Chevrolet - 100 years of trivia game

[LOWDOWN]

The left side roof vent was made functional...the right side remained a "styling touch", only.

[LOWDOWN]

What was the single greatest contributing factor to Corvette's sales "decline" in MY 1970, besides an economic downturn?

Hint: the same applied to Camaro...

[myold88]

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

The left side roof vent was made functional...the right side remained a "styling touch", only.

Yep- had a fan as I remember.

[myold88]

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

What was the single greatest contributing factor to Corvette's sales "decline" in MY 1970, besides an economic downturn?

Hint: the same applied to Camaro...

Maybe your thinking of a union strike. I remember many.
In '64 The dealer I worked for on L.I. couldn't get cars delivered due to a strike. We made many trips to Terrytown N.Y. to pick up new cars- 5 or 6 of us going, and each one driving a new Chevy back.
That one must have been the car-carriers, but don't remember for sure.

[orbitearl]

how many 83 corvettes were made and what color?

[orbitearl]

tail lights

[Russell James]

Originally Posted by earl catron

how many 83 corvettes were made and what color?

44.

I know there is a white one at the Corvette museum. The rest were smushed, so not sure what color they were.

[LOWDOWN]

Originally Posted by myold88

Maybe your thinking of a union strike. I remember many.
In '64 The dealer I worked for on L.I. couldn't get cars delivered due to a strike. We made many trips to Terrytown N.Y. to pick up new cars- 5 or 6 of us going, and each one driving a new Chevy back.
That one must have been the car-carriers, but don't remember for sure.

The '69 strike led to an extended '69 Model Year for Vette and Camaro...as witnessed by the "69.5" Camaros some think are extra valuable. the '70 versions of both cars didn't appear till about New Years...about 4 months (1/3 MY) "behind schedule"...

[upflying]

Originally Posted by earl catron

how many 83 corvettes were made and what color?

Officially there is no such thing as an '83 Corvette.

[upflying]

Originally Posted by Cam#7

Well this one definitely took some research. I knew that Chevy adopted this windshield on the '55 model but that Cadillac had it a year or two before. In fact it was the '53 Cadillac and they called it the "Panormamic" view.

Glass came a long ways during this time period. There was still 2 piece windshields in the early 50's.

I asked for the nickname given to the style of windshield used in the '59 Chevy. Other years and makes used this design too. The correct answer is
"knee-knocker".

[Russell James]

Originally Posted by upflying

Officially there is no such thing as an '83 Corvette.

Sure there was, 44 of them. Just never sold to the public. I've stood next to the white one, so I know it exists... in Bowling Green KY

[LOWDOWN]

Originally Posted by upflying

I asked for the nickname given to the style of windshield used in the '59 Chevy. Other years and makes used this design too. The correct answer is "knee-knocker".

That same nicknames were applied to the steering column-mounted tach on early '60s Chebbies...and "old schoolers" apply it to bench seat - 4spd manual combos...

[LOWDOWN]

Originally Posted by Russell James

Sure there was, 44 of them. Just never sold to the public. I've stood next to the white one, so I know it exists... in Bowling Green KY

It's an "answer" that will either win you a trivia contest...or get you into one hell of a fist fight...

[orbitearl]

1 white 83 in kentucky corvette museum near plant