This information that follows is from Rick at digitalcorvettes.com:

The 1st Embargoed Z pic was as we know a stolen pic from the press kit and altered so that person would not get into trouble.....they even changed the color and the sides , from my GM source said...do not look right!

The car we all saw is 70% right.......



I knew it was a chop and not completely correct.

 

All the fuss that a photoshopped picture raised....

 

at least someone admitted that they stole it...."altered so that person would not get into trouble.....??????" a lot of good that did him/her

 

A stolen picture from GM's Advanced Media web site. That picture was released hours after GM gave media access for the NAIAS debuts.

 

I knew it was photoshopped in some way, remember my close up of the front wheel? It still had to be pretty close tho

 

Is anything really "safe" on any website?

 

Whew....no "battleship grey" paint option.

 

 

so what was chopped other than the color?? they seem pretty much alike

 

What are they losing by showing the public their new 06 Vette?

 

that element of surprise and a reason to go to the chevy stand at the new auto shows