It was a product of the 80's--nondescript--everybody was watching disco ***** instead.
06-28-2009, 07:10 PM
#37
Instructor
#1 C2 (Especially the '63 Coupe and the 66-67 BB Cars)
#2 C3 (Love 'em all, Drive a '79)
#3 C1 (Especially the 62)
#4 C5
#5 C4
#6 C6 (Very nice car that just dosen't look like a Corvette to me)
And way back in the back of the pack
#7 Concept
#2 C3 (Love 'em all, Drive a '79)
#3 C1 (Especially the 62)
#4 C5
#5 C4
#6 C6 (Very nice car that just dosen't look like a Corvette to me)
And way back in the back of the pack
#7 Concept
