CRABBYJ

sidepipe seeker

Side scoops are there to direct air into the engine coolant radiators.....much in the same fashion as the Ferrari Testarossa

Old School

That shape also looks familiar to me. Maybe it will be built in France.

firstvettesoon

Buddhaman

So have we written off the side scoops from the C8R that was briefly seen? All the renders and postulation lately has been that the design is completely different or there's some extra panel that'll be there.

Zora.Info

Zoom it towards the bottom of the scoop. You'll see that whole rear quarter panel is an overlay, there is a gap there. They need a wide fenders to fit wide wheels. That car also has many other more aggressive aero components that will never be see on the street car.

Atari_Prime

Seen all the images, studied all the images. Zoomed in, don't see it. Where is this supposed overlay in the image above?

CRABBYJ

Jaylars

Well let's not forget the C3 hood latch plate. Cousin showed me this bottle opener in the 70's.

range96

I missed this gem, my first Vette was an '86.

NORTY

That "cloaking" wasn't a design for looks or style. It was GM aerodynamicists working on reducing "lift" and channeling more air for cooling.

alienranch

Am I The Only One That See This? *Side Intake Shape*?

No. Everyone has. It just isn't reflected in every rendering out there.

Zora.Info

What are you talking about? It was to make it harder to see what the shape of the front end was while it was a camoed test mule. You are misinformed.

Atari_Prime

Well then you missed the gem that was the 84'.

Beautiful two-tone silver and gray paint...then coupled with an engine you can't really modify, a B pillar brace that cracks over time, a windshield wiper switch that must be replaced about once a year, and sensors that may randomly turn off your instrument panel requiring you to bang your fist on the dash until they turn back on. Great car? No. Personality? Yes. Strangely would love to have another one just like it...fully restored (even though that would only last a few days).

range96

The '86 had its own list of issues, head gaskets leaking, ignition key contact problem, clear top spider webbing, headlight door gear shearing, overdrive unit failures, limited slip clutch...
I still loved that car! Replaced it with a ZR-1. Loved that even more. Replaced that with a ZR1. Loved that even more. And the story keeps repeating itself. Stay tuned.

trivette

The way I see it when viewing the most updated colorized images there is an upper portion of the side scoop that is a part of the upper door skin. Does this extra width create a problem when parking next to another vehicle or in one's garage? Maybe an illusion, but seems like this portion would extend out further than the door skin itself.

Atari_Prime

I forgot about the headlight door gear issue. Thank you GM for plastic gears on those. The solution was to replace the motor with the motor from I believe 88 '- forward.