rcallen484

I just read that the weight of the '58 was 3,050. Anyone know of a lighter model? I believe they will make the 2014 the lightest EVER.

vant

Where did you get that from? I have read a rumor that it will be the lightest MODERN Corvette, however, not the lightest EVER.

rcallen484

The '58 weight is listed as 3,050 at every site I find. here is just one:
http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...ifications.htm

vant

Oh sorry, no I didn't mean about the weight of the 58. I meant where did you get the idea that the C7 will be the lightest ever.

KLRBEE2

It might as well be...supposedly coming in at 3k llbs.

rcallen484

Name one lighter than the '58. That is where I got the idea.

JoesC5

The 53 has a curb weight of 2850 pounds and my 56 Vette has a curb weight of 2875 pounds.

vant

LOL You're misunderstanding my question. Nevermind.

rcallen484

Yeah, I just saw your other post also:

rcallen484

So if the weight comes in at 3,000 lbs, that puts the lowest combined weight of the car and driver within grasp and control of the driver and his/her personal weight. Maybe that is what they mean with the "we're changing it so it can change you" line.

KLRBEE2

Who the hell wants a car that weighs under 2,900k lbs and takes 11 secs to get to 60 mph and does the 1/4 in 18 secs. I guess for bragging rights...

JerriVette

2999

rcallen484

^^^ I think you very well may be right and, with their emphasis on every gram earning the right to be there, I think they very well might make it. What a screamer that will be with 450+ hp and a 7 or 8 speed transmission

Jinx

Yeah, well, every dollar has to earn the right to be there too, so I wouldn't go counting my grams before they've hatched.

JoesC5

You lost me on this reply. Are you trying to say that the curb weight of a car is the same as the GVWR?

rcallen484

Nope. Meant exactly what I said or I wouldn't have said it That 450+ hp has got to move the car and everything in/on it. That would include the nut behind the steering wheel Not trying to be technical at all with that comment

Rapid Fred

2900k lbs??? sounds like a locomotive...

Seriously, though, what does this post have to do with anything? Point is, very early Vettes actually were lighter than the '58, albeit way slower. Oh, and the collectors out there will pay MUCH more for a nice example of a '53 than they'll pay for a 2013 ZR-1. So, I guess that's who wants them.

Stingray23

I say 3,075

JoesC5

Gotta remember that it was in 1958 that GM hung about a million pounds of chrome on each car they built. Before that, not much chrome used. The bumpers on the 53-57's are nothing compared to the bumpers on the 58-62's.

theseal

Give me a break. If you actually weigh an 84-87, they are not much more than 3000, WITH 60 POUNDS WORTH OF JACKS, SPARE TIRES and extra crap, which the new ones don't have.

I would bet a small block 65-7 is probably actually under 3000 in some trim as well.

My 70 was under 3000, and that was with 300 extra pounds worth of iron calipers, wheels, and engine parts.

I'd bet ALL of the 50's vettes come in close to or under 3000.

3000 is HEAVY. Not light.

A g machine c1-4, with modern wheels, calipers, coilovers or fiberglass springs, and a modern motor will be in the 26-2800 range, in FULL street trim.

all that is with NO carbon fiber, etc.

you can thank the government for a lot of that BS weight, and then thank fat butts and out of control electrical engineers for the rest.

This car should be sub - 2800, and actually it should be about 7/8 scale and be sub 2600.