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Old Apr 15, 2019 | 05:54 PM
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Is the targa top the only option for open air above our heads or will there something else akin to the deck lid tilting open to allow a cloth (or other) top to fold?


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Old Apr 15, 2019 | 06:06 PM
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Nobody know for sure but a Spider has been seen in camo form, well we think it is a Spider., think like this.

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Old Apr 15, 2019 | 06:59 PM
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I guess targa top is all what we will get
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Old Apr 15, 2019 | 07:46 PM
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We should get a hardtop convertible option like what you see on the 458 above. It should be the most attractive Corvette convertible since the C2, but it’ll have a flat rear window and a pair of buttresses like a C3 Coupe. It’ll have more storage space than previous convertibles thanks to the frunk
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There have been at least 2 mules that are clearly hard top convertibles, much in the style of 458/488 Spyders with large buttresses.
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Old Apr 18, 2019 | 02:48 PM
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They may do away with the manual, but NOT the convertible.
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My next car, and first ever new car, will be the C8 convertible.
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They may do away with the manual, but NOT the convertible.
Now do it in “Braveheart” mode. Too cool.
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How much $$ above the coupe does the convertible add to the cost, historically?
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