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Solved - NEH 2660: Rear-engined Corvette XP-819 - 1964
« on: May 09, 2013, 07:45:12 AM »
Surely this has appeared here before?  Not as a puzzle as seen here it hasn't!
So, for an easy Rookie point, what is it, from when, and what's its main unusual feature?

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Re: NEH 2660
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2013, 03:28:05 PM »
1964 Corvette XP-819
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Re: NEH 2660
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2013, 07:07:02 PM »
Quote from: CrazyAutopuzzler on May 10, 2013, 03:28:05 PM
1964 Corvette XP-819

Yes but you haven't answered all the questions posed.
I'll lock it for you for 24 hours to give the rest of the answer.
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Re: NEH 2660
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2013, 08:05:26 PM »
well, it was a rear engine corvette, thatīs not usual
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Re: NEH 2660
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2013, 07:55:46 AM »
Quote from: CrazyAutopuzzler on May 10, 2013, 08:05:26 PM
well, it was a rear engine corvette, thatīs not usual

Yes, that's what I was looking for!
A rare Rookie ID!

Well done.

It's been puzzled before but only its chassis; perhaps it should be merged.  I'll think about it!
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Re: Solved - NEH 2660: Rear-engined Corvette XP-819 - 1964
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2013, 04:59:15 AM »
Some different views:
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Re: Solved - NEH 2660: Rear-engined Corvette XP-819 - 1964
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2013, 05:29:13 PM »
 :thumbsup:
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Re: Solved - NEH 2660: Rear-engined Corvette XP-819 - 1964
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2013, 06:20:51 PM »
A perfect looking car if there wouldn't be the large rear overhang.
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Re: Solved - NEH 2660: Rear-engined Corvette XP-819 - 1964
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2013, 07:00:21 PM »
Quote from: Allemano on May 14, 2013, 06:20:51 PM
A perfect looking car if there wouldn't be the large rear overhang.

Yes; in context thought it would have looked fine at the time but these days proportions are rather different!
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Re: Solved - NEH 2660: Rear-engined Corvette XP-819 - 1964
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2013, 03:34:09 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on May 14, 2013, 07:00:21 PM
Yes; in context thought it would have looked fine at the time but these days proportions are rather different!
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=24528.msg275664#new  :lmao:
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Re: Solved - NEH 2660: Rear-engined Corvette XP-819 - 1964
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2013, 06:13:22 AM »
Quote from: Allemano on May 15, 2013, 03:34:09 AM
Quote from: Carnut on May 14, 2013, 07:00:21 PM
Yes; in context thought it would have looked fine at the time but these days proportions are rather different!
http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=24528.msg275664#new  :lmao:

Yes, and that car was cobbled up without any constraints!  It was a ground-up new design, so the builder must have wanted it to look like that!  As we say in Yorkshire "There's nowt so queer as folk"!
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SOLVED: FW #475: Corvette XP-819, rear-engined, 1964
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2023, 08:19:49 AM »
Please identify this car:
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Re: FW +#475
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2023, 01:34:14 PM »
Experts?
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Re: FW +#475
« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2023, 01:48:17 AM »
Chevrolet Corvette XP-819, 1964
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Re: FW +#475
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2023, 03:05:39 AM »
Yes, it is.
What's the speciality on its construction? LOCKED for you
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Re: FW +#475
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2023, 05:09:50 AM »
It has the engine in the back.
Rear end flips up for easy acces.
Urethane front bumper.
Lift off roofpanel.
287cc alu engine, by the restoration of the car it was replaced by a '327'
30/70 front-to-rear weight distribution (with original engine)
Wheels of same width and design as on Jim Hall's Chapparal
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Re: FW +#475
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2023, 05:31:45 AM »
Thank you so much for your very detailed answer. One more point for you!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Solved - NEH 2660: Rear-engined Corvette XP-819 - 1964
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2023, 05:55:54 AM »
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