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Narrator: TODAY ON "HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS" --

THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY,

A LEGEND REINVENTED.

-- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

Narrator: IN 1981, GENERAL MOTORS MOVED

ITS CHEVROLET CORVETTE ASSEMBLY PLANT

TO BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY,

WHICH IS ALSO HOME TO THE NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM.

HERE, A BUST PAYS TRIBUTE TO ZORA ARKUS-DUNTOV,

THE MAN KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF THE CORVETTE.

THE FIRST CORVETTE DESIGN WAS LED BY

GENERAL MOTORS HEAD OF DESIGN HARLEY EARL IN 1953.

NOT LONG AFTER,

ZORA ARKUS-DUNTOV SAW THAT ORIGINAL CAR

AT A NEW YORK MOTORAMA EXHIBITION

AND FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CORVETTE LOOK.

BY THE 1960S,

HE HELPED CREATE THE FAMOUS CORVETTE STINGRAY,

A STYLISH AND POWERFUL SPORTS CAR.

CHEVROLET STOPPED USING THE STINGRAY NAME ON CORVETTES

AFTER 1976.

BUT WITH THE SEVENTH GENERATION OF THE CORVETTE,

STINGRAY RIDES AGAIN.

IT INCORPORATES

ALUMINUM AND CARBON FIBER MATERIALS TOGETHER

WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART POWER TRAIN TECHNOLOGY.

THIS CAR HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REDESIGNED

TO CREATE A FAST, LIGHTWEIGHT UPDATE

TO THE AUTOMOTIVE LEGEND.

HERE, A ROBOT POSITIONS COMPONENTS OF THE STINGRAY FRAME

IN A JIG, KNOWN AS A GEOMETRY SETTING TOOL.

WITH THE FIRST COMPONENT IN PLACE,

A WORKER LOADS IN A PART CALLED THE SEAT BACK BEAM,

FOLLOWED BY THE SEAT BACK PANELS

AND THE TUNNEL SIDE PANELS.

THESE ARE ALL PART OF A COMPONENT

SIMPLY CALLED THE TUNNEL.

ONCE THE SETTING TOOL HAS

CLAMPED EVERYTHING FIRMLY IN PLACE,

THE WALL BEHIND IT PIVOTS ON ITS AXIS

AND SWIVELS 180 DEGREES,

REVEALING A RECENTLY WELDED TUNNEL.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT WALL,

A PAIR OF ROBOTS BEGIN WELDING THE PARTS.

JUST 155 SECONDS LATER,

THE TUNNEL IS WELDED AND READY FOR THE NEXT STEP.

A ROBOT PREPARES THE BODY LIFE RAILS.

A SECOND ROBOT LOADS THE TUNNEL BETWEEN THE RAILS

ON THE TOOLING FIXTURE.

THE CAR BODY BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE

AS THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS GO ON.

ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM,

WHICH OFFERS RUST-FREE RIGIDITY, LIGHTNESS, AND DURABILITY.

ONCE ALL THE COMPONENTS OF THE FRAME ARE CLAMPED IN PLACE,

A ROBOT QUICKLY WELDS THE JOINTS

BEFORE THE FRAMES HEADS TO THE NEXT STATION.

BY THE TIME THE STINGRAY IS FINISHED,

IT'LL HAVE ROUGHLY 350 RESISTANT SPOT WELDS

AND ABOUT 70 LASER WELDS.

THAT'S MORE THAN 36 FEET OF LASER WELDS.

WHILE THE FRAME IS A VITAL ELEMENT OF THE CORVETTE,

THE BODY PANELS CREATE THE STINGRAY'S DISTINCTIVE LOOK.

HERE, A WORKER LOADS A SET OF PANELS ONTO A CARRIER.

THE CARRIER MOVES AT A SPEED

PROGRAMMED TO KEEP UP WITH THE PACE OF PRODUCTION.

