****el 4 Rotor/Aerovette

[Kurt B.]

What became of this car and who has it now?

[Duke W.]

Re: ****el 4 Rotor/Aerovette

AFAIK GM still owns it. It became the Aerovette after the rotary engine was replaced with a 400 SB. IIRC it was built on the XP-882 chassis, which debuted in 1973 with a transverse SB drivetrain, several of which I saw in durability testing at the Tech Center circa 1970. The press was sure that XP-882 was a prototype 1973 Corvette, but, alas, that was not to be.

I'm not sure what happened to the Two Rotor Corvette. It was build on a Porsche 914 chassis.

Last time I saw the Aerovette was at the Monterey Historics in 1987.

The XP-880 (aka "Astrovette") is also still with GM. They had it on display at the NCRS National Convention at Monterey in 2001.

Duke

[Geoff C.]

[Kurt B.]

Thanks Gentlemen *NM*

[Joseph T.]

Re: ****el 4 Rotor/Aerovette

It seems to me that Mike Yager has one of the rear engine Corvettes under restoration in his MY GARAGE..in Effingham. Can't remember which one.

Joe

[Rob M.]

Re: ****el 4 Rotor/Aerovette

Tom Falconer of the UK has the car in his workshop (excl. the engine).

Only steel Corvette I'm aware of...

greetings,
Rob.

[John H.]

Re: ****el 4 Rotor/Aerovette

GM still owns the 4-Rotor/AeroVette; it was on display at our "Corvettes America" show last summer. The one Mike Yager has (and is restoring) is that horrible thing that had a V-8 hanging out BEHIND the rear axle (the ultimate demonstrator to answer the question, "What is polar moment of inertia?" - even worse than a Porsche).

[Joseph T.]

Re: ****el 4 Rotor/Aerovette

The car owned by Mike can be seen in the current issue of Vette Vues.

[mike cobine]

Re: ****el 4 Rotor/Aerovette

I could have sworn I saw it not too long ago. Wasn't it at the 50th Anniversary in Nashville?

[Geoff C.]

I CRS and am confused

If Tom Falconer owns a formerly ****el powered Vette - and GM still also owns a ****el powered Vette - is this korrect?

Tom owns the 2 rotor which was ?metal bodied
GM owns the 4 rotor which is ?? bodied or skineed in what? Metal or Fiberglass

Lastly is the Reynolds Aluminum bodied Vette one and the same as the former 2 rotor Vette or .... are there two metal bodied Corvettes????

... been Dazed and Confused for so long ...
Geoffrey Coenen