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Dec 15, 2016 | 02:20 PM

FLgrandpa

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From: Port Orange FL

Found another Stingray

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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Dec 15, 2016 | 02:23 PM

joemessman

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Indeed!

Dec 15, 2016 | 02:28 PM

Foosh

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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.

Dec 15, 2016 | 02:33 PM

FLgrandpa

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From: Port Orange FL

Would never do that, mine is a Z51 3LT convertible.

Dec 15, 2016 | 02:34 PM

ssidekickbp

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Quote:

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 "

Dec 15, 2016 | 03:21 PM

TyBoo

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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.

Dec 15, 2016 | 03:55 PM

Z06NJ

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Upside down, yes, I can see the shape now to some degree. Good catch! I never thought about it before.

Dec 15, 2016 | 05:03 PM

Patches

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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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Dec 15, 2016 | 05:08 PM

Micster

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Wow, that's amazing! Why didn't I notice this before? That's a great find AWZ511of15.

Dec 15, 2016 | 05:35 PM

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dvilin

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Quote:

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.

Dec 15, 2016 | 06:17 PM

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robertbruce

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Good observation!

Dec 16, 2016 | 09:43 AM

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LIE2ME

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I have a different theory.....

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Dec 16, 2016 | 09:50 AM

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JonMN

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Neat observation!

Dec 16, 2016 | 10:12 AM

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joemosfet

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Quote:

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!"