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"Beautifully efficient" claimed the print advertisements in 1963. Β As I read the copy I noticed "Sting Ray" was two words. Β In what year did Chevrolet begin using the Stingray version familiar to all of us today?Leave a comment or a note if you know.
1963 Corvette
Chassis No: 30867S118408
Displacement: 5359cc
Driver: Bruce Miller
Group 10 ~ 1962-1966 Production/GT Cars over 2000cc
27th Annual Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival
Saturday, May 18 - Sunday, May 19, 2013
Sonoma Raceway, California
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I think they started with the C3 in '68. Not 100% certain, but a buddy had a '69 (or was it a '70? I forget now) and it definitely said "Stingray" on it.
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I love a guy who reads the fine print in my descriptions. Β
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I really appreciate having fine print to read; nothing bugs me more than a beautiful shot of something unusual with no description (for example a shiney Lister with no description of if it's a Jag, Maserati or Corvette powered version), or even worse, something really rare with nothing but a "don't steal my art" logo. No, for me, I find that the description is often as important as the image, it sets the stage, location, time period, and sometimes I actually learn something. 
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I find it cool that 8 months after your last comment you return and answer the question posed; that's tenacity.
I may fail on occasion, but I always want to identify the vehicles I post and, if possible, share something interesting regarding the car or some background on the capture of the image. Β Too many times I have looked upon a photograph in this site and there is no description. Β I am no expert on cars and I like to know what I'm looking at. Β A lot of the information I share is found by digging through event programs and searching the Web . . . and I've been know to rely on friends like you, Aya-Wavedancer , and focallength .Β
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I suspect I may have missed the comment the first time around, I was too excited at the pic and the model; I suspect this because I also forgot to fave it!Β
I appreciate the effort that goes into "documenting" an image, I spend hours with the race programs after the events figuring out whose picture I snapped in action. There are always the favourites we recognize easily, like Jeff Gordon or Dale Earnhardt, but it's the more obscure or occasional drivers like JJ Cobb that require more work identifying.
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Heh- I just updated a Bugatti in my gallery with more pics and a serial number after 2 and a half years.
Though the serial number mentioned repeatedly on line makes NO sense to a Bugatti T.57..... O.o
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Glad I could help. Here's a site that should make things a little easier. It's a site that has scans of car sales brochures going back the early 20th century.Β www.oldcarmanualproject.com/
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Nice resource! Β Thanks buddy.
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You're very welcome.Β
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Strangely enough, just as I hit enter on my other post about Penske 'Vettes, this showed up in the "More from SharkHarrington" boxes.
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My wife has already let slip what she and my son got me for father's day: www.exoto.com/s/1/ProductDetai⦠(She got an amazing deal apparently 
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Beautiful. Β 1/18 scale right? Β I hope they got a deal; I caught the price in the corner and fell off the couch!
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Yeah, she got it at like 85% off, the last one apparently. Those guys at Exoto are a little nuts when it comes to the valuation of their out-of-production models, so take that number with a grain of salt.
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Good, I feel better now. Β Make sure you post a photograph one of these days.
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I won't get it until Father's Day, but I promise to take a couple of pics along side the other Penske model.
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The corvette looks so different lokking in that pose...nice photo..^^
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Thanks buddy. Β
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you are very welcome Shark....^^
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The rumble strips complement the car nicely, don't you think?Β 
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Never thought about rumble strips accenting a cars paint scheme but now you are starting to think like me. HAHA!
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ur welcome Shark ^^
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