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Old 04-25-2018, 02:05 PM
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Default ZR1 in white......

I was at Suburban Chevy this morning and they had just unwrapped a ZR1. No prep done yet.

My Torch Red GS in the background having alignment checked.
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Old 04-25-2018, 02:11 PM
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Mehhhh, doesn't do it for me. Not that I wouldn't take it but I wouldn't order it in that color. I own a silver vette so what do I know.

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Once ground effects and wing are installed it should give a better image.

I like the white.......... but would order Torch Red if I was in the market.
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^ Maybe that's it because it looks to plain
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I refuse to buy a white car... but the Corvettes do look nice in White and would make me second guess myself.
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Originally Posted by Chicago1
^ Maybe that's it because it looks to plain
White is a color that looks good at dusk and dawn. Once the sun comes out the body lines get washed out and it looks very plain. I owned a white 04 Cobra and didn't enjoy it as much because of that very reason.
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Default Love the white!

i haven’t seen a ZR1 in person yet, but I ordered mine in white. Of all the colors, white to me just really showed off the cars lines, features and curves. I’ve always been a black or dark gray car fan, but white just does it for me for the C7.
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Originally Posted by D'ZR1 Messiah
White is a color that looks good at dusk and dawn. Once the sun comes out the body lines get washed out and it looks very plain. I owned a white 04 Cobra and didn't enjoy it as much because of that very reason.
yeah your're right I went to look at the others and you can see all the sharp edges and angles and on this white one not so much.
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Originally Posted by D'ZR1 Messiah
White is a color that looks good at dusk and dawn. Once the sun comes out the body lines get washed out and it looks very plain. I owned a white 04 Cobra and didn't enjoy it as much because of that very reason.
wasn’t aware of the 04 Cobra’s body lines being anything as in style to the ZR1! Seen white in person and the lines are there, the carbon just pops right off that color!
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Automotive designers prefer to see their designs in silver. Was told silver shows the angles/lines of a vehicle moreso than all other colors. At least that's what I read decades ago.

A matter of fact I think Ed Welburns C7 is silver?

I agree about white. It's a nice color. But too much is washed away unless conditions are optimal. But I feel that way with black also. Especially on a C7. White is more defined than black here.
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The C7 is the best generation for white because of all the black on the car.
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Originally Posted by Chicago1
Mehhhh, doesn't do it for me. Not that I wouldn't take it but I wouldn't order it in that color. I own a silver vette so what do I know.
White but NO RED interior
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Originally Posted by Always Red Dave
The C7 is the best generation for white because of all the black on the car.
Hey..GTFOOH....you said you were gone for good....LOL

White is the best...period...

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Originally Posted by Anthony D'Aloisio

wasn’t aware of the 04 Cobra’s body lines being anything as in style to the ZR1! Seen white in person and the lines are there, the carbon just pops right off that color!
This comment makes no sense. All white cars suffer from the same issue imo regardless of the make or model. So please don’t act like the Corvette is above reproach.

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Them front bumpers remind me of the ol shogun body kit
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I wonder if the car comes with a Trunk Monkey?! Isn't Suburban the ones with the Trunk Monkeys?

https://www.suburbanautogroup.com/trunk-monkey-videos/

I think the car looks good. I also ordered mine in white.

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Originally Posted by badass1g
Them front bumpers remind me of the ol shogun body kit
Yeah, almost identical.
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Originally Posted by D'ZR1 Messiah

This comment makes no sense. All white cars suffer from the same issue imo regardless of the make or model. So please don’t act like the Corvette is above reproach.
that’s in your opinion, and entitled to it. You can’t say that the c7’s lines get washed away in sunshine, I disagree and have seen the white zr1 and many c7’s to settle that it is an amazing color! I was leaning towards CMG or silver and seen a mix of GS/Zo6 in all three colors, white it is.
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Should have put some wheels on it...

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