America could own the supercar market with this one.

[basstracker89]

Last Corvette I liked was a 1980 Had no horsepower but looked good to me

Same here. Fit like a glove, back then. I can fix the HP, put a 383 or 434 in it......

 

[basstracker89]

Soooo. Now we are getting excited by sketches?

This ain't nothin new. Been lookin at concept cars all my life

 

[basstracker89]

Last real Corvettes were the '63-'67 coupes....

I do like the C3, but C2 also. Wouldn't mind a 63, split window with a 427 upgrade.....It is on my bucket list......

 

[basstracker89]

When I was a kid, my aunt had a white 1981 Corvette Stingray with the removable glass top and all red interior.

I remember feeling like I was the **** when she would pick me up at school 🤣

I don’t know much about them but she ended up getting a few over the years.

Sounds like a very cool aunt

 

[Ken Ford]

This ain't nothin new. Been lookin at concept cars all my life

I get it kinda, but I’ve never seen a factory concept drawing that closely matched the final product.
Sketches don’t have cost concerns, parts availability, or production restrictions. Much less even reality, in mind.

 

[lostchild]

I do like the C3, but C2 also. Wouldn't mind a 63, split window with a 427 upgrade.....It is on my bucket list......

Still have one that haunts my dreams...
Fall of '68, car shopping, Baker Motors used lot.
Burgundy '66 coupe, black interior.
427/4 speed, factory knock-off wheels, red stripe tires, factory side pipes, teak steering wheel. $3500....
Such a beauty.

I passed on it, ended up driving out of Central Chevrolet in a new '69 Nova SS 396/350 4-speed.(Insurance company said they wouldn't touch me if I went with the 375 horse option) $3000.

 

[Trailrider]

The problem with the Corvette is that in the hunt to become a "super car killer" or whatever their goal is, they've become completely unaffordable and unrecognizable to the average muscle car enthusiast. Give me a C5 or C6 with a M6 any day over one of these C8s or what looks to be the C9 prototype.

 

[basstracker89]

Still have one that haunts my dreams...
Fall of '68, car shopping, Baker Motors used lot.
Burgundy '66 coupe, black interior.
427/4 speed, factory knock-off wheels, red stripe tires, factory side pipes, teak steering wheel. $3500....
Such a beauty.

I passed on it, ended up driving out of Central Chevrolet in a new '69 Nova SS 396/350 4-speed.(Insurance company said they wouldn't touch me if I went with the 375 horse option) $3000.

I remember the story. All I could afford as a kid was econoboxes

 

[basstracker89]

The problem with the Corvette is that in the hunt to become a "super car killer" or whatever their goal is, they've become completely unaffordable and unrecognizable to the average muscle car enthusiast. Give me a C5 or C6 with a M6 any day over one of these C8s or what looks to be the C9 prototype.

78 or 79 are my favorites, C3. Of course I'd have to beef it up to @ 525hp

 

[basstracker89]

I get it kinda, but I’ve never seen a factory concept drawing that closely matched the final product.
Sketches don’t have cost concerns, parts availability, or production restrictions. Much less even reality, in mind.

You are right......