SFR There's a fish silhouette molded into the side of the new Corvette...

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Photo: TheDrive.com & Chevy

Okay, okay, not really. But it DOES look like that once you see it. Silly? Sure. But made me smile.

Confessional: While I'm not a huge corvette fan, I think that C8 is the best looking version in a number of generations.

Full story on fishvette:

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Fun Fact: There's a Fish on the Side of the Chevy Corvette

Once you sea the fish gracing the side of the mid-engined Corvette—especially the Z06 and ZR1—you cannot un-sea it.
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Corvettes been dying forever to look like a ferrari. They inch closer and closer every year.
 
I liked the early models with their simple lines and clean coachwork, have always admired elegant designs. From the early Talbot Lago's and Bugatti's through Cord and Dusenberg classics there were always stunning models that have withstood the test of time. After the war Jaguar produced the sexy XK-120 that set the bar really high for post war design. Then they topped it off with the E-Jag which Enzo Ferrari once proclaimed to be the most beautiful car in the world. The Ferrari 250 GTO is a landmark of superb design and recent sales of models at over 50 million dollars indicate the esteem held for this model. Nowadays there is little that grabs my attention as the folded paper design look never really resonated with me. I have always been a roadster guy having owned 6 different brands over the years and the original Corvette with no door handles or roll up windows appealed to my sense of simplicity of design.

Once Corvettes started looking like something out of a 50's Japanese Sci Fi movie I lost interest and then they started looking like video game stock and made it even worse. Now they look like a caricature of something seen in a comic book, way over the top in terms of angles, sharp lines and scoops. Although eye catching, certainly to young teenage boys, there doesn't appear to be any two lines that compliment each other or are actually pretty. I have always maintained that it doesn't cost any more to build a beautiful car than an ugly one. The Japanese never got that memo although Toyota flirted with it with the 2000GT but only built 350 before retreating to boring generic models.

I drove a 1954 model Corvette in early 1955 as a teenager and was impressed by its simple lines, low profile and engine compartment with a chrome valve cover and 3 sidedraft carbs. It was new and exciting stuff at the time and although slow with it's 2 speed Powerglide transmission it felt fast because you were close to the ground. I'm glad they are still selling them but wish they could get past the Gee-Whiz styling and just build something pretty.
 
I love the body style of the C2 'vettes (63 through 67). The only one I liked.

Had a 1970 Jaguar E-type V12 convertible. Gorgeous. But being English, maintenence was expensive. Buck a mile when a dollar was worth something.

Like @iveofione , I prefer true style, class and body lines of vehicles from the 1930's. Sexy comes to mind too...

Going OT: my current ride, 37 Ford:

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iveofione said:
Now they look like a caricature of something seen in a comic book, way over the top in terms of angles, sharp lines and scoops. Although eye catching, certainly to young teenage boys, there doesn't appear to be any two lines that compliment each other or are actually pretty. I
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Every single angle, line and scoup is designed for maximum performance. And the performance of the C8 is breathtaking and on par with with most super cars, quite the achievement for a mass production vehicle.
 
Josh said:
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Photo: TheDrive.com & Chevy

Okay, okay, not really. But it DOES look like that once you see it. Silly? Sure. But made me smile.

Confessional: While I'm not a huge corvette fan, I think that C8 is the best looking version in a number of generations.

Full story on fishvette:

www.thedrive.com

Fun Fact: There's a Fish on the Side of the Chevy Corvette

Once you sea the fish gracing the side of the mid-engined Corvette—especially the Z06 and ZR1—you cannot un-sea it.
www.thedrive.com www.thedrive.com
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I'm a vette fan and I race corvettes in SCCA. I'd like to see the side of a vette painted with brown trout head on the side. That might get me to upgrade to a C8. I'm actually not a fan of the C8 esthetics but that's because of decades of front engine corvette design.
 
I’ve never owned one, but I appreciate that they fight favorably with Italian imports costing 10 to 15 times as much. Now, other than buying track time, what can you do with a 170mph car? My cruising for chicks time is past. I’ll keep the Tacoma.
I did drive a 63 convertible for an evening 20+ years back. Friend had lost his license and needed to visit folks around town. It was borderline dangerously powerful. Pretty exciting.
 
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Dloy said:
I’ve never owned one, but I appreciate that they fight favorably with Italian imports costing 10 to 15 times as much. Now, other than buying track time, what can you do with a 170mph car? My cruising for chicks time is past. I’ll keep the Tacoma.
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Everybody I see driving Corvettes are all WELL past their time cruising for chick's. Most of them look like their next destination is a nursing home.

The same could be said for the Lamborghini or Ferrari drivers I occasionally see around.
 
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krusty said:
Everybody I see driving Corvettes are all WELL past their time cruising for chick's. Most of them look like their next destination is a nursing home.
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Couple years back I parked next to a really spiffy Porsche. As I got out of the truck the old guy walked up to his car. I related that my daughters had asked why all the really nice cars were driven by old men. Without a seconds hesitation, “You tell your girls that I’d trade this car for their age in a heartbeat!”
 
Dloy said:
Couple years back I parked next to a really spiffy Porsche. As I got out of the truck the old guy walked up to his car. I related that my daughters had asked why all the really nice cars were driven by old men. Without a seconds hesitation, “You tell your girls that I’d trade this car for their age in a heartbeat!”
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We often acquire, late in life, what we lusted for but couldn't afford as youngsters.

I think most of us, as we age and accumulate financial security, look at such things as more trouble than they're worth.
 
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RCF said:
Spend our kid's inheritance on our life-long dream---> makes sense to me...
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I can't really think of a life-long dream we deferred due to inheritance considerations...our children are financially independent adults. Having our own financial sustainability/flexibilty/liquidity is the most fulfilling dream (and reality) that we could have hoped for.
 
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