has there ever been a steel body vette?
 

A friend of mine got into a discusion with a coworker today. He stated that chevy produced a steel body vette on the production line :toetap: ... any truth?? :U

Never heard that. Can't imagine why they would unless it was for prototyping the bodyshape or something (and that would be more work than laying up FG).

Never happened

I have several steel body Corvettes, 1/64, 1/25 & 1/18 scale, all made overseas too! :lol: Otherwise, No, never produced by Chevrolet.
Bruce

NO! I had someone try and convince me that 1982 vettes didn't have flip up lights and he was a chevy dealer. I don't know where people get this stuff.

metal Corvette
 

The only metal "Vette" was a prototype, built by Pininfarina for GM as a show car to showcase the experimental two-rotor Wankel engine in 1973. It was called the XP-987GT, Not a production vehicle, not built on a production line. Prototype all the way. Real metal Corvette never happened.You can tell you friend you know where a stock 63 split window Corvette with factory 454 LS-7 with air is. I'm sure he be able to tell you about that one too. :crazy: Save the Wave.>George :crazy

No steel bodied Vettes that I know of. :cheers:

all 1983 corvettes were made out of steel :thumbs:


:seeya

I've never heard of it! :crazy:

No...!!!!

You mean the only one remaining at the NCM is a metal body :D

I had a '82 for 13 years... They always flipped for me... :yesnod:
kkr

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The 04 Z06 is a steal compared to the C6.

Heys meester, you leeeves u keeys in u car and I weeel steels it from you ,,,

Every once in a while someone tells me about the metal production vettes, Also they have a freind that bought a car from an old lady advertised as a 63 chevy, and it turned out to be a 63 split window.

Hijack in progress! Zilla, as a x-mas present to all the Forum members could you post a collection of all the avatars you have used!

I recall an article a number of years ago (I think Road & Track) regarding the "fact" that GM was considering production an all aluminum Vette :( . I believe it regarded the C4, but it never happened and it was pure conjecture or myth.
The same article I belive stated that Ford always produced a Stainless Steel version of all their designs to "proof" their stamps and that they are housed in a warehouse in Pontiac Mich.
A friend worked for Ford and he said definately a No on the SS.
They would have one thing in common with the Vette.
No rust. :yesnod:
I think there is a lot of :bs out there regarding car makers plans.

Regards

Jim
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Never NADA zip on the steel body! But I have seen plenty of sheet metal under Bubba patches, along with chicken wire, card board, aluminum foil, beer and soda cans. :lol:

People will use most anything as backing for a fiberglass patch. :rolleyes:

Now that is composite for you, Bubba composite!

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