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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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