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Huge Fun, Once You Stop Being Afraid Of It - 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Long-Term Road Test

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edited August 2015 in Chevrolet
imageHuge Fun, Once You Stop Being Afraid Of It - 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Long-Term Road Test

By today's performance car standards, the 1966 Chevrolet Corvette is antiquated. But once you learn to have faith in its ability, it's every bit as rewarding as today's sports cars.

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  • throwbackthrowback Member Posts: 445
    Great post Josh. We sometimes forget these old sports cars used to be raced!
  • markinnaples_markinnaples_ Member Posts: 251
    Yes, excellent post. Love that it still has some drivability with those old bias plys on it. Still no thoughts on changing them out for radials?

    Oh, and *vain.
  • texasestexases Member Posts: 11,047
    It'd be interesting to get an old racer to join them at the track, one who raced the Corvette back then. I bet they might have some good techniques to show off!
  • desmoliciousdesmolicious Member Posts: 671
    "It's worth noting that by today's standards the Stingray's reflexes are comical, but in 1966 this was cutting-edge control"

    Compared to Euro sports cars of its era?

    p.s.I've tank slappered a moto but never a car! On a moto it is terrifying and painful (1997 Suzuki TL1000S)
  • prndlolprndlol Member Posts: 140
    Terrific write-up. I have no issue whatsoever admitting that I do not possess enough skill to drive this car with any authority, and that's with about a half million kilometers under my belt.
  • upshift11upshift11 Member Posts: 10
    Why not include some .wav files so we too can hear some of the noise that you frequently describe?
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