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Old 11-01-2009, 11:20 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Re: 50th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept Official Details

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Originally Posted by motorman View Post
GM will never go back to the clam shell hood as it add great cost to the corvette. the C-4 hood cost over $4K and the viper hood cost over $12K. when i got my 97 C-5 the insurance was cheaper than the C-4 because of things like bolt on fenders and no clam shell hood. GM worked with the insurance companies while designing to make sure that the C-5 corvette would not break the owners bank just for insurance
Corvette's still have a clam shell hood (front hinged) but they don't have the flip front end of the C4.
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