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Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :

Z16 Z06 Commemorative Edition

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(16:16 April 21, 2003)
C5 Goes Le Mans: Commemorative Edition Corvette joins 50th fanfare

By MAC MORRISON

Chevrolet will produce a 2004 Commemorative Edition Corvette Z06 in honor of the company’s 2001 and 2002 GTS class victories at Le Mans. Although it will be produced
in limited numbers, the car begins to atone for disappointment surrounding the understatedness of the 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette.

The Le Mans Corvette dons special badging and the same blue, silver and red paint scheme that will appear on the race cars entered in this year’s French enduro.

More importantly, the vehicle wears a carbon fiber hood, marking the first use of carbon fiber as a painted exterior panel on a vehicle produced in North America, according to GM.

The new hood weighs 20.5 pounds, 10.6 pounds lighter than the standard piece. The 5.7-liter V8 remains untouched, but Corvette engineers spent considerable time revising the Z06’s shock damping, with much development done at the Nurburgring. The revised
suspension will appear on all 2004 Z06s, but the hood will not. Commemorative Edition base coupes and convertibles will also be available, but with cosmetic changes only.

Due to production issues surrounding the carbon fiber hood, Chevrolet is still working out how many Commemorative Z06s will be made, estimating the figure to be “a couple thousand.” The company will tack on a $3,000-to-$5,000 price hike over the standard Z06 when the car goes on sale in August—by which time Chevy hopes to have another Le Mans victory under its belt.

Posted by 2002Z4CSS (Member # 1393) on :

Pretty cool! Anyone remember the Z16 1965 Chevelle SS 396? [Cool]

Posted by leadfoot (Member # 695) on :

I want one. [Big Grin]

Z-16 I thought it was a special Zaino Corvette [Eek!]

[ 22. April 2003, 01:42 PM: Message edited by: leadfoot ]

Posted by JohnS (Member # 1073) on :

quote:
Originally posted by leadfoot:
Z-16 I thought it was a special Zaino Corvette

Posted by DanA_F99_1977 (Member # 118) on :

I have been hearing about it about it for a while. THe only thing that really interests me is the shock damping. I am not a vette guy except for the track. For a flashy, special vehicle, I would rather have an 04 Camaro SS!!

Posted by 2002Z4CSS (Member # 1393) on :

quote:
Originally posted by DanA_F99_1977:
I would rather have an 04 Camaro SS!!

Me too!

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