Vettespeak..

[Don O'Connell #33101]

[Joe L.]

Re: Vettespeak..

Don------

The "C" designation system really didn't come into use until the fifth generation Corvettes were "born" and it was coined by, as far as I know, GM and used by them throughout the development process. Afterwards, with all of these different generations of Corvettes now extant, it just "took hold" as a more convenient way of classifying the different generation cars. As far as I know, the "C" stands for Corvette(oddly enough).

You had the C1 and C2 year ranges correct; the C3 is 68-82. No PRODUCTION 1983 was ever released for sale and only one currently exists intact at the Corvette Museum/Corvette Plant, but if it had been produced, it would have been a C-4. C-4s are 1984-1996. And C-5s are 1997 to 2000(soon to be 2001).

"Green thingy" sometimes refers to the rather inadequate battery cutoff switch that is of "foreign" manufacture and often creates far more problems than it "solves". Very difficult to add, incidenatlly, to late 1969 Corvettes with side terminal batteries. Mercifully, for late 1969 owners. Sometimes "green thingy" can also be used to describe the gangrenous appendages of individuals unfortunately afflicted with that condition. In that context, the term is decidedly "non-Corvette".

[Tom B.]

Re: Green "thingy" a/k/a....

.......the Green Knob Wonder. I first remember hearing that one from you, Joe (and have agreed that it is, though some others haven't). TBarr #24014

[Joe L.]

Re: Green "thingy" a/k/a....

Tom-----

Yes, I do believe that I once-upon-a-time used the term "Green Knob Wonder" to describe this little "device". However, I think I like the term "Green Thingy" better. It's a more apt description of the device and seems to capture the device's true "character".

[Wayne M.]

[Jerry Clark]

Re: Vettespeak..

Hi Joe:

I have a paper back book , published by ,Petersen, I believe,in mid 84 that is dedicated to the "Next Generation C4 Corvette "

jer

[dale pearman]

Re: Green "thingy" a/k/a....

I wish you'all would spell and talk rite! It's green "THANGY" not green THINGY!

Varoooooooooooooom! (pride of the south), The Tennessee Dream

[Bill Braun]

Re: Green "thingy" a/k/a....

I always thought "Green Thingies" were found in the car after foolishly giving rides to neighborhood kids.

[Jim T.]

Re: Vettespeak..

Don I was stationed at a military base in Dallas in the 70's and the C-97 planes based there were called BUFF in the callsign. These were the KC-97 type. The B-52 is lot better looking than the ole KC-97.

[Barry M.]

Re: Vettespeak..

I've been following this board for a few years now, after getting back into the hobby after MANY years. I too was/am sometimes confused by "VetteSpeak."

For what it's worth I did recently find (not sure where... here?) a link to a Vette dictionary titled "Corvette Terminology." It's not all that complete, but a good reference that's been helpful now and again. It's... http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/D.../glossary.html

Barry #29678

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/3000/glossary.html

[Don O'Connell #33101]

Re: Vettespeak..

Barry,

Nice link. Ain't the Internet wonderful.

Don

[Duke W.]

Re: Vettespeak..

Jim - I was at Grand Forks from '71 to '74 with the 321st Strategic Missile Wing, and I knew a lot of guys from the 319th Bomb Wing. B-52s were called BUFFs and KC-135s were call TIFFs (tiny insignificant flying f...)

Duke

[Don O'Connell #33101]

Re: Vettespeak..

Jim,

I looked up the KC-97 last night and boy it is in the BUFF "family". I think the B-36 might be the granddaddy, but then it would be a HUFF.

Don