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12/07/2025 11:45 am
By 1975, you really couldn't convince anyone that the Corvette was a powerful, high performance sports car. The standard 350 V8 put out an embarrassing 165 HP and the optional L-82 350, a mere 205 HP. So, let's dress it up with a sumptuous leather and faux wood interior with lots of trim and put a luggage rack over the pop top center mounted fuel filler (which had to be pretty annoying) and call it a grand touring car/cruiser. And if you felt it wasn't enough, photograph with a gorgeous model in a color matching bikini and you've got a "What kind of man reads Playboy?" advertisement.
12/07/2025 1:04 pm
Love the pictures and the model. The thing about model cars is that they don't show the performance of the 1/1 so the 67 427 435 HP model doesn't hold an advantage over this government regulated version.
12/07/2025 2:57 pm
I wish that GM had made the tail end piece part of the body shell (one piece in other words). I always thought that the recessed tail light design was great but the "stuck on" look spoiled it somewhat.
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12/07/2025 3:28 pm
101% agree Jack. I'm not a vette aficionado but wasn't there a year the tail was split vertically in two pieces ?
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12/07/2025 9:00 pm
@jack-dodds It's a separate piece in order for the car to pass the 5 mph crash test. It was a plastic piece to absorb shock with minimal damage.
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