Ferrari Mailing List: Re: GM & Corvette NFC

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Well, kinda sorta.

The gap in model year was intentional, as the changes from the
C3 to the C4 were substantial.  The C4 was released in mid 1983
as a 1984 model, making the 1984 model year about 18 months
long.

A few test mules carried 1983 serial #s - I saw one at a dealer
meeting in Las Vegas.  I'm not sure if the serial number I saw
was "official", as it ended in "000000".  None of the cars were
released, most were probably destroyed, but at least one is
in GM's massive car collection gathering dust.

Hans.


On 6/4/09, Brian E. Buxton <BrianBuxton [at] buxtonmotorsports.com> wrote:
>
> There were no 83's registered on the road, but several still exist.  Not
> all were destroyed and buried as ordered by GM!
>
> B
>
>
>
> Doug and Terri Anderson wrote:
>
> >Corvette - the car that died, revived, died, revived, died and finally
> >revived.  All that and the public didn't feel the hitch sorta.  What is
> it,
> >no 1983 or was it an 84 Corvette.
> >DOUG
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> >To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
> >Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:01 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Ferrari] GM & Corvette NFC
> >
> >
> >"Corvette" is a Chevy product, which is a subsidiary of GM....so yes.
> Chevy
> >is part of the "Good GM", so will survive the bankrupcy.
> >
> >If you saw a 'Smart' Car on a US Highway, then it passed the EPA/DOT
> minimum
> >crash-safety standards prior to US importation by MB. The 'Smart' is
> >more-safe than any motorcycle, MG, Triumph, etc. Its not something you
> want
> >to be driving if your goal is to walk-away from a head-on collision with a
> >Suburban travelling at 80 mph, but then show me a Ferrari with the same
> >crash-protection...
> >
> >M
> >
> >--- On Thu, 6/4/09, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> >Subject: [Ferrari] GM & Corvette NFC
> >To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
> >Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 11:03 AM
> >
> >
> >Hey Gang - \
> >Just curious, is Corvette included in the GM bankruptcy? Hoping it's not
> >included in the govt mess but I guess Corvette needs the rest of the GM
> line
> >to meet CAFE mandates.
> >
> >BTW< saw a MB miniture car yesterday (can't recall the name - could it be
> >called "Smart"??) - looks like a egg on wheels. Yard to imagine more than
> 2
> >people in that thing. Would really hate to see one in an accident!
> >
> >Thx
> >LarryT (getting a new knee this month!! - any suggesions?)
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