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Joined: Jan 2000
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From: Florida
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Tallahassee fl
No never missed the 63 and would not want it back. I sold my 57 fuelie to buy the 63 split window and I truly regretted that almost immediately and if I were to still have one today it would not even be close it would be the 57. The split window looked great parked but it was not a fun car to drive. The prices peaked years ago on them and have fallen off considerably in value since then.
I owned 3 C2's, a 63 coupe, 64 convert and a 67 AC coupe and none of them were that great but of the three I would rate the convert the highest by far. There was a reason that GM built them for only 5 years which is the shortest period of all 6 generations, they were not that great a car.
I owned 3 C2's, a 63 coupe, 64 convert and a 67 AC coupe and none of them were that great but of the three I would rate the convert the highest by far. There was a reason that GM built them for only 5 years which is the shortest period of all 6 generations, they were not that great a car.
The fact is the C2 was the longest generation to date back then. All cars were changing things very quickly back then. Even if you make the argument that 58-62 were similar enough you still only get a 4 year run.
Every new generation brings controversy and changes. The C2 had the split removed. C4 had the crossfire removed and suspension softened.
Styling cues tend to take longer. History points to the fact that they can sell pretty much every car they build for 3 years. That's when you can count on the base model getting some kind of wheel update and maybe a few other odds and ends to keep things looking fresh.
