Art..it defintely has styling from the head of Larry Shinoda! Looks like ideas that resulted in the 63 Corvette.
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The windsheild reminds me of a Corvair. Futuristic Corvair ???? -
Re: Can you identify this Corvette? Different View
that looks like the Olds concept car (or was it Pontiac?) - anywho, it was on display at GM @ Carlisle last weekend(or sure looks like the one on display)Rick Aleshire
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doh, should have paid attention to earlier posts before I opened my mouth and inserted foot! should have also looked at the date, etc. of the pix, and from the rear, the picture definitely looks like it says CORVETTE!Rick Aleshire
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Re: Can you identify this Corvette? Different View
Rick,
The one at the GM Nats was the Pontiac Banshee (very "Vette" looking), a Bortz car.
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Long article in AutoWeek back in its newspaper format around '81. The Banshee was killed because of Corvette. GM didn't allow Pontiac to compete against Corvette, but did permit the Firebird instead a year later.
The Banshee would have killed the Corvette, much smaller, much lighter, thus better performance.
The '68 Corvette would have been much different with that kind of competition.Comment
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Go down to the other thread
I replied in the wrong place. I was down on the other thread with the other picture where I gave the answer.Comment
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This is the six
Two versions were going to be built. The six would have a flat rear deck and the V8 would have a center bulge on the rear deck.
I guess they were working on a "Billy Bob" idea even back then so the common people could afford to own a Corvette.Comment
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My Chevrolet Pilot Line group supported Chevy Show & Display activities back in the 60's, and the Pontiac Banshee was supposed to be shown for the first time to the press the day before the Chicago Show opened back in '66 or '67. At the last minute, the day before Press Day, some staffer mentioned to Fredric Donner (GM Chairman) that one definition for the word Banshee was "Black Screaming Death"; Donner had just gotten done apologizing publicly to Ralph Nader for siccing a private detective on him during the Corvair hearings, didn't need any more "safety" grief, and ordered the Banshee removed from the show that night. The display was repainted in the middle of the night and when Press Day opened the next day, the display had some ordinary Pontiac on the turntable instead. The Banshee went back to Styling, and was never shown publicly, although there are numerous photos of it. It WAS a stunning car.Comment
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