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Offline dakazman

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Copycats! 50 years late!
« on: Friday,July 19, 2019, 05:09:20 AM »
Mid engine .....Corvette !

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #1 on: Friday,July 19, 2019, 06:43:11 AM »
It's about time! They've been talking about a mid engine vette for decades!

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #2 on: Friday,July 19, 2019, 08:35:35 AM »
I guess they couldn't find the right Renault Engine. :FUNNY:

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #3 on: Friday,July 19, 2019, 09:13:20 AM »
Check out minute 53:40 of the reveal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LGZVvXFkg

"We've been using a center backbone strategy since 1997"

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #4 on: Friday,July 19, 2019, 10:04:24 AM »
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"We've been using a center backbone strategy since 1997"

GM bought Lotus in 1986 so it only took them 11 years to figure that out!

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #5 on: Friday,July 19, 2019, 11:10:09 AM »
Hasn't gotten any lighter.
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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday,July 24, 2019, 05:09:00 AM »

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #8 on: Sunday,August 11, 2019, 09:56:51 AM »
That was quick!

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #9 on: Sunday,August 11, 2019, 12:08:51 PM »
They were probably looking at the Europa that past them.

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #10 on: Sunday,August 11, 2019, 12:33:33 PM »
They were probably looking at the Europa that past them.
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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday,September 25, 2019, 06:19:38 PM »
This was too good not to post.

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #12 on: Thursday,September 26, 2019, 05:55:04 AM »
That is great! Made a copy for my files. Thanks Dave!

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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #13 on: Thursday,September 26, 2019, 08:39:18 AM »
Yup, me too. Thanks, Dave,
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Re: Copycats! 50 years late!
« Reply #14 on: Thursday,September 26, 2019, 09:04:03 AM »
Great, made a save of that myself. Thanks for posting!! Visited WireWheel a couple yrs ago, he had a couple Elise bare frames on the yard. was very interesting getting to see up close. Dummy me, did not take photos of that.