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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 02:20 PM
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Beautiful day here in FLA. so decided to take the Vette to lunch with a couple retired friends. While on my way I looked at the steering wheel and boom it hits me, the center piece (aluminum trim ring) is shaped just like a Stingray. Also the trim pieces on the dash surrounding the HUD another Stingray. Don't know why it took so long to see this, on my 3rd C7, and 2 days a week I volunteer at the local Marine Science Center where I help feed a group of Cownose Stingrays.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 02:23 PM
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Indeed!
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 02:28 PM
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Uh oh, that's gonna make some GS and Z06 owners mad. They don't like having their cars identified w/ Stingrays.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 02:33 PM
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Would never do that, mine is a Z51 3LT convertible.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Foosh
Uh oh, that's gonna make some GS and Z06 owners mad. They don't like having their cars identified w/ Stingrays.
Does the same go for the opposite? I hate hearing people call them " Stingray Z06's "
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 03:21 PM
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Good catch! Only problem is now I am going to be looking around for other subliminal images. The center of the wheel sure does look like it was intended to look like a Stingray...or a Mola mola.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 03:55 PM
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Upside down, yes, I can see the shape now to some degree. Good catch! I never thought about it before.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 05:03 PM
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Funny, that hit me the very first time I saw the steering wheel. Also, the chrome delineators on the infotainment screen buttons always remind me of that shape. Subtle nods to it in a couple other features, too.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 05:08 PM
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Wow, that's amazing! Why didn't I notice this before? That's a great find AWZ511of15.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Foosh
Uh oh, that's gonna make some GS and Z06 owners mad. They don't like having their cars identified w/ Stingrays.
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Old Dec 15, 2016 | 06:17 PM
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Good observation!
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I have a different theory.....




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Old Dec 16, 2016 | 09:50 AM
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Neat observation!
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Old Dec 16, 2016 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ssidekickbp
Does the same go for the opposite? I hate hearing people call them " Stingray Z06's "
You think that's bad! (queue family guy style cut scene) "Check out this awesome C6 Stingray!" There was no C6 Stingray. "Sure there is, it's not a GS or Z06, so, it's a Stingray!"
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Originally Posted by LIE2ME
I have a different theory.....



That looks more like the A8 transmission bug!!
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Old Dec 16, 2016 | 10:35 AM
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Fixed it for you (sorry for the low quality photo shopping).,,
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Old Dec 16, 2016 | 11:37 AM
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If you have a coupe, open the rear hatch, same shape there as well. I think it's cool.
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