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Car Of The Day: January 5, 2010; Mandarin '66 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Topic Started: Jan 5 2010, 05:24 AM (852 Views)
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Today's car of the day is Mandarin's 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.

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The Chevrolet Corvette C2 is the second generation of the sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. The C2 was produced for the 1963 through 1967 model years. Virtually all-new, the Sting Ray stunned the automotive world in 1963. Like the very first Corvette, it was a "dream car" come true but more sophisticated than any previous 'Vette, blending world-class handling with unmistakable all-American style and performance. Bill Mitchell revisited the Super Sport racer and would subsequently reinvent the Corvette with radical new styling, heart-pounding performance, and a first-ever coupe. It would would become an instant classic, setting sales records and remains one of the most coveted of collectors' cars. With a winning attitude on the track that would benefit from each successive engineering innovation, the car's competitive spirit would culminate with one of the best Corvette racers ever, the Grand Sport. The C2 would have a great five-year run that many regard as the high point of Corvette history.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checker_Marathon

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Not the most flattering C2 Corvette casting in existance, the Mandarin does however make up for it in charm. The casting is large, crude, and suffers from obvious casting lines and undersized tires (which unfortunately don't roll very well). Corvette experts feel free to correct me, but I am thinking this is a 1966 due to the three vents on the front fenders, and the lack of vents on the roof pillar.

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1963 would see the introduction of a new Larry Shinoda designed Sting Ray coupé with a distinctive split rear window and faux hood vents. Inspiration was drawn from several sources: the contemporary Jaguar E-Type, one of which Shinoda's boss Bill Mitchell owned and enjoyed driving frequently; the radical "Mitchell Stingray" Mitchell designed in 1959 because Chevrolet no longer participated in factory racing; and a mako shark that Mitchell caught while deep-sea fishing. The split rear window was discontinued in 1964 due to safety concerns, as were the hood vents. Early options available on the C2 included AM-FM radio (mid 1963), air conditioning (1963), leather upholstery (1963), telescopic wheel (1965), head rests (1966). New to the 1963 Corvette was independent rear suspension. All 1963 and 1964 cars had 327cid engines, which made 250hp standard, with optional variants that made 300hp, 340hp and 360hp in 1963, and 300hp, 365hp, and 375hp in 1964. The most powerful engine was the fuel injected 327cid V8, which made 360 hp (272 kW), a figured that was raised to 375 hp (280 kW) in 1964.

1965 marked the introduction of the 425 hp Big Block 396 in³ (6.5 L) V8. Ultimately, this spelled the end for the Rochester fuel injection system, as the carbureted 396/425 hp option cost $292.70 to the fuel injected 327/375 hp's $538.00. Few buyers could justify $245 more for 50 hp (37 kW) less. When only 771 fuel injected cars were built in 1965, Chevrolet discontinued the option. It would be 18 years until it returned.

Four-wheel disc brakes were also introduced in 1965, and side exhaust pipes appeared as an option.

In 1966 Chevrolet would up the power ante with the introduction of an even larger 427 in³ (7 L), 430 hp (321 kW V8, creating what would be one of the most collectible Corvettes ever, the L88.

The 1967 model was originally intended to debut the C3 generation Corvette, however due to engineering delays and possibly to avoid internal competition with the new Camaro, the C3 was pushed back a year. The 427 was available with 1282 ft³/min (605 L/s) Holley triple two-barrel carburetor, or Tri-Power. Only twenty L88s were made.

In 2004, Sports Car International named the Sting Ray number five on the list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s.


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craftymore
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Hey! This one is being ran two weeks too late too! Trying to find something redeemable about this one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . . yeah, I didn't find anything either.
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jedimario
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Yuck!
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craftymore
Jan 5 2010, 10:01 AM
Trying to find something redeemable about this one . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


. . . . . . . . . . . . yeah, I didn't find anything either.
Well, it is a Corvette. I don't think it could be redeemable. ;)
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harlans toys
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copy of the lonestar casting?
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james_autos
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I guess the casting isn't that bad, but those tiny wheels just make it look terrible.

