[DeTomaso] 1983 Corvette

[Michael Shortt]

you all have photos coming to you

On 11/26/06, dmixon1 at houston.rr.com <dmixon1 at houston.rr.com> wrote:
>
> More usless trivia,
>
> The C-4 was originally intended to debut in late 1982 as a 1983 model but
> there were production problems that took into calendar 1983 to resolve.
> There were some 1983 Corvettes built, serial numbered, and tested by
> Chevrolet and the motoring press at the "long lead" preview at Riverside
> Raceway in December 1982. The 1983 Corvettes were not released for public
> sale. Since by law a new model can be assigned a model year corresponding
> to
> the calendar year after actual production (in other words, a vehicle
> produced on or after 1-1-83 could legally be sold as a model year '84),
> and
> the car met 1984 emission and safety standards, Chevrolet decided to skip
> the 1983 model year designation and call the first C-4s 1984's.
>
> Only 2 1983 Corvettes are known to have survived. One was cut in half and
> displayed above the entrance to the factory (since removed) and the other
> one is on display at the National Corvette Museum.
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Michael L. Shortt
Savannah, Georgia


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