AT THE PRIMING BOOTH ENTRANCE,

A READER SCANS THE UNIQUE BAR CODE

LOCATED ON EACH CARRIER

AND SENDS THE INFORMATION TO A COMPUTER,

WHICH TELLS THE ROBOTS WHAT TO DO.

IN JUST 2 1/2 MINUTES,

THEY PRIME THE ENTIRE SET OF PANELS.

THE PANELS THEN HEAD ACROSS THE HALL INTO A GIANT OVEN,

WHERE THEY WILL BAKE FOR 30 MINUTES

AT A TEMPERATURE OF 260 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

AFTER THAT, THE PANELS WILL RECEIVE A BASE COAT

IN ONE OF 10 DIFFERENT COLORS, FOLLOWED BY A CLEAR COAT.

FINALLY, THEY ARRIVE HERE,

WHERE A TEAM OF TECHNICIANS INSPECT THE SURFACES

AND CORRECT ANY DEFECTS WITH SANDERS AND POLISHERS.

THE PAINT SHOP ALSO HANDLES ANOTHER PROCESS

CALLED SONIC WELDING.

HERE, A WORKER POSITIONS THE CORVETTE EMBLEM

IN A FIXTURE,

THEN LAYS THE CAR'S FASCIA ON TOP.

HE INSERTS COMPOSITE BRACKETS INTO THE FASCIA.

THE FASCIA AND THE BRACKETS, WHICH ARE MADE OF A MATERIAL

CALLED THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFIN, OR T.P.O.,

FORM THE NOSE OF THE CAR.

THESE BRACKETS WILL PROVIDE LOCATING POINTS

FOR THE HEADLIGHT INSTALLATION.

ONCE THEY'RE INSTALLED, THE WORKER CLAMPS THEM IN PLACE.

A ROBOTIC ARM BEGINS THE ULTRASONIC WELDING PROCESS.

THIS MEANS IT USES HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES

TO MELT THE BRACKET ON TO THE FASCIA

AT SPECIFIED WELD POINTS.

THESE SOUND WAVES ARE INAUDIBLE.

THERE ARE 25 WELD POINTS FOR THIS PART.

THE ROBOT COMPLETES ITS TASK IN JUST 3 MINUTES,

PERFECTLY BONDING THE BRACKETS AND THE EMBLEM TO THE PANEL.

Narrator: AT THE HEART OF EVERY CORVETTE

IS A CLASSIC AMERICAN V8 POWERHOUSE.

THE STINGRAY'S ENGINE IS 6.2 LITERS, 461 HORSEPOWER,

AND HAS A TOP SPEED OF 190 MILES PER HOUR.

THE ENGINES ARE MADE HERE

AT THE G.M. TONAWANDA ENGINE PLANT

IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

THEY START WITH A PRECISION SAND CAST ALUMINUM BLOCK.

HERE, A TEAM OF ROBOTS CONDUCTS A SERIES OF TESTS,

INCLUDING THE WATER JACKET LEAK TEST

AND BLOCKAGE TESTS.

A CAMERA CHECKS FOR THE PRESENCE

OF ALL THE NECESSARY THREADED HOLES

THAT WILL PROVIDE ATTACHMENT POINTS

DURING THE ASSEMBLY OF THE CAR AT BOWLING GREEN.

A DATA BOLT,

WHICH IS AN ACTUAL BOLT THAT CONTAINS A COMPUTER CHIP,

RECORDS THE ENGINE'S PROGRESS AS IT MOVES THROUGH PRODUCTION

AT TONAWANDA.

HERE, A WORKER PREPARES TO INSTALL THE CRANKSHAFT.

HE PLACES A SPECIALIZED GUIDE IN THE BLOCK

TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO THE CRANKCASE

AS HE LOWERS THE PRE-OILED CRANKSHAFT INTO POSITION.

THESE POWDERED METAL PISTON RODS ARE KNOWN AS FRACTURED RODS.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE SUPPLIER ACTUALLY BREAKS THEM

AT THE POINT WHERE THEY WILL ENCIRCLE THE CRANKSHAFT.

