DeTomaso Mailing List: July 98, Message #155
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| From: | "barry harward" <gt5s@hotmail.com> |
| Subject: | GMs answer to the "Italian-built DeTomaso Pantera" |
| Date: | Fri, 3 Jul 1998 22:22:22 +0000 |
1970 Corvette XP-882
Shot in the GM Design Staff viewing court just before its public debut
in early 1970, the experimental XP-882 looked production-ready, thus
fueling hopes that the next new Corvette would have a similar mid-engine
design. It definitely looked like a Corvette, with
overtones of the 1968-vintage "Shark" model in its low vee'd nose and
four-lamp tail treatment. The car would have stayed under wraps, but was
shown to counter Ford's announced sale of Italian-built DeTomaso
Panteras. GM built two XP-882 chassis for evaluation, but only the first
one had the bodywork shown here.
Photos at:
http://vette.ida.net/cars/xp882p.jpg
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