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General Discussion Area => Corvette Related Chat => Topic started by: jolinari on September 13, 2006, 09:09:57 PM

Title: 1973 Corvette XP 987 GT. Rotary mid-engined model, only one ever made
Post by: jolinari on September 13, 2006, 09:09:57 PM

(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/jolinari/197320Corvette20XP2098720GT20rotary.jpg)

Title: 1973 Corvette XP 987 GT. Rotary mid-engined model, only one ever made
Post by: nifty on September 13, 2006, 10:28:51 PM

look a bit like camaro front gaurds with pantera rear gaurds....its a fugly

Title: 1973 Corvette XP 987 GT. Rotary mid-engined model, only one ever made
Post by: 69VETTE on September 14, 2006, 08:13:50 AM

Hey Jolinari,

Is this a custom job (where did you find this) or is this one of GMs special projects... more info please.

Thanks.. interested.;40


M;36

Title: 1973 Corvette XP 987 GT. Rotary mid-engined model, only one ever made
Post by: 69 DIRTY RAT on September 14, 2006, 10:33:16 AM

It is a real GM prototype experiment!

Title: 1973 Corvette XP 987 GT. Rotary mid-engined model, only one ever made
Post by: 69VETTE on September 15, 2006, 08:23:52 AM

Quote

Originally posted by 69 DIRTY RAT
It is a real GM prototype experiment!

Now thats incredible... why a rotary engine?  ;52

Title: 1973 Corvette XP 987 GT. Rotary mid-engined model, only one ever made
Post by: 69 DIRTY RAT on September 15, 2006, 10:42:05 AM

It was the seventies........drugs I would imagine!

Title: 1973 Corvette XP 987 GT. Rotary mid-engined model, only one ever made
Post by: jolinari on September 15, 2006, 12:07:31 PM

Quote

Originally posted by 69VETTE
Hey Jolinari,

Is this a custom job (where did you find this) or is this one of GMs special projects... more info please.

Thanks.. interested.;40


M;36

Built by Pininfarina to a GM design, the XP-897GT "Two-Rotor Car" appeared in1973 as a showcase for GM's then-imminent Wankel-type rotary engine. Like the original XP-882, it was widely believed to be a precursor of the next generation Corvette.

we also discussed it last time...this thread

http://www.nswcorvettes.com.au/forum/viewthread.php?tid=3053#pid1045910044