New mid engine Corvette. July 18th.

[MarkD51]

Never much liked the latest version Camaro either I hate to admit.

Like others mention, the back end looks ugly, and I didn't much care for the very narrow and small mail slot side windows.. Looks like you're sitting in a Kayak-Canoe.

And yeah, as far as Camaros, I've had two in my life. First was a brand new 1976 LT in Silver, Black Interior.

And the second, one of the very best Camaros of all time that I bought in 1986, a 1968 SS396. Lemans Blue with Hockey Stick White Side Stripes, Houndstooth-Black Interior, Front-Rear Spoilers, Manual Transmission with Console-Gauges.

[Klasse Act]

Bob, take some silly putty and put it over the new Camaro and stretch and pull a bit. I don't need to "see it in the metal" or in this cars case, aluminum, fiberglass and carbon fiber...just don't like it and I'm going to double down on the name, it's not a Stingray or Sting Ray as it were. Good luck GM, you'll need it, eeeeeek

Bob, enjoy the ride when you get yours, I truely mean it.

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[FUNX650]

Never much liked the latest version
Camaro either I hate to admit.

Like others mention, the back end looks ugly,
and I didn't much care for the very narrow and
small mail slot side windows. Looks like you're
sitting in a Kayak-Canoe.

And yeah, as far as Camaros, I've had two in my life.
First was a brand new 1976 LT in Silver, Black Interior.

And the second, one of the very best Camaros of all time
that I bought in 1986, a 1968 SS396. Lemans Blue with
Hockey Stick White Side Stripes, Houndstooth-Black Interior,
Front-Rear Spoilers, Manual Transmission with Console-Gauges.

Thanks for this posting.
Now I can better understand your overall
dislike of the newer Corvettes and Camaros.

Here’s why:
One of the very best Camaro of all time
isn’t the 1968 you mention. Instead it’s
the 1970 through 1973 split bumper RSs.
And in any color, but Blue!



Bob

[Klasse Act]

Bob, the ONLY Camaro I like are the 70-73's, especially split bumpers!

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[FUNX650]

Bob, the ONLY Camaro I like are the 70-73's,
especially split bumpers!

You bet!

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RE: Sting Ray/Stingray

IMO:
The Sting Ray/Stingray emblem/designation/name
has had a varied and strange history.

Ex.:
What emblem/name/designation, other than
Corvette, did the 1968 Corvette go by?
________________________________________

•1963-1967...Sting Ray emblem/name/designation
first appeared

•1968............*no Sting Ray/Stingray emblem/designation/name

•1969-1976...Stingray emblem/name/designation
resurrected—as one word. (Since I’m a creationist...
I always wondered: how did a Mako Shark become
a Stingray? No outrage detected over this anomaly?)

•2014-2019...Stingray name miraculously
re-resurrected (alleged to pay “homage”. I didn’t
hear a whole bunch of outrage over this event.)

•2020-xxxx...Stingray name still above ground;
not yet on life support. (I’m detecting some
outrage over this continuation of “homage”?)

Just an observation.


Bob

[Klasse Act]

No outrage because there was really no reason to remove the Stingray name after 1976 as the car didn't change, well in 78' the bubbled rear window appeared but even then, the body soldered on through 82' with only a "refresh" for 1980, a sign of things to come in 84', "kinda".

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[MarkD51]

Thanks for this posting.
Now I can better understand your overall
dislike of the newer Corvettes and Camaros.

Here’s why:
One of the very best Camaro of all time
isn’t the 1968 you mention. Instead it’s
the 1970 through 1973 split bumper RSs.
And in any color, but Blue!



Bob

Reckon that might be a mater of personal opinion, yours, mine, and others.

Same might be said about the Chevelle, , some may lean towards the later '71-'72 years, the LS6, others like myself like the '66 though '69 model years much better.

Mine looked exactly like this, and as well in the exact same spotless show condition, in and out. Of the many cars I once owned, my '67 Vette, and the '68 Camaro are two I wish I would've kept and still had. A friend still owns the '68 Camaro. And also the '66 T-Bird Town Coupe in White with Red Leather Interior I once owned which was stolen from me.

If given a choice between a brand new ZL1 Camaro, and the '68 SS396, I think you'd know my answer.


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[FUNX650]

Reckon that might be a mater of personal
opinion, yours, mine, and others.

Same might be said about the Chevelle, ,
some may lean towards the later '71-'72 years,
the LS6, others like myself like the '66 though
'69 model years much better.

Nope...it’s the 1970 Chevelle for me!

Of the many cars I once owned, my '67 Vette,
and the '68 Camaro are two I wish I would've
kept and still had.

I’ve let a few slip away, meself.

"If wishes were buttercakes, beggers might bite."
~A Collection of English Proverbs; ca. 1670


Bob

[Klasse Act]

Mark, may I present to you, my favorite Chevelle...but in Forest Green, yeah, I've gotta a thing for green, my 65' Riveria GS would be dark green too, LOL....pinch me

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[MarkD51]

Questions I might ask, and wonder about, is how long in years will the 2020 Stingray model and C8 design carry?

Will there be possible minor body changes in 2021? Will the C8 only be a short flash in the pan model, killed off for the C9 in 2-3 years? Reckon no one knows those answers, and only time will tell?

I might suspect the 2020 model to be "bug ridden". Hopefully any-all would be easily correctable.