THE IRREGULARITY OF THE FRACTURE SURFACES

ALLOW THE TECHNICIANS AT TONAWANDA

TO REALIGN THE RODS PERFECTLY DURING INSTALLATION.

NOW A TECHNICIAN USES A DEVICE CALLED A PISTON CUP

TO COMPRESS THE PISTON RINGS AT TAPERING ANGLE.

THIS MAKES IT EASIER TO SLIDE THE PISTON ASSEMBLY

INTO THE CYLINDER.

THE SECOND WORKER USES A BLUE TOOL CALLED A GUIDEFORK

TO GUIDE THE ROD IN WITHOUT DAMAGING THE PISTON LINER

OR THE CRANKSHAFT.

THIS IS THE OIL PAN RTV STATION.

RTV STANDS FOR "ROOM-TEMPERATURE VULCANIZATION."

WITH THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE OIL PAN CLAMPED UPSIDE DOWN,

THE MACHINE SQUEEZES A THIN BEAD OF RTV

AROUND ITS PERIMETER.

A CAMERA VERIFIES THAT THE ORIENTATION IS CORRECT.

THE MACHINE FLIPS THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE OIL PAN

180 DEGREES

AND BRINGS THE TOP SECTION UP TO MEET IT.

THE TURNTABLE THEN SWIVELS,

DELIVERING THE NEXT OIL PAN

WHILE ALLOWING THE WORKER TO TRANSFER THE FINISHED ONE

ONTO AN INVERTED ENGINE BLOCK.

THIS PROCESS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED QUICKLY

BEFORE THE RTV HAS A CHANCE TO CURE.

16 SPINDLES DESCEND TO TIGHTEN THE OIL PAN FASTENERS

TO THE PRECISE TORQUE REQUIRED.

HERE AT THE HEAD SUB ASSEMBLY STATION,

THIS MACHINE INSTALLS BOTH THE EXHAUST AND INTAKE VALVES

AT THE RATE OF 48 PARTS IN JUST 40 SECONDS.

ONE OF THE ARMS GRABS A SET OF VALVE COMPONENTS,

DIPS THEM IN OIL, AND INSERTS THEM.

THE MACHINE FLIPS THE HEAD,

THEN THE SECOND ARM INSTALLS A SERIES OF SPRINGS,

COMPRESSING THEM SLIGHTLY

AND DROPPING A KEY DOWN INSIDE THEM.

AS THE SPRING DECOMPRESSES,

THE KEY LOCKS, HOLDING THE SPRING IN PLACE.

A TECHNICIAN POSITIONS A COMPONENT

CALLED A CYLINDER HEAD GASKET ON THE ENGINE

BEFORE INSTALLING THE HEAD.

THIS GASKET IS A HIGH TECH, MULTILAYER STEEL COMPONENT

THAT MUST SEAL IN OIL, COOLANT, AND COMBUSTION.

THE CYLINDER HEAD'S INTEGRATIVE FUEL RAIL TO

ACCOMMODATE THE DIRECT INJECTION FUEL SYSTEM.

TWO WORKERS INSERT THE 16 PUSH RODS

THAT WILL TRANSMIT MOTION FROM THE CAM SHAFT TO THE VALVES.

ONCE THE RODS ARE IN PLACE,

THE WORKERS INSTALL COMPONENTS CALLED ROCKER ARMS.

THE MOTION OF THE CAM SHAFT WILL TRANSFER THROUGH THE PUSH RODS

TO THE ROCKER ARMS AND THEN TO THE VALVES.

THE WORKERS HAVE ONLY PARTIALLY SCREWED THE ROCKER ARMS

IN PLACE.

AT THIS STATION, A SPECIALIZED DEVICE

ORIENTS THE ENGINE SO THAT NO VALVES ARE OPEN

BEFORE TIGHTENING THE BOLTS TO THE NECESSARY TORQUE.

THIS OPERATION IS CALLED THE ROCKER ARM RUNDOWN.

A TECHNICIAN INSTALLS THE ROCKER COVER AND COIL PACKS.

