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cmb13 08-31-2005 12:36 PM
Originally Posted by Camaro4Life
Here it is...
http://www.creatingthelie.com/auto_g...ngray_rear.jpg

:rofl: Well its someones concept of what a C6 Stingray could look like. I think it looks good... except the tail lights
Now that looks cool!

mforman42 08-31-2005 01:45 PM
Originally Posted by C6BOB
I believe the prototype for the second generation Corvette was called Sting Ray, and they liked the name so much, they decided to call the production cars Corvette Sting Ray to differentiate them from the C1. The prototype for the third generation was called the Mako Shark. Yet, in 1969, they named the C3 - Corvette Stingray. For the C4, I think the Corvette was so well known they decided to simplify, and call it just - Corvette. Also, people were starting to use C1, C2, C3,...
For some stupid reason, we (Corvette owners at the time) complained about the loss of the Sting Ray name for '68. So, for '69, they started labelling them Stingray (one word). For the '84 (C4), the name had become tired, they wanted to reposition the car as a real sports car again (rather than a GT), and they wanted a fresh image, so the name disappeared. IMHO - thank goodness....

Also, the C4, C5 etc designations didn't become popular until the C5.

:cheers:

_Nomad_ 08-31-2005 02:04 PM
Originally Posted by mforman42
...for '69, they started labelling them Stingray (one word). For the '84 (C4), the name had become tired, they wanted to reposition the car as a real sports car again (rather than a GT), and they wanted a fresh image, so the name disappeared. IMHO - thank goodness....
Actually, the one word Stingray ended in 1976, long before the C4 came out.

mforman42 08-31-2005 02:09 PM
Originally Posted by _Nomad_
Actually, the one word Stingray ended in 1976, long before the C4 came out.
Oops, you're right. Just the haze of old age.... :D

Vette_DD 08-31-2005 02:14 PM
Originally Posted by _Nomad_
Actually, the one word Stingray ended in 1976, long before the C4 came out.
Yeah, I think that's what post no. 5 says. :D

TommyV 08-31-2005 03:48 PM
Originally Posted by cmb13
Did you put that on your car? I'd love to see a picture of that!
I should have my car by the end of Sept. I'll post a pic when I do.

bangbgC6 08-31-2005 06:09 PM
If they bring back the Sting Ray officially I vote for a more pointy front end like the bottom version below:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...01acombosm.jpg
:cheers:

Corvette Junkie 08-31-2005 06:30 PM
Why did they stop calling them String Ray after the 67 and start calling them Stringray for the 69?

bangbgC6 08-31-2005 06:48 PM
Originally Posted by Corvette Junkie
Why did they stop calling them String Ray after the 67 and start calling them Stringray for the 69?
My guess is that it was easier and cheaper to produce one piece than 2, that is just a guess though. :cheers:

cmb13 08-31-2005 09:30 PM
Originally Posted by TommyV
I should have my car by the end of Sept. I'll post a pic when I do.
Where did you order the emblems from? I personally like them...no flame here! I've wondered why not bring back the name. In fact, I've thought it would have been cooler to call the new Z06 a Stingray rather than a Z06.

Now if I could get my C6 to look like that drawing, that's an exterior mod I'd do!

Vette_DD 08-31-2005 10:04 PM
Originally Posted by Corvette Junkie
Why did they stop calling them String Ray after the 67 and start calling them Stringray for the 69?
Neither the "Corvette Black Book" by Antonick, nor "Corvette - PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE" by the editors of Consumer Guide has the answer to that.

gilbybarr 08-31-2005 10:37 PM
I like the name......and the car......

sdvetter 09-01-2005 11:51 PM
Originally Posted by xcutter
What happened to the Stingray Corvette? Why did they stop making them? Why were they called Stingray instead of just Corvette? Just curious about their history.
Thanx,
Rich
I grew up adoring the "Stingray" Corvettes. One of the reasons I bought my C6 is that it reminds me of the "Stingrays".

blueray72 09-10-2005 04:02 PM
Originally Posted by TommyV
I should have my car by the end of Sept. I'll post a pic when I do.

Yo, waiting for some pics>>> :toetap:




:)

longboy4 09-10-2005 06:09 PM
Research indicates.......
 
Originally Posted by xcutter
What happened to the Stingray Corvette? Why did they stop making them? Why were they called Stingray instead of just Corvette? Just curious about their history.
Thanx,
Rich
..............the Fish Coalition & Union (Thats FC-U)!..... complained to the Patent and Copyrights office that GM did no longer pay royaltys for use of that name. :D

TommyV 09-10-2005 11:32 PM
Originally Posted by Sunspot
Yo, waiting for some pics
Yo, it ain't here yet. It should come off the line on 9/14. :)

2005ArcticWhite 09-11-2005 01:15 AM
..............http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/phot...0_0448-med.JPG


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