Author Topic: Solved - NEH 762: Larry Shinoda's Corvette proposal - early 1960's  (Read 449 times)

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Re: NEH 762
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2010, 12:57:25 PM »
I would think it was the sketch for the '63 Corvette Stingray, probably by Larry Shinoda.

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Re: NEH 762
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2010, 06:41:58 PM »
I would think it was the sketch for the '63 Corvette Stingray, probably by Larry Shinoda.

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Re: Solved - NEH 762: Larry Shinoda's Corvette proposal - early 1960's
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2010, 03:49:13 AM »
More 'Vette proposals in the flesh (clay? fiberglass?), including a clay example from 1958 that just about matches this sketch and predicts most of the C2's looks, can be seen here:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=4731.0


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Re: Solved - NEH 762: Larry Shinoda's Corvette proposal - early 1960's
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2010, 05:02:00 AM »
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