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If GM were to give us an exact exterior duplicate of a prior year Corvette, what year/model would you want it to be?
The idea is not without precedent. There is a company out there called Singer that creates custom Porsche 911s from scratch. They look exactly like 911s from the 1970s but every piece on them is custom made and the cars are built to perform like a modern car.
So, if you were to do the same to a Corvette, which one would you choose? What is the iconic year model that you would want to update and live with every day?
If GM were to give us an exact exterior duplicate of a prior year Corvette, what year/model would you want it to be?
The idea is not without precedent. There is a company out there called Singer that creates custom Porsche 911s from scratch. They look exactly like 911s from the 1970s but every piece on them is custom made and the cars are built to perform like a modern car.
So, if you were to do the same to a Corvette, which one would you choose? What is the iconic year model that you would want to update and live with every day?
Personally, I would like to to see the 62' Vette return. Modern suspension, sat nav, wider tires. They could just take the platform for the Solstice/Sky and dust it off a bit and it could work as the basic dimensions. Not sure what they do about the head rests...maybe put them in but give drivers easy removal instructions.
Last edited by Atari_Prime; 02-05-2018 at 01:37 PM.
Perhaps cheating, but C6 innards on this beautifully "improved" C4 would suit me just fine. Except keep most of the C4 interior as well; loved the seats and "cockpit" feel...
Our customers supply a fully road legal 1989-1994 Porsche 911 Coupe or Targa for the basis of restoration and varying degrees of modification. When the work is complete the car retains its Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), odometer reading and is legally registered, operated and licensed in the same manner.
Perhaps cheating, but C6 innards on this beautifully "improved" C4 would suit me just fine. Except keep most of the C4 interior as well; loved the seats and "cockpit" feel...
This is Dick Guldstrand's Grand Sport. A carbon fiber body, which is still available, built on LT5 ZR1 C4 platforms. He spent a $million on this project and GM did not have the decency to tell him that the LT5 engine was no longer in production after all those years of loyalty. The last LT5 engine was built in March 93. Dick's GS first ran in 95, the last year of the ZR1. I owned a 93 ZR1. It lives in Germany now.
This is Dick Guldstrand's Grand Sport. A carbon fiber body, which is still available, built on LT5 ZR1 C4 platforms. He spent a $million on this project and GM did not have the decency to tell him that the LT5 engine was no longer in production after all those years of loyalty. The last LT5 engine was built in March 93. Dick's GS first ran in 95, the last year of the ZR1. I owned a 93 ZR1. It lives in Germany now.
My favorite C4 ZR re-body followed by the Callaway Aerobody. Should have been what came from the factory.
Oh good god man, technical horsecrap. They keep the frame. Lol.
They keep a lot more than that. It's all heavily modified, but a large portion of the original car is used as a base to build from. That's a long way from being "from scratch" and every piece being "custom made".
Considering the fact that new Corvette buyers are mostly old men, they gotta love it. Younger people would be blown away by the newness of something they are not familiar with or haven't seen before.
Truly a timeless design.
GM, MAKE IT SO!!! your work has been done for you, 60 years ago
I don't see why GM would ever bother when any market for such a car is covered by customizers. Same as it's Singer, not Porsche, that makes "better than new" air-cooled 911s.
Now if GM discovered a cache of well-preserved aluminum big blocks and could pull off a short continuation series, that would be something with a unique and compelling pedigree for a small number of rich enthusiasts.
But even that isn't really GM's style. It would take a very powerful evangelist inside the company to make it happen. GM is proud of its heritage but it's sensitive to the prejudice that its glory days are behind it. Restoring an old show car is one thing, but GM would rather build something all-new than sell more old cars.
Personally, I'd like a Manta Ray with modern suspension and an LT4 just not enough to spend the money it'd take to make one.
02-05-2018, 11:16 AM
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just not enough to spend the money it'd take to make one.
