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SOLVED: WTH # 262 - 1969 Corvette XP-856 Aero Coupe Show Car
« on: August 18, 2013, 02:03:19 AM »
What car is this?
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Re: WTH # 262
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2013, 04:39:57 AM »
Any Oldsmobile Toronado connection ?
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Re: WTH # 262
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2013, 10:11:28 AM »
Little is known about this car, but it is not an Oldsmobile or a Toronado
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Re: WTH # 262
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2013, 10:33:17 AM »
It looks like an 'official' factory design though, so it should be recorded somewhere. How about a Corvette show car ?
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Re: WTH # 262
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2013, 10:52:47 AM »
LOCKED for Mekubb

It is labelled as a Corvette Show Car.  Can you find a model designation and year?
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Re: WTH # 262
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2013, 03:01:02 PM »
Couldn't find a as show car but looking for Aero helped : Chevrolet Corvette XP 856 Aero Coupe from 1969. Seems that there is some mystery around this car.
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Re: WTH # 262
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2013, 03:10:14 PM »
The point is awarded to Mekubb for the correct answer.

I altered the image slightly in the grill area.  The word "Aero"...  (something else) did appear in the grill.

I can't recall ever finding another image of this car.  Judging by the grill design, I suspect it was intended as a Corvette for either Pontiac or Oldsmobile.
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Re: SOLVED: WTH # 262 - 1969 Corvette XP-856 Aero Coupe Show Car
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2013, 03:43:29 PM »
Actually there's quite a debate about whether the car is real or not . . . a few ex-GM styling employees have chimed in on other web sites that they were there when this car would have been created, and they never saw it before. With all the books and photos over the years featuring Corvette prototypes, why has this car not been seen until now? Oh well, we all love a mystery . . . .
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