THE ROCKER COVER SEALS THE VALVE TRAIN,

WHILE THE COIL PACKS SUPPLY IGNITION ENERGY

TO THE SPARK PLUGS.

A PIECE OF FOAM SOUND INSULATION GOES OVER THE ENGINE

BEFORE A TECHNICIAN POSITIONS

THE HIGH DENSITY COMPOSITE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON TOP.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST,

A MACHINE ATTACHES THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD

TOGETHER WITH ITS GASKET.

MADE OF CAST STAINLESS STEEL FOR STRENGTH AND DURABILITY,

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FEATURES EQUAL LENGTH RUNNERS

FOR OPTIMAL ENGINE PERFORMANCE.

Narrator: FROM START TO FINISH,

THE NEW CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY

WILL TRAVEL SEVEN MILES ON A NETWORK OF CONVEYOR SYSTEMS

AS WORKERS TRANSFORM THE COMPONENTS

INTO A COMPLETE CAR

OVER THE COURSE OF THREE AND A HALF DAYS.

SINCE 1981,

ALL CORVETTES HAVE BEEN MADE HERE IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY,

AT THE BOWLING GREEN ASSEMBLY PLANT,

WHICH COVERS 1,000,000 SQUARE FEET.

TO BUILD THE CAR, WORKERS RELY ON A SPECIAL CONVEYOR SYSTEM

KNOWN AS A TOWVEYOR.

THIS CONSISTS OF TOW CARTS WHICH MOVE AT PRECISELY TIME SPEEDS

ALONG TRACKS SET IN THE FLOOR.

THIS ALLOWS WORKERS TO MOUNT COMPONENTS ON THE CHASSIS

AS IT MOVES, ENSURING SMOOTH, TIMELY ASSEMBLY.

HERE, A WORKER USES A HOIST TO SETTLE THE TRANSMISSION

INTO ITS CRADLE, WHERE THEY WILL SECURE IT.

THE NEW STINGRAY COMES WITH TWO TRANSMISSION OPTIONS --

AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WITH PADDLE SHIFTING,

OR A 7-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH ACTIVE REV MATCH.

AS THE CHASSIS MOVES ALONG,

THE ENGINE TRAVELS A PARALLEL ASSEMBLY LINE.

THE TWO LINES MEET AT PRECISELY THE RIGHT TIME.

WORKERS TRANSFER THE FINISHED ENGINE TO THE CHASSIS

AND LOWER IT INTO POSITION.

WORKERS NOW CONNECT A LONG CYLINDER CALLED A TORQUE TUBE,

WHICH WILL TRANSFER THE ENGINE'S TORQUE

TO THE TRANSMISSION.

AND, OF COURSE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE CONTROLLED

FROM THE STINGRAY'S HIGH TECH COCKPIT,

WHICH IS READY FOR INSTALLATION.

ALL THE JOINTS GET A PROTECTIVE COATING OF URETHANE

BEFORE A ROBOT LOWERS THE COCKPIT ONTO THE CAR FRAME.

32 BOLTS ON EACH SIDE SECURE IT IN POSITION.

AT THIS STATION,

A ROBOT APPLIES A URETHANE ADHESIVE

ON A COMPONENT CALLED THE WHEELHOUSE,

AS A CART DOCKS THE CAR IN A PRECISE LOCATION.

AUTOMATED LIFTS INSTALL THE WHEELHOUSES ON THE CAR

AND HOLD THEM THERE FOR 90 SECONDS

AS THE ADHESIVE CURES.

A WORKER BRINGS THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL TO THE CAR

AND ATTACHES IT WITH SEVERAL SCREWS ON THE TOP

AND SEVERAL IN THE DOORFRAME.

NEXT, SHE INSTALLS THE FUEL NOZZLE.

WITH THE NEW CORVETTE STINGRAY,

YOU'LL NEVER ACCIDENTALLY LEAVE YOUR GAS CAP BEHIND

AT THE SERVICE STATION.

THAT'S BECAUSE THERE IS NO GAS CAP.

