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Title: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: dakazman on Friday,July 19, 2019, 05:09:20 AM
Mid engine .....Corvette !
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: BDA on Friday,July 19, 2019, 06:43:11 AM
It's about time! They've been talking about a mid engine vette for decades!
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: Sandyman on Friday,July 19, 2019, 08:35:35 AM
I guess they couldn't find the right Renault Engine. :FUNNY:
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: Chuck Nukem on Friday,July 19, 2019, 09:13:20 AM
Check out minute 53:40 of the reveal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LGZVvXFkg

"We've been using a center backbone strategy since 1997"

 :FUNNY: :FUNNY: :FUNNY: :FUNNY: :FUNNY:
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: BDA on Friday,July 19, 2019, 10:04:24 AM
Quote
"We've been using a center backbone strategy since 1997"

GM bought Lotus in 1986 so it only took them 11 years to figure that out!
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: Arizona on Friday,July 19, 2019, 11:10:09 AM
Hasn't gotten any lighter.
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: dakazman on Wednesday,July 24, 2019, 05:09:00 AM
  Interesting videos !
https://www.chevrolet.com/upcoming-vehicles/next-generation-corvette?evar36=ch_eml_HRV9_0719_15903580530
Dakazman
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: dakazman on Sunday,August 11, 2019, 09:52:05 AM
First crashed corvette.
https://jalopnik.com/this-looks-like-the-first-public-c8-corvette-crash-1837127259?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=jalopnik_email&utm_campaign=bottom
Dakazman
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: BDA on Sunday,August 11, 2019, 09:56:51 AM
That was quick!
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: dakazman on Sunday,August 11, 2019, 12:08:51 PM
They were probably looking at the Europa that past them.
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: BDA on Sunday,August 11, 2019, 12:33:33 PM
Quote from: dakazman on Sunday,August 11, 2019, 12:08:51 PM
They were probably looking at the Europa that past them.
:FUNNY:
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: dakazman on Wednesday,September 25, 2019, 06:19:38 PM
This was too good not to post.
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: Certified Lotus on Thursday,September 26, 2019, 05:55:04 AM
That is great! Made a copy for my files. Thanks Dave!
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: Bainford on Thursday,September 26, 2019, 08:39:18 AM
Yup, me too. Thanks, Dave,
Title: Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
Post by: andy harwood on Thursday,September 26, 2019, 09:04:03 AM
Great, made a save of that myself. Thanks for posting!! Visited WireWheel a couple yrs ago, he had a couple Elise bare frames on the yard. was very interesting getting to see up close. Dummy me, did not take photos of that.