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A little Shinoda four-seat Corvette history
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, Jul 28 2021 07:13 PM
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Posted 28 July 2021 - 07:13 PM
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Posted 28 July 2021 - 07:22 PM
Wonder what that sucker would be worth today?
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Posted 29 July 2021 - 07:59 AM
Fantastic!!
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Posted 29 July 2021 - 10:49 AM
I never knew about this one....
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Posted 29 July 2021 - 12:02 PM
I assumed that would be fugley but it's surprisingly not. It almost looks like a normal split window. Just stretched a little.
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Posted 29 July 2021 - 01:14 PM
I think we would call it a 2+2 in today's lingo. I read about it somewhere years ago, and I think the comment at that time was that since Ford went four seat with the Thunderbird, Chevy needed to investigate the possibility of a four place Sting Ray. The Hagerty article supports that. Personally, of all the 2+2s I've seen, the Vette is the least obnoxious.
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Posted 29 July 2021 - 01:52 PM
Personally, of all the 2+2s I've seen, the Vette is the least obnoxious.
I'd take a '65 Mustang 2+2 in a heartbeat, and they are actually out there and available.
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Richard L. Hofer
Remember, two wrongs don't make a right... but three lefts do! Only you're a block over and a block behind.
Remember, two wrongs don't make a right... but three lefts do! Only you're a block over and a block behind.
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Posted 29 July 2021 - 04:22 PM
Great find Gene, had never herd of such a prototype, I like it, they did a great job. Well done Larry Shinoda.
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