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Old 06-12-2014, 11:09 AM
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I was reading an interview with Jerry palmer about the Zr-1 design, and he said that he did not get to do the front end of the car the way he wanted to because of cost restraints. Are there any photos or drawing of what he wanted to do to the front end or would it have just been wider like the rear of the car.
This interview got me curious about the "what if?" factor.
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I never cared for the prototype..........




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I never cared for the prototype..........




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Originally Posted by shawn 84&92
I was reading an interview with Jerry palmer about the Zr-1 design, and he said that he did not get to do the front end of the car the way he wanted to because of cost restraints.
Interesting. I hadn't heard this before. Where did you read the interview?
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Originally Posted by ghlkal
Interesting. I hadn't heard this before. Where did you read the interview?
It is in a book I have at home. I am out of town. Will post it when I get back.
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Originally Posted by ghlkal
Interesting. I hadn't heard this before. Where did you read the interview?
It was this book.


Here is the part of the interview.
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That really is the fugliest Corvette I've seen in a long time. Not the fugliest ever, but not far from it

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It was my understanding that the front was originally supposed to be the '91 front with the flush mounted marker lights, but was held off until the following year and added to the entire Corvette line-up.
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Originally Posted by shawn 84&92
It was this book.


Here is the part of the interview.
Was this how they wanted it to look?

http://s206.photobucket.com/user/sha...yeqrg.jpg.html

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