Leaf sprung sports car....

[skipnrocks]

Did anybody know that the highest end corvet made for this year has a 505hp 7 litre motor that get s 25mpg on the highway, and is leafsprung....   I was watching ultimate factories and saw them build on and it is in fact leaf sprung..... l coultnt believe it, not only was it leafed but it ran one per "axle"   and run transverse across the rig..... Pretty cool stuff...

[Stocker]

Yup, isn't it a single composite spring?  A long time ago I owned a couple mid-years (a '65 and a '66, not at the same time though).  IIRC, they used a steel transverse rear leaf spring pack.  I'm pretty sure Corvettes used that design beginning with the 1963 model year, and have used it since.

[skipnrocks]

Im sure your right,  Im not really a corvett buff, think their cool but always been a mustang guy so I didnt know that leafers were still used and I had never seen a transverse leafer so I thought it was cool.

[blackdiamond]

C-O-R-V-E-T-T-E

[skipnrocks]

C-O-R-V-E-T-T-E

LOL told ya I wasnt much into corvettes, cant even spell it.

[abnormaltoy]

LOL told ya I wasnt much into corvettes, cant even spell it.

No matter...I prefer

S-T-I-N-G  R-A-Y

[Duffil]

No matter...I prefer

S-T-I-N-G  R-A-Y

"my stingray is light, the slicks are startin to spin, but that 413's really diggin in"

[KDXSR5]

around my parts, only the girls drive mustangs!

[fordh8r]

around my parts, only the girls drive mustangs!

Only girls drive mustangs around your parts?   

[KDXSR5]

  let me rephrase; where I live only the girls drive mustangs!

[skipnrocks]

let me rephrase; where I live only the girls drive mustangs!

Cool the girls in your area have some taste!!!

[Stocker]

"my stingray is light, the slicks are startin to spin, but that 413's really diggin in"

Gotta be cool now, powershift here we go...   

[germ]

Cool the girls in your area have some taste!!!

I prefer girls that taste good...

[KDXSR5]

I just got back from doing some stuff, and guess what I saw? a stupid blonde driving a mustang while talking on her phone and smoking a cigarette. It is about 15 degrees out, and the road is covered in ice and snow. She was putting along at about 20 mph in a 50 mph zone. Girls + Mustang = DEE DEE DEE

[DTB]

anyone + Mustang = DEE DEE DEE

fixed it for ya 

[skipnrocks]

fixed it for ya 

Don't be jealous,  cause you know the top corvette doesn't beat the top of the line mustang!!!

[abnormaltoy]

Don't be jealous,  cause you know the top corvette doesn't beat the top of the line mustang!!!

?  What are you  ?

I like Mustangs more than Vettes...but any factory Vette will smoke any factory Mustang.

http://www.coolsupercars.com/video-of-new-zr1-corvette/

even over this

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/27/another-one-seriously-shelby-and-ford-to-produce-gt500-super-s/

[skipnrocks]

?  What are you  ?

I like Mustangs more than Vettes...but any factory Vette will smoke any factory Mustang.

http://www.coolsupercars.com/video-of-new-zr1-corvette/

even over this

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/27/another-one-seriously-shelby-and-ford-to-produce-gt500-super-s/

Alright It was a year ago I waatched a comparison on speed channel and the mustang beat the corvette.  The 07 stats for the fastest factory
corvette is Unmatched: Z06 is the fastest Corvette ever, does 0-60 in 3.6
and the mustang shelby gt clocks in at 0-60 in 3.8secs, so I guess their pretty comparable, I wouldnt exactly calling that chevy smokin ford, their both pretty impressive


I would drive either if I could afford it but I cant... 

[DTB]

corvettes are for OLD people! i mean seriously, whens the last time u saw anyone under 50 behind the wheel of a vette?

my dad just bought one and I joke with him that he got the limited edition "Retirement package" 

[abnormaltoy]

I'd take the Super Snake anytime Mr. Shelby wants to donate one to my cause.

[abnormaltoy]

corvettes are for OLD people! i mean seriously, whens the last time u saw anyone under 50 behind the wheel of a vette?

my dad just bought one and I joke with him that he got the limited edition "Retirement package" 

I'd go for, no matter how old I am, a Sting Ray...not the later Stingray.

[skipnrocks]

I'd go for, no matter how old I am, a Sting Ray...not the later Stingray.

It would be pimp to build a fiberglass stingray with an aluminum frame with the ls7 motor,and some sweet wheels!!! 

[Stocker]

I'd go for, no matter how old I am, a Sting Ray...not the later Stingray.

[kneedownnate]

A long time ago I owned a couple mid-years (a '65 and a '66, not at the same time though). 

I've said it for a long time, but you'd be lucky to have any of the old cars you used to own   I'd still love to get a hold of your old ss396 el camino   Probably paint it a different color though!

[skipnrocks]

I've said it for a long time, but you'd be lucky to have any of the old cars you used to own   I'd still love to get a hold of your old ss396 el camino   Probably paint it a different color though!

Not all of us were around the time of the classics


If I drove the classic car of my youth it would be a 91 corvette or mustang!!  LOL

[Stocker]

Not all of us were around the time of the classics

And those of us who were around at that time, are now called... 


geezers...  old farts...  graybeards...  dinosaurs...   

[abnormaltoy]

And those of us who were around at that time, are now called... 


geezers...  old farts...  graybeards...  dinosaurs...   

But for those of use who are...well seasoned, there is indeed a fountain of youth, a second chance (if only I could get a second chance to buy Microsoft stock at $1 per share) in the form of factory authorized replacement bodies.
http://www.dynacornclassicbodies.com/ford_models.html
from
http://www.dynacornclassicbodies.com/ford_models.html
for those so inclined they even have Chevy stuff too. Put a modern drivetrain and suspension on a body with some actual style (no jelly beans from the 60's).

Oh, by the way...you didn't include curmudgeon on the list!

[skipnrocks]

And those of us who were around at that time, are now called... 


geezers...  old farts...  graybeards...  dinosaurs...   

From that era ehh??   LOL its all good, we all get old sooner or later!! 

[BLACKDOG]

Not all of us were around the time of the classics


If I drove the classic car of my youth it would be a 91 corvette or mustang!!  LOL

  My g/f had a 1990 convertible mustang (4banger auto    )  That thing sucked!  Of course if it is defined by when you could drive, I'd be in an '00  mustang or corvette

[Stocker]

From that era ehh??   LOL its all good, we all get old sooner or later!! 

Yes I am  ...  and I know we will, but dagnabbit, I never thought it would happen so quickly!