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Old 08-05-2019, 07:54 AM
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Some pics I took of Zuess Bronze on display in paddock area Friday morning during IMSA weekend at Elkhart Lake and Rapid Blue I caught leaving Corvette Corral near the end of Weathertech P/GTLM/GTD race Sunday afternoon’ main race. Nobody I talked to had seen it enter Corvette Corral... but then we were all pretty focused on the race. The mystery to me was why GM didnt have an Elkhart Lake Blue one at Elkhart Lake . Not that I saw anyway. Maybe they did and I just didn’t see it.







Most “different” thing about the interior IMO is the button “ramp”.. the display screen being the 2nd big change.
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Thank you for sharing. Looks like you just caught the RB leaving. That's the color I'm considering, provided it's not too 'late availability'. Was that the best shot you got of it?
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Thank you for sharing. Looks like you just caught the RB leaving. That's the color I'm considering, provided it's not too 'late availability'. Was that the best shot you got of it?
Unfortunately the car exited the corral without stopping.. so I really didnt get any good shots of it. My wife was closer to it and got the shot below.

The color really pops... Probably one the love it or leave it colors IMO. New car.. new color a plus I think.

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I'm guessing it's too warm to go without a canopy but I'd love to see ZB in direct sunlight.......

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Originally Posted by Rinaldo Catria
Some pics I took of Zuess Bronze on display in paddock area Friday morning during IMSA weekend at Elkhart Lake and Rapid Blue I caught leaving Corvette Corral near the end of Weathertech P/GTLM/GTD race Sunday afternoon’ main race. Nobody I talked to had seen it enter Corvette Corral... but then we were all pretty focused on the race. The mystery to me was why GM didnt have an Elkhart Lake Blue one at Elkhart Lake . Not that I saw anyway. Maybe they did and I just didn’t see it.







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Am I seeing this wrong or is this some kind of hybrid interior? Note the black side bolsters which neither of the tan interiors have. Otherwise, it looks like the natural dipped all-tan interior with the exception of these black bolsters. Am I seeing this wrong or is this a one-off interior?
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I need to re-read my posts before I send them. Sorry about the word “sh*t”... corrected it to “shot” as in picture.

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Am I seeing this wrong or is this some kind of hybrid interior? Note the black side bolsters which neither of the tan interiors have. Otherwise, it looks like the natural dipped all-tan interior with the exception of these black bolsters. Am I seeing this wrong or is this a one-off interior?
Can’t answer your questions definitively... but I’m assuming they would show the car as it will “BE”..

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It was parked down at the Corvette coral most of the day Sunday. I snapped a few pics




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Am I seeing this wrong or is this some kind of hybrid interior? Note the black side bolsters which neither of the tan interiors have. Otherwise, it looks like the natural dipped all-tan interior with the exception of these black bolsters. Am I seeing this wrong or is this a one-off interior?
These are the competition seat option. The 3LT otherwise comes with the G2 seats without the two-tone black.
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Love that Chevy has added some more exotic-type color options on the C8!
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Needed to be much darker.
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Just a heads up, I heard on YouTube (it's on the internet so it has to be true) that Rapid Blue will be a late build so if you're one of the first able to order, expect some delays.
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Originally Posted by US Icon
It was parked down at the Corvette coral most of the day Sunday. I snapped a few pics



Now I understand why I didn’t see more of it. Its parked in between the big tent and the fence.. I was caught up in the racing.. maybe I should have listened to what was being announced inside the tent. But I still think they should have parked it out front.
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That mustang puke blue has to be one of the nastiest colors i've seen, even on a mustang.

And after all the whining and crying about the tail lights on the C7 not being Corvette, I Haven't heard 1 word about the same style tail lights on the C8.

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