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STUTZ
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james_autos
Jan 5 2010, 04:01 PM
I guess the casting isn't that bad, but those tiny wheels just make it look terrible.

It's a Lowrider. :lol:
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Sak
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A

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candidate would've been the HW C2 convertible. There hasn't been much

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lately.
Edited by Sak, Jan 5 2010, 05:59 PM.
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Supraman
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Sak
Jan 5 2010, 05:58 PM
A

WORTHY

candidate would've been the HW C2 convertible. There hasn't been much

WORTHY

lately.
Sometime

NEXT WEEK

there will be a

WORTHY

Corvette casting as COTD.

There is a theme to this week and it isn't junk. Nor is it "vehicles made or powered by GM"... though the choices up to now qualify for that. Too bad I have something Moparish lined up for tomorrow. ;)
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Okay, let me guess, Swifty. The theme this week is ?
1. Rubbish or Not?
2. Go-Kart Wheels on Cars
3. No one has heard of these diecast makers. Or cares.
4. The castings are bootlegs of other company's castings
5. Swifty still has a New Year's hangover
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jedimario
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I'll take all of the above! Except part of #3, yesterday's was nice.
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ivantt
Jan 5 2010, 09:58 PM
3. No one has heard of these diecast makers.
This is close. Actually, the theme of the week is diecast brands that haven't been featured as Car Of The Day yet. We're coming up on two years of this daily feature and I'm shooting to get to 100 different diecast brands represented in that time frame. We'll pass 90 with this week. So not too hard to do it if I can find some more cars. I have enough to run one additional one next week (another Corvette, and that one is stunning and will make up for this one).

My other goal is to see how many days I can go with a different diecast manufacturer featured as COTD. Otherwise it becomes the Tomica/GreenLight/Johnny Lightning/Matchbox/Hot Wheels/M2 Machines show. Sometimes the castings are good, sometimes they aren't...

@Harlan: Possibly! That was my first impression when taking the pics, the problem is I don't have one to compare it with. :(
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Sak
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Well, that makes sense. Meanwhile, I've never heard of Mandarin. And, judging by what I'm looking at, I'm justified in thinking the only Mandarin I want to see comes from the Number 1 Chinese Kitchen down the street.
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I've heard of Mandarin. I saw a small collection of them at a toy fair a couple of years ago. They were all Japanese cars in 'Superfast' type boxes. I think the seller wanted £15 each for them, which was an absolute p**s take considering most people have never heard of them.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Sp far, so good, Swifty. Just remember when you start digging on the bottom of the river, you can expect a lot of rubbish. Hopefully, we'll see a few doubloons found in the silt we have never seen before! Go for it.
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STUTZ
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Supraman
Jan 5 2010, 07:32 PM
Sak
Jan 5 2010, 05:58 PM
A

WORTHY

candidate would've been the HW C2 convertible. There hasn't been much

WORTHY

lately.
Sometime

NEXT WEEK

there will be a

WORTHY

Corvette casting as COTD.

There is a theme to this week and it isn't junk. Nor is it "vehicles made or powered by GM"... though the choices up to now qualify for that. Too bad I have something Moparish lined up for tomorrow. ;)
Please pick a Greenlight Corvette ('66 or '67 model) for next week Swifty.

Greenlight did an EXCELLENT job on these cars (much better than Johnny Lightning). Not everyone like Corvettes, but the Greenlight Corvette castings are the nicest 1/64 scale castings at an affordable price IMHO.
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STUTZ
Jan 8 2010, 08:39 PM
Greenlight did an EXCELLENT job on these cars (much better than Johnny Lightning). Not everyone like Corvettes, but the Greenlight Corvette castings are the nicest 1/64 scale castings at an affordable price IMHO.
While I agree with that statement 100% it'll be one of those unaffordable castings... But it's really REALLY good!

I will make it a point to run at least one GL Corvette later on this year. I'd do it now but I don't want to give everyone Corvette overload right now.
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James
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Nothing wrong with Corvette overload, after all they are ............
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