68/69 grill query

[Mad4slalom]

Hi all, a question for 68/69. Owners, … i am sure i have seen 68/69 ‘s , some with 3 shark gill vents and some with 4, is this a year thing or a small block, big block thing or possibly a one model thing . Any ideas? Thanks.
just curious

 

[Derek Nicol]

65 & 66 C2's had 3 gills.

 

[Mad4slalom]

65 & 66 C2's had 3 gills.

We are talking early c3 tho or am i imagining this

 

[Roscobbc]

One of the 'gills' (rearmost one) is a blank - no aperture behind it. 68' didn't have the chrome trim on the gills either as standard.

 

[Derek Nicol]

One of the 'gills' (rearmost one) is a blank - no aperture behind it. 68' didn't have the chrome trim on the gills either as standard.

Maybe hes not MAD then?

 

[Letank]

Four gills on each side from the factory. As Ross says, the rearmost one is blanked. The trims were optional, but only in 69 iirc.

 

[Letank]

The blanking is much more obvious on lighter coloured cars and could give the appearance of only 3 gills at a glance.

 

[Mad4slalom]

View attachment 13157The blanking is much more obvious on lighter coloured cars and could give the appearance of only 3 gills at a glance.

That is what confused me , thanks for the clarrification

 

[CaptainK]

One of the 'gills' (rearmost one) is a blank - no aperture behind it. 68' didn't have the chrome trim on the gills either as standard.

I didn't know that - my 68 has the chrome trims on the gills, so I guess one of its previous American owners must have fitted them.

 

[Corvette]

The gill trims were only an option on a 69.

 

[James Vette]

The chrome gills set the whole thing off.

 

[Roscobbc]

So some say......me? Not so sure

 

[Nassau65]

I must say I prefer the 69 with the chrome inserts. Whenever we get a 69 if it hasn’t got the inserts I buy them and fit. To me it sets the car off.

 

[Corvette]

So some say......me? Not so sure

Next youll be saying the 68 came with the Stingray emblem Ross?

Didnt GM say "keep youre 68 all 68"

 

[Roscobbc]

Next youll be saying the 68 came with the Stingray emblem Ross?

Didnt GM say "keep youre 68 all 68"

Mine wasn't ever a Stingray - it's a Corvette

 

[Nassau65]

I wouldn’t object to a 1968 corvette having the stingray fender script and the gill inserts.

I think the gill inserts are probably a more popular addition.

1968 convertible with gill inserts added. What’s not to like.

 

[Nassau65]

Mine wasn't ever a Stingray - it's a Corvette

Interesting line of thought here, do you consider the first of the C3 Corvettes ie 1968 model ( as they are referred to now ) as a Stingray.? That said, what about the 1977-1982 model C3’s.

 

[Corvette]

Mine wasn't ever a Stingray - it's a Corvette

Correct!

 

[Corvette]

Interesting line of thought here, do you consider the first of the C3 Corvettes ie 1968 model ( as they are referred to now ) as a Stingray.? That said, what about the 1977-1982 model C3’s.

They are obviously all Corvette’s, I normally call all of them a Corvette whatever year never referring to the year specific models as a Stingray nor a mid year as a Sting Ray.

 

[Nassau65]

I tend to call mid years sting Rays, all others ( up to 1982) corvettes or sometimes corvette stingrays. 1984 and newer just corvettes.