> 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
>
Rick,
Thank you (and your son) for the clarification. I thought I knew a
little about Corvettes, but I didn't realize that the 56-62 models
were on the same chassis as the 53-55. As such, I see now why all
nine years are the same "generation".
Scott
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