I'm having trouble locating production numbers for 1976. I know how many vettes were produced, but I can't seem to find out how many stingrays were produced.

 

76 was the last year that had "STINGRAY" on the fender, after that all C-3's were just Corvettes.

 

I thought stingray was an optional thing? Were all c3s before 76 stingrays?

 

Yes except the '68 didn't have the Stingray script on the side.

 

69-76 were Stingray's all one word and 63-68 were Sting Ray's two words but after 76 they were just corvettes

 

The "stingray" was dropped due to Bill Mitchell retiring (the guy who had all to do with the shape of the 'Vette)that year (1977) and Chuck Jordan tookhis placeas "head of styling." In '63 Bill Mitchell came up with the new 'Vette that looked like his "stingray racer," that he and another guy designed, originally for circuit racing.
And here's something that we just talked about in one of someone's topics; The Stingray Racer was very competitive, but over 120 mph, the front end became unstable due to lift, with air getting underneath. ***Remember the topic about this? Who was it asking about a front spoiler? In those days, aerodynamics was little understood compared to today.
((Alot of the topics posted on the site seem to be of little importance at the time, but later turn out, with people adding more posts to yhe topic over time,to be very informative in the future.))

******Not my secret knowledge, I read it in my "Corvette History" booktwo yearsand something back when I got it. LOL Didn't mean to sound too damn smart. LOL

On the more serious side, Our 'Vettes are "really" a great part of American car history. That's one of the main reasons that I love owning one. It is THE only true American sports car and has been a sports car from day one, unlike some of the other American cars that were small and sporty one year and mid-sized or larger another. (For Example: Look at the T-Bird from day one; first a two seater and in the '70s it was a monster with a 460ci motor. (I got my 9" rear from a '76 T-Bird monster, and that year had a notched housing for the 9 1/4" ring gear.) From one extreme to the other.)
I really appreciate being a part of this forum, even when I "****-off" someone here or there. But Ido well at saying, "I'm Sorry."LOL
"Long Live The 'Vette"

 

Where was the Sting Ray on the 68s?

Texas Jim: re: aerodynamics, Zora once was quoted as saying the the mid year body style had just enuf lift to be a bad airplane. I guess the front end gets real lite at speed. []