On Mon, 5 Jan 1998 01:28:10 +0000 "Scott Gardner"
<gardner7@pilot.infi.net> writes:
>This isn't a trick question, and I honestly don't know the answer,
>but hopefully some kind lister can help me out.
> The new Corvettes are being called the "C5" model, and that
>stands
>for "Corvette--5th Generation". This much I got from the brochures
>and from a Road & Track article. The problem is, I count SIX
>generations, including the new ones:
>
>1953-1955 or so (blue flame six, no cove, etc.)
>1956?-1962 (cove on side)
>1963-1967 (Sting Rays)
>1968-1982 (Stingrays)
>1983-1996 (ever-popular pimp car)
>1997-present (modern C5 incarnation)
>
>Is Chevy lumping the first nine years together as one generation?
>That's all I can figure. Anybody have any more information?
>Thanks,
>Scott
According to my resident "Vette" freak (#2 son), The answer is YES.
Apparently the "generation" refers to a MAJOR body/chassis change.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
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