Gen II to Gen III and the 70's Vette Stingray

[MES]

Re: Gen II to Gen III and the 70\'s Vette Stingray

Although I was 5 years old in the 70's I agree with you 100% the old C3 cars were very mean looking. Then the C4 in 1982(?) looked very conservative and I really hate the rims. Now the C5 1997+ are real good looking kind of a mix between the C3 & C4. My favorite was the split window stingray from 1963. It would be interesting to see the sales figures from one style to another.

 

[garolittle]

Re: Gen II to Gen III and the 70\'s Vette Stingray

There are several things that I do not like about the Gen III but I am sure I will own one at some point. It's kind of like high school .... when you go to the big prom you should dance with the one that brought you.

 

[GTS Dean]

Re: Gen II to Gen III and the 70\'s Vette Stingray

One of my college roommates has a '69 Tri-Power 427/4spd roadster. We've swapped rides a few times and we both love the other guy's car equally as well. His is noisy, rough and crude, very powerful and Very Flashy!

 

[SoCal Rebell]

Re: Gen II to Gen III and the 70\'s Vette Stingray

When I bought my 00' RT/10 16 months ago I still had and kept for about 6 more months my 1969 427/435 tri-power Corvette roadster. A beautiful car NCRS Top Flight, Monaco Orange in perfect condition. What a sight opening my garage to see the two of them side by side, breathtaking.

 

[Steve Ferguson]

Re: Gen II to Gen III and the 70\'s Vette Stingray

It must be reflective of my age, but when I got my 93 RT10 I still had a 75 Conv Vet and a 67 Conv 427-425bhp in the garage, and the only thing I could think was "for what?". So I ditched the OLD stuff and learned that new is much better. I just hope that I don't feel the same when the new RT10 hits my garage? I love my 93 RT10, but the more I see the more modern version the more I like the modern look.

I do know that I can not stand any year Vett now, so maybe the Viper did what it was supposed to, converted me?

 

[Tenney]

Re: Gen II to Gen III and the 70\'s Vette Stingray

I don't have a ton of exp. w/70's vettes but did once own a '67 427/435 J56 car and liked it a lot. It was similar to the Dodge in that it had a ton of torque available all of the time. On the other hand, the Vette was way nose-heavy and that torque was delivered to narrow bias plys (no p/s, no p/b). When folks mention the potential handful that the Dodge can be, I recall the '67 fondly. Fun car.