New Corvette SS?
12-11-2005, 10:41 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Came from the Corvette racecar from 1957 built to win Sebring. Weighed in at 1850lbs and had 307hp. It hit 183mph, but had mechanical problems and retired after 23 laps.
BUT, it was never used on a production Corvette. Also vehicles of the 60's that had the SS badge were not the necessarily the be all and end all of performance as has been reiterated many a time in threads where people want to bash the new line of SS's.
There have been more production ZR1s than just the near-exotics of the early ninties. It was an option package in the third generation. ZL1 never appeared on a production Corvette to my knowledge, but there were the 2 or 3 1969 ZL1 prototypes that were built and were very fast.
BUT, it was never used on a production Corvette. Also vehicles of the 60's that had the SS badge were not the necessarily the be all and end all of performance as has been reiterated many a time in threads where people want to bash the new line of SS's.
There have been more production ZR1s than just the near-exotics of the early ninties. It was an option package in the third generation. ZL1 never appeared on a production Corvette to my knowledge, but there were the 2 or 3 1969 ZL1 prototypes that were built and were very fast.
12-11-2005, 10:51 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
ahh...Chazman..........very close.
The answers are:
What was the Corvette S/S
What was 1957.
Who was Zora Arkus Duntov
you got two and 3/4s of 'em right, but you didn't post them in Question format!!!!!
(running, ducking, hiding)
The answers are:
What was the Corvette S/S
What was 1957.
Who was Zora Arkus Duntov
you got two and 3/4s of 'em right, but you didn't post them in Question format!!!!!
(running, ducking, hiding)
12-11-2005, 10:53 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Originally Posted by HAZ-Matt
BUT, it was never used on a production Corvette. Also vehicles of the 60's that had the SS badge were not the necessarily the be all and end all of performance as has been reiterated many a time in threads where people want to bash the new line of SS's.
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People......pay attention!!
I think many have forgotten the SSs of the early to mid sixties. We tend, at least I think so, to think of the Chevelle SS-396 and SS-454 and the Camaro SSs........but in reality, most SSs were built over the early years with a 283....or a 327...or, worse yet, a 250 cu in in-line 6!!
12-11-2005, 11:03 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Originally Posted by Red Planet
ahh...Chazman..........very close.
The answers are:
What was the Corvette S/S
What was 1957.
Who was Zora Arkus Duntov
you got two and 3/4s of 'em right, but you didn't post them in Question format!!!!!
(running, ducking, hiding)
The answers are:
What was the Corvette S/S
What was 1957.
Who was Zora Arkus Duntov
you got two and 3/4s of 'em right, but you didn't post them in Question format!!!!!
(running, ducking, hiding)
12-12-2005, 12:40 AM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
You mean Red had to tell you guys again?
I have made like 5 posts saying specifically "Red told us before that there is not SS Corvette." He said something along the lines of it not happening, but said that there would be reason to. He even did the same quiz about Duntov in that thread, with a pic of Duntov in the SS vette. He said this like a week before the SS rumors started circulating...
I have made like 5 posts saying specifically "Red told us before that there is not SS Corvette." He said something along the lines of it not happening, but said that there would be reason to. He even did the same quiz about Duntov in that thread, with a pic of Duntov in the SS vette. He said this like a week before the SS rumors started circulating...
12-12-2005, 06:32 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Originally Posted by Red Planet
*shakes head*
OK.....
Listen up.
Another stolen document.
*counts to 10*
*does deep breathing exercises*
No Corvette SS nameplate.
Period.
OK.....
Listen up.
Another stolen document.
*counts to 10*
*does deep breathing exercises*
No Corvette SS nameplate.
Period.
12-12-2005, 06:41 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Originally Posted by Vettejet82
LoL....apparently you dont know what's going on at your own comapny. I know the supplier who's doing the supercharger. More than likely you are trying to defuse this with disinformation.
1. Red knows.
2. I get the feeling that you may cause this company to lose its contract.
12-12-2005, 06:53 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Originally Posted by Vettejet82
LoL....apparently you dont know what's going on at your own comapny. I know the supplier who's doing the supercharger. More than likely you are trying to defuse this with disinformation.
You need to read closer.......... he said no "Corvette SS" nameplate. Said nothing about the existance or non-existance of a supercharger program.
12-12-2005, 06:59 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Originally Posted by number77
Oh no you didn't....
1. Red knows.
2. I get the feeling that you may cause this company to lose its contract.
1. Red knows.
2. I get the feeling that you may cause this company to lose its contract.
you go boy!!!!!!!
wait til Red sees this. Vettejet82 should have seen what i got just for joking about a Camaro GT
12-12-2005, 07:33 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Originally Posted by Z284ever
I know, it's so stupid, I think. There are so many hallowed Corvette monikers to use, namely ZL1. Or how about ZR1 or Stingray?
That has my vote!
12-12-2005, 07:38 PM
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Re: New Corvette SS?
Originally Posted by Vettejet82
LoL....apparently you dont know what's going on at your own comapny. I know the supplier who's doing the supercharger. More than likely you are trying to defuse this with disinformation.
Did he say the car doesn't exist, or that it's NOT going to be called the Corvette SS?!
Pay attention & keep up, will ya?
I just don't see how me knowing the supplier really matters much.
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