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Undertoad 07-04-2010 09:33 AM
July 4, 2010: Corvette US flag
 
http://cellar.org/2010/corvettesflag.jpg

It's the quintessential American car: loud, brute force, fast as all hell, named after a warship, uses far too much fuel, generates only 69 HP per liter, breaks down every 100 miles.

So at the annual gathering of Corvettes in Carlisle, PA, they take as many Corvettes as they can, and they make the flag. This one is from last year; this year, in August, they intend to make an even bigger one...
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54 Corvettes bigger, for a total of 158 Corvettes – 57 red, 51 white, 35 blue and 15 silver. Half of the event registration fee for all of the 158 Corvettes participating will be donated to Homes for Our Troops, a national non-profit organization, committed to helping those who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries.

sandypossum 07-04-2010 09:50 AM
Are those balloons on the blue Corvettes pretending to be stars?

jinx 07-04-2010 09:54 AM
Where are the cars that are counted but not in the picture?

Undertoad 07-04-2010 10:02 AM
Probably up on flatbeds, headed to the garage.

newtimer 07-05-2010 05:50 AM
Curious why one of the white cars had its door open when the photo was taken.

nil_orally 07-05-2010 06:17 AM
You philistine UT. 98% of all corvettes are still on the road.

It is rumoured the other 2% made it home.

stevecrm 07-05-2010 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by newtimer (Post 668771)
Curious why one of the white cars had its door open when the photo was taken.
That was the driver that got out to take the photo :D

SPUCK 07-06-2010 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by newtimer (Post 668771)
Curious why one of the white cars had its door open when the photo was taken.
That was a thief who stumbled on all those Vets and was trying to hot-wire one.

Adak 07-06-2010 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 668691)
It's the quintessential American car: loud, brute force, fast as all hell, named after a warship, uses far too much fuel, generates only 69 HP per liter, breaks down every 100 miles.
Well, yes on the 69 HP per liter displacement - but that is only true for SOME Corvettes:

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The results are in from the 2009 ZR1's SAE certification: the 376 cubic inch supercharged LS9 V-8 makes 638 hp and 604 lb-ft of torque.
That's 169 HP per liter, and sports cars are SUPPOSED to use up a lot of fuel. :eyebrow:

By next year, I'll be running mine on "sea water" from the Gulf of Mexico. :D

Thank you, BP!

Undertoad 07-06-2010 11:03 AM
Actually it's 6.2 liter so it produces an excellent 100 hp per liter. Very efficient for an eight-banger.

Adak 07-06-2010 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 668921)
Actually it's 6.2 liter so it produces an excellent 100 hp per liter. Very efficient for an eight-banger.
Depends on the specific model. This one IS 376 cubic inches:
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The Gen IV LS9 is a supercharged 6,162 cc (6.162 L; 376.0 cu in) engine, based on the LS3; the LS7 block was not used due to the higher cylinder pressures created by the supercharger requiring the thicker cylinder walls of the LS3. Cylinder dimensions are now 4.06 in (103.1 mm) bore and 3.62 in (91.9 mm) stroke. It is equipped with an Eaton four-lobe Roots type supercharger. Power output is rated 638 bhp (476 kW)@6500rpm and 604 lb·ft (819 N·m)@3800rpm.

Applications:

* 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Undertoad 07-06-2010 07:09 PM
Dude please.

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(6.162 L; 376.0 cu in) 638 bhp

lumberjim 07-06-2010 07:46 PM
it's not 6.162 litres, it's 376 cubic inches, goddammit. talk american.

Nirvana 07-06-2010 09:00 PM
Two of these things is not like the others
Two of these things just do not belong. . .:thumb:

Nirvana 07-06-2010 09:01 PM
Well maybe there are 3 ...

Undertoad 07-06-2010 09:05 PM
People goddammit.

6.162 L / 638 bhp = 96.5 hp/L

HungLikeJesus 07-06-2010 10:04 PM
When I was a child we did division the other way around.

Undertoad 07-06-2010 10:07 PM
right

SPUCK 07-07-2010 05:30 AM
left

classicman 07-07-2010 10:23 AM
inverted

BigV 07-27-2010 09:29 PM
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July 4, 2010: Corvette US flag--ONE MORE!

lupin..the..3rd 07-27-2010 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Undertoad (Post 668921)
Actually it's 6.2 liter so it produces an excellent 100 hp per liter. Very efficient for an eight-banger.
That is pretty efficient. Of course there are normally aspirated Porsches making 118 hp/L, so I suppose it's all relative. (2010 GT3 RS makes 450 hp from 3.8 liters). But you can't make a huge American flag using German cars, that just doesn't work. :D

xoxoxoBruce 07-27-2010 11:10 PM
Gosh, 450 hp for only twice the money.

BigV 07-28-2010 12:58 AM
hey guys... did you see the PICTURE? tw can fight his own fights.

yeesh.

xoxoxoBruce 07-28-2010 01:07 AM
Yeah, I saw your picture. What's that got to do with the price of hp? :p:

BigV 07-28-2010 01:01 PM
you crack me up man.

Pete Zicato 07-28-2010 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BigV (Post 673131)
July 4, 2010: Corvette US flag--ONE MORE!
Hey. I recognize that floating bridge. Please tell me you weren't driving while you took that pic. :eek:

BigV 07-28-2010 05:28 PM
Dude.

I have *numerous* pictures taken while driving on that bridge. Most of them in motion as well, though to be honest, this one was taken while still in first gear. See them giant brakelights?

Mt Rainier is especially fetching from this stretch of floating roadway.


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