THANKS TO A CLEVER, SPRING-LOADED MECHANISM,

THE NOZZLE SELF-SEALS WHEN YOU FINISH FUELING UP.

NEXT, TECHNICIANS USE HOISTS TO INSTALL THE SEATS.

THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SEATS OPTIONS --

THE STANDARD GT AND THE COMPETITION SPORT.

A PROTECTIVE RING AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE DOOR OPENING

ENSURES THIS PROCESS WON'T DAMAGE THE CAR BODY.

A WORKER REMOVES THE BACKING

FROM A SELF-ADHESIVE CORVETTE EMBLEM.

HE USES A JIG TO MAKE SURE

THE EMBLEM IS PERFECTLY POSITIONED

BEFORE ADHERING IT TO THE REAR FASCIA OF THE CAR.

WHILE THERE, HE ALSO TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY

TO TEST THE REAR L.E.D. LIGHTS.

HE NOW ROTATES THE PANEL TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION.

ALTHOUGH THE REAR FASCIA IS LIGHTWEIGHT,

CORVETTE MANDATES

THAT TWO WORKERS SHOULD WALK THE PART TO THE CAR.

THIS HELPS PREVENT DAMAGE BEING DONE

TO EITHER THE PART OR THE CAR

AS THE WORKERS CAREFULLY INSTALL IT TOGETHER.

THE POWER TRAIN AND THE CAR BODY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED

ON TWO SEPARATE CONVEYOR LINES

THAT ARE PRECISELY TIMED TO CONVERGE HERE.

THE OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SLOWLY LOWERS THE BODY,

AS THE TOWVEYOR RAISES THE POWER TRAIN TO MEET IT.

ONCE TECHNICIANS HAVE

BOLTED THE BODY AND ITS POWER TRAIN TOGETHER,

WORKERS INSTALL THE HOOD,

WHICH IS MADE OF STRONG, LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON FIBER.

A TECHNICIAN THEN USES SPACERS, OR GAP TOOLS,

TO MAKE SURE THE GAP BETWEEN

THE HOOD AND THE REST OF THE CAR BODY

IS THE CORRECT WIDTH.

AFTER FASTENING THE HOOD TO THE CAR

AT ITS ATTACHMENT POINTS,

HE DOUBLE-CHECKS THE WIDTH WITH A SET OF GAUGES.

SATISFIED, HE REMOVES THE GAP TOOLS.

A WORKER NOW INSTALLS THE HEADLIGHTS.

THE CORVETTE STINGRAY FEATURES AMBER L.E.D. TURN SIGNALS,

FRAMING THE BI-XENON, FROSTED, INDIRECT,

H.I.D. HIGH AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS.

THERE ARE ALSO WHITE L.E.D. D.R.L. UNDER EACH PROJECTOR.

WITH THE LIGHTS FULLY INSTALLED,

TWO WORKERS CAN NOW CARRY THE FRONT FENDER TO THE CAR

AND POSITION IT FOR INSTALLATION.

THE FENDER INCLUDES THE STINGRAY'S DISTINCTIVE GRILLE

AND THE CORVETTE'S FAMOUS EMBLEM.

A TECHNICIAN USES A HOIST

TO POSITION THE WHEELS FOR INSTALLATION.

THE WHEELS FEATURE

MICHELIN PILOT SUPER SPORT TIRES,

SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE STINGRAY.

Narrator: A FULLY DECKED OUT

SEVENTH GENERATION CORVETTE STINGRAY

FEATURES MAGNETIC SELECTIVE ROD CONTROL,

HEAD-UP DISPLAY,

A 10-SPEAKER AUDIO SYSTEM,

AND A DRIVER MODE SELECTOR WITH FIVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

THESE CORVETTES ARE COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED.

AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SYSTEM SLOWLY LOWERS THEM

UNTIL THE WHEELS TOUCH THE GROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THE CAR HAS A DRY WEIGHT OF 3,159 POUNDS.

