The history of the origin of your Corvette colour

[Nassau65]

They were loved back in the day, as shown on the C3.

 

[Nassau65]

Look pretty good on later cars as well

 

[teamzr1]

There’s something bad ass but also classy about a black car dripping in chrome View attachment 25600

I really had no choice as Texas being closer to the equator the sun is much hotter, brighter and high UV
The hatch glass is a large area and would really cause inside to get really hot, so the louver really helped
but have to get used to looking between the slates when looking via rearview mirror

It was common to burn fingers when holding the steering wheel before turning A/C on

 

[Chuffer]

I really had no choice as Texas being closer to the equator the sun is much hotter, brighter and high UV
The hatch glass is a large area and would really cause inside to get really hot, so the louver really helped
but have to get used to looking between the slates when looking via rearview mirror

It was common to burn fingers when holding the steering wheel before turning A/C on

Not much chance of equatorial temperatures in down town Dagenham UK but louvres were a must have for any budding Boy Racer with a Ford Capri in the 1970`s !!!

 

[Nassau65]

Not much chance of equatorial temperatures in down town Dagenham UK but louvres were a must have for any budding Boy Racer with a Ford Capri in the 1970`s !!!View attachment 25606

Oh YES. Absolutely loved putting them on my 3000E. Thought I was the business.

 

[Mr. Cricket]

Louvres just don't do it for me. They ruin the sleek lines and look cheap

 

[Nassau65]

It’s good to look back at styling fads. Some still look good on the period correct cars. IMO.

 

[Roscobbc]

Back when I had one of these.......the extreme angle of the rear window of the '71 - '73 Mustang really alluded to zero rear visiblity if raining or there was water laying on the window surface (no heated rear window or rear wiper) - at best you had the equivalent of a 3" 'slot' for rear visibiity......reduced significantly if you had the rear end of the car 'jacked-up' to clear those 10" wide rear wheels and monster General Grabber tyres. Yes, in theory the rear louvres would heap seeing where you had just been if raining.....however that 3" 'slot' was effective further reduced........

 

[Nassau65]

Think of the old Ferrari saying, “ what’s behind doesn’t matter”

Louvre’s did look very good on 1969-1973 fastback/sports roof mustangs.
The factory fitted hinged versions made cleaning the rear screen easier.

 

[Nassau65]

I think they look pretty good on the newest generation of the Camaro.

 

[Chevrolet]

I think they look pretty good on the newest generation of the Camaro.

Not sure about on Camaro, but C7 yes?

 

[Nassau65]

And as the old saying says,
“ beauty is in the eye of the beholder “

 

[Roscobbc]

Interestingly there is no mention of white coloured Corvettes - i.e Polar White.......OK, so there isn't a race track or event related to a white colour. Having said that some might classify white as very much as a 'non-colour' and rather uninteresting being the closest thing to daylight and seemingly devoid of even the slightest colour tint and of little interest compared to more intense colours. Of course that is not really true as there are many differing shades of white and daylight has significant yellow and red tones. Me?, whether one likes white or not - it does present a car, and especially a Vette with very sharp and specific body lines like the C3, C7 and C8 in a pure way.

 

[Mr. Cricket]

Interestingly there is no mention of white coloured Corvettes - i.e Polar White.......OK, so there isn't a race track or event related to a white colour. Having said that some might classify white as very much as a 'non-colour' and rather uninteresting being the closest thing to daylight and seemingly devoid of even the slightest colour tint and of little interest compared to more intense colours. Of course that is not really true as there are many differing shades of white and daylight has significant yellow and red tones. Me?, whether one likes white or not - it does present a car, and especially a Vette with very sharp and specific body lines like the C3, C7 and C8 in a pure way.

While not specifically mentioned Ross, I think this part is aimed at that colour and others..

"After years of innocuous names like Tuxedo Black, Ermine White, Arctic Blue, etc. like most manufacturers used at the time"

 

[Nassau65]

Always thought white suited the corvette very nicely. To my eyes all generations looked good in white.
White with a red interior is a favourite of mine.
On white convertibles I prefer a black top, on other colours a white top is preferred

 

[Chevrolet]

Interestingly there is no mention of white coloured Corvettes - i.e Polar White.......OK, so there isn't a race track or event related to a white colour.

Limited edition Corvette racer Ron Fellows C6 Z06s certainly looked good in white. Were there any other limited edition Vettes in white?

 

[teamzr1]

Here is a new 2024 E-Ray in Arctic white
Not to my liking

 

[Mr. Cricket]

Limited edition Corvette racer Ron Fellows C6 Z06s certainly looked good in white. Were there any other limited edition Vettes in white?

Jonny's Anniversary model??

 

[Nassau65]

Looks great in white to me.

 

[Roscobbc]

I think a C7 or C8 in white with the contrast of plain black or carbon fibre looks 'epic'