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      03-09-2017, 04:51 PM   #45
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Those quad tail-lights make it look like a Vette; should've kept it dual.
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Awww c'mon, kids! Surely you two remember these starting in 1975:



And these, which gained dual round taillights in the late 1960s -- yes, a few years after the C2, but hey: who's really counting?:

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Anyone mistaking this with a Vette has misplaced and or requires a visual prescription and or needs to be slapped.
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      03-09-2017, 05:02 PM   #47
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Those quad tail-lights make it look like a Vette; should've kept it dual.
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Awww c'mon, kids! Surely you two remember these starting in 1975:

[IMG]http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/cms/aut...-308-gtb-2.jpg[/IMG]

And these, which gained dual round taillights in the late 1960s -- yes, a few years after the C2, but hey: who's really counting?:

[IMG]http://fcauthority.com/wp-content/up...6-GTS-Rear.jpg[/IMG]
No fair using a Dino.

But 365's also had four round tails.

[img]http://cdn1.evo.co.uk/sites/evo/file...?itok=hgiv5AC3[/img]
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No fair using a Dino.

But 365's also had four round tails.

[img]http://cdn1.evo.co.uk/sites/evo/file...?itok=hgiv5AC3[/img]
Booty-ful.

(Thanks for the assist!)
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And engaging the Wayback, we find Porsche leading the trend.

[img]http://files1.porsche.com/filestore/...che-normal.jpg[/img]
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Big fan of the F12, and this is a great continuation.
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Not saying Lotus invented the look - just pointing out that it looks similar. No need for scolding lol
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Awww c'mon, kids! Surely you two remember these starting in 1975:
I wasn't even born yet then
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      03-12-2017, 12:57 PM   #54
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Anyone saying it looks like a vette is wrong. The F12 released in 2011 as 2012 model. Before the current corvette
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