C7 back end for a C6
Le Mans Master
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fight with one of these:
It just looks stupid.
Good lord, I never heard so many babies complain about things we're loving now.
Right, because it was the tail lights this whole time that made a Corvette look like a Corvette.
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A good point was made about the new Viper how it does not share it's tail light design with either the Charger or Challenger, while both of those are good looking cars a single horizontal tail light across the rear would be ugly and out of place on the Viper. In fact Chrysler group was smart and broke off the Viper completely from Dodge to further differentiate it into it's own brand. The Corvette needs to separate itself from the rest of Chevy designs, not have similar tail lights to a Malibu and Camaro.
The round tail lights are also strong Design element on Ferrari and they have always found a way of keeping it fresh and new while still keeping to a design tradition. They aren't going to try to incorporate the design from the Fiat 500 into any Ferrari car any time soon.
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It's not the taillights , It's the lower panel.
Some of you guys are confused. It's not the taillights that makes the new C7 ugly , it's the cheap plastic panel with all of it's indentations and the four exhaust pipes so close together . The overdone plastic panel is what is making it look so busy. Picture it with a smooth panel and I think you will start liking the rear view. Now I don't know what you can do about the aweful roof style except just make all Corvettes convertibles. The roof style looks like a cross between a Rambler Marlin and a Datzun Z. They need to just throw out the whole project and start over , but I guess it's too late for that.
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Some of you guys are confused. It's not the taillights that makes the new C7 ugly , it's the cheap plastic panel with all of it's indentations and the four exhaust pipes so close together . The overdone plastic panel is what is making it look so busy. Picture it with a smooth panel and I think you will start liking the rear view. Now I don't know what you can do about the aweful roof style except just make all Corvettes convertibles. The roof style looks like a cross between a Rambler Marlin and a Datzun Z. They need to just throw out the whole project and start over , but I guess it's too late for that.
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Is it really me that needs the glasses or maybe , just maybe it could be you . I just say if you like it , buy it. For me I will never own a car that i see as ugly overall . We will see what the opinions are when the newness wears off. That is the true test of a classic.
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I dunno, the round back lights on your avatar look ok to me!
the round tail lights everyone lusts for don't really look that great
but at least the option is out there for people who like it. one of the nice things about the vette is going with custom designed panels and body kits that make the car look different and to your liking
unfortunately most don't improve on the GM design much. as long as that gal stands behind the vette, the rear end wont look bad at all!!!
the round tail lights everyone lusts for don't really look that greatbut at least the option is out there for people who like it. one of the nice things about the vette is going with custom designed panels and body kits that make the car look different and to your liking
unfortunately most don't improve on the GM design much. as long as that gal stands behind the vette, the rear end wont look bad at all!!!
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Melting Slicks
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It will sell at a rate that far exceeds the sales of the c6. It's a look that many people are comparing to the f12 berlinetta. Which is viewed as one of the most beautiful cars in existence . There is no maybe about me needing glasses. This is now a world car. All age groups are liking it for the first time in years.
Melting Slicks
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It will sell at a rate that far exceeds the sales of the c6. It's a look that many people are comparing to the f12 berlinetta. Which is viewed as one of the most beautiful cars in existence . There is no maybe about me needing glasses. This is now a world car. All age groups are liking it for the first time in years.
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It will sell at a rate that far exceeds the sales of the c6. It's a look that many people are comparing to the f12 berlinetta. Which is viewed as one of the most beautiful cars in existence . There is no maybe about me needing glasses. This is now a world car. All age groups are liking it for the first time in years.
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It will sell at a rate that far exceeds the sales of the c6. It's a look that many people are comparing to the f12 berlinetta. Which is viewed as one of the most beautiful cars in existence . There is no maybe about me needing glasses. This is now a world car. All age groups are liking it for the first time in years.
is, hummmmm. You c7 lovers better be ready to eat crow.
Us wait and see folks, know positive statements, usually fall flat.
It is not the first time in years all age groups have liked a corvette.
You just want the C7 to be the second coming, have to wait and see.
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Now why would you want to ruin the rear end of C6 by putting the ugly rear end of a C7 on it?
If anything, when will they make a kit to slap on a C6 rear end on the back of a C7?
Not hating on the C7, think its a great car, but everything about the rear end on the C7 looks like crap! 
If anything, when will they make a kit to slap on a C6 rear end on the back of a C7?
Not hating on the C7, think its a great car
, but everything about the rear end on the C7 looks like crap!
Last edited by Mopar Jimmy; Jan 31, 2013 at 01:12 AM.