[Closed] So, was the great '53 Corvette controversy, referenced below,

Rick, I left my phone number as requested but asked for an email reply as

I am presently involved in a special project and am not available for long periods of time by phone. Have not heard back.

I would think that this would be like many other discussions or controversies about car colors, options and versions, in that you really cannot PROVE that a certain auto was not actually done in some manner, either on or off the books.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, so it might be shown some color or option was perhaps extremely unlikely, but it never goes to zero chance.

In any case, these are models, why not do various colors and options and let each collector decide whether they think it's valid or belongs in their collection.

Mike, nobody is stopping the model maker from making or the collector from buying any model. I know you like to take this position as you have done before but understand this discussion is merely about what is factual and what is not. Personally I am always open to learning new things that contradict commonly believed understanding.

The point exactly, Bob.

Ditto that.

Bob, I think what will happen in cases like this is that we will either find out surprising and rather unexpected information that they really did make a red 1953 Corvette ...... or, it will be as it is now, there presently isn't much hard evidence that they did, but it's still a possibility.

Thus, it remains a valid modeling item for manufacturers to make and it gets back to any individual collector deciding whether they think it's right for their collection or not.

My only problem has been when people say, loudly and definitively, that such a car is "impossible and wrong" or that "what-if" cars are not valid subjects.

Here's a basic question: Hey Neo, how about giving us a white one?

I'll second that