Would a 435HP vette be considered a SUPERCAR?

[69hurstSC]

so a police car built by chevrolet is a RPO and not a supercar? what if said police car came with hi-po parts and special suspension?

who needs some popcorn....or a gun!

[camarojoe]

A police car is a police car. RPO, COPO, COP Co., whatever... if its black and white with 4 door handles it ain't a supercar. Gimme that gun.

[69hurstSC]

and one last thing.. is the Pete Estes built 68 Z28 vert considered a SuperCar?

[camarojoe]

That's a good question... personally, I just think it's a specially made convertible Z, and am glad they only built 1. I'll run for cover now with my popcorn and my gun...

I admitedly don't know much about how the '63 Z11's were built/ordered, but I'm guessing they'd fall into the category of Supercar pretty easily but I'm not sure...was the Z11 option an RPO? I guess if it was, they're not "Supercars" by definition, but are bad ass either way. The same can be said for many cars of the era.

[m22mike]

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Another thing to consider.......is if the Car has a "Caution Fan Sticker"..........

Ken

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Wait a darn minute here....I want equal time for the up side down cowl induction seal too !
Mike A

[Belair62]

Z11 was an RPO...those were in the days of the FACTORY wars...as was Super Duty and Max Wedge stuff...the dawning of an era that made COPO cars possible.

[Xplantdad]

My head hurts...

[markjohnson]

I'm sorry but c'mon, the Z-11 Impala is definitely a Supercar. Easily one of the most "Supercars" the General ever sent out the door. It was so wicked, GM themselves banned them after mid-year it was so wild. Aluminum nose, 13:1 compression, practically had a tunnel ram on top of the motor. Let's not even mention that beautiful air cleaner. I've gotta lot of respect for LT-1's but I would line up a '63 Z-11 against a Deuce Nova any day of the week.

[camarojoe]

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I've gotta lot of respect for LT-1's but I would line up a '63 Z-11 against a Deuce Nova any day of the week.

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Once again... nothing to do with what a supercar is or isn't. The 435hp vette in the original question would beat a deuce too, but it's still not a supercar by definition. Sorry.

[Steve Shauger]

The original credo of this site was:
Dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the Chevrolet dealer built Supercars and COPO cars.

Now that statement was intended to be the focus for THIS site. We are all in agreement that a supercar is many things to many people and there are other site that focus on Supercars outside this sites definition.

You will also note that this site has morphed into a site that discusses many other brand cars and the home index page reflects this with the addition of members rides and other muscle. I think being a focused site rather than a more general has enabled us to uncover the many unknown facts and mysteries of how these cars were conceived, built and distributed.

If someone want to start a forum for factory lightweights, make a request to the moderators to add one to the index. To me no cars have been excluded, however, I for one would like the sites credo to stay as is.

The members of this site offer a wealth of information to all enthusiasts and it is appreciated by all.