Re: Mini Petrol Powered Corvette 'Go-Kart' For Sale (7ft Long) On UK Ebay

"Dean Dark" <ddrake@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:23:31 +0000, steve@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
> (SteveH)
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>>Dean Dark <ddrake@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:12:44 -0500, "Dad" 
>>> <knockers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>
>>> >"SteveH" <steve@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> >> How so? - The C4 (I think - can anyone confirm it's a 
>>> >> C4?) Corvette had
>>> >> a very long production span. From 1983 to 1996, ISTR.
>>> >
>>> > No 1983 Corvettes were produced.
>>>
>>> Nice one.  Not too many people know that, and as a 
>>> result, it's a good
>>> pub bet.
>>>
>>> Bonus points for knowing why.
>>
>>But it's completely wrong.
>>
>>The car was produced in 1983, but sold as a 1984 model.
>
> So, show me a Corvette with 1983 on its title.  There were 
> none.  Most
> of not all of the Corvettes that GM built in 1983 were 
> crushed.  Do
> you know why?
>
> ExtraSuperBonusQuestion:  GM in the USA recently started 
> selling a new
> engine in their Impala range.  The engine has a notable 
> "first,"
> feature, not just for GM, but for any engine maker.  It's 
> not
> necessarily a forward step...  Anyone else know what it 
> is?

Officially, There were no 1983 Corvettes. There were forty
seven 1983 Corvettes made but none were ever sold. The
National Corvette Museum has the only 1983 known at this
time. The new Corvette plant in Bowling Green, KY closed in
October of 1982 to begin retooling for the 1984 Corvette.
Production began in January of 1983 and the press received
their first view of the 1984 Corvette in January of 1983. In
February, the first production 1984 Corvettes were sold to
the public. In March of 1983, the 1984 Corvette officially
went on sale in the United States, except for California and
a month later, in April, the 1984 Corvette went on sale in
California. By October of 1983, the plant was in full speed
production.
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