WITH ALL ITS FLUIDS,

THE CURB WEIGHT WILL BE 3,302 POUNDS.

HERE, BRIGHT SIDE LIGHTING ALLOWS TECHNICIANS

TO CAREFULLY INSPECT THE CAR FOR ANY FLAWS IN THE PAINT JOB

OR THE GAPS BETWEEN THE BODY PANELS.

A WORKER THEN STARTS THE CAR UP FOR THE FIRST TIME

AND DRIVES IT OVER A RUMPLE STRIP

TO AN ALIGNMENT STATION.

HERE, TECHNICIANS WILL USE PRECISION EQUIPMENT

TO PERFECTLY ALIGN

THE STEERING SYSTEM AND THE HEADLIGHTS.

IN A PIT UNDER THE ALIGNMENT STATION,

A WORKER CAREFULLY ADJUSTS THE WHEELS.

THE STEERING WHEEL MUST BE NO MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETERS

OFF ITS CENTER POSITION

WHEN THE WHEELS ARE POINTED STRAIGHT AHEAD.

SIMULTANEOUSLY,

AN OPTICAL SENSOR MOVES BACK AND FORTH

IN FRONT OF THE CAR

TO GAUGE THE POSITION OF THE HEADLIGHTS.

AT A DISTANCE OF 25 FEET, THE MIDDLE OF THE HEADLIGHT BEAM

CAN BE NO MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETERS OFF CENTER.

THE CAR IS NOW READY FOR THE DYNAMIC VEHICLE TEST.

HERE, A DRIVER TRIES OUT EVERY SWITCH

WHILE REVVING THE CAR UP TO 80 MILES PER HOUR,

AS A COMPUTER RUNS OVER 800 TESTS IN JUST 2 MINUTES.

IT CHECKS EVERYTHING FROM THE ENGINE CYLINDERS

TO TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND EMISSION LEVELS.

ONCE PAST THE DYNAMIC VEHICLE TEST,

THE CAR MUST ENDURE A POWERFUL, SIMULATED TROPICAL STORM.

THIS IS KNOWN AS THE WATER TEST.

FOR 2 SOLID MINUTES,

HIGH PRESSURE JETS HAMMER THE CAR

WITH 12 GALLONS PER SECOND.

THE DRIVER USES A FLASHLIGHT TO EXAMINE THE INTERIOR

FOR ANY SIGNS OF LEAKAGE.

UNDER SUCH AN INTENSE BARRAGE,

THE SMALLEST CRACK WILL SHOW UP.

THE DRIVER NOW TAKES THE CAR

OVER SOMETHING CALLED THE SQUEAK AND RATTLE TRACK,

WHICH SIMULATES DIFFERENT ROAD CONDITIONS.

AS HE DRIVES, HE LISTENS CAREFULLY FOR...WHAT ELSE?

SQUEAKS AND RATTLES.

THE NEW STINGRAY IS THE LATEST

IN A LONG LINE OF FAMOUS CORVETTES.

IN FACT, CHEVROLET HAS MADE

MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION OF THEM IN TOTAL.

IN PRODUCTION SINCE 1953,

THE CORVETTE IS THE WORLD'S LONGEST RUNNING,

CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCED PASSENGER CAR.

THE ORIGINAL 1960 STINGRAY TOOK MORNING THAN JUST ITS NAME

FROM THAT HYDRODYNAMIC FISH.

THE DESIGN OF BOTH THE OLD AND THE NEW CORVETTE STINGRAY

FEATURES SMOOTHLY CURVING TRANSITIONS

FROM SURFACE TO SURFACE,

ENABLING AIR TO FLOW OVER AND AROUND IT AT HIGH SPEED.

THIS DESIGN FEATURE,

TAKEN TOGETHER WITH THE NEW STINGRAY'S POWERFUL V8 ENGINE,

HIGH TECH TRANSMISSION, AND LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION,

MAKE IT A TRUE CORVETTE,

PAYING TRIBUTE TO A CELEBRATED PAST

WHILE ROARING INTO THE FUTURE.

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