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chevrolet skyline !!!!!

Old Mar 17, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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chevrolet skyline !!!!!

ok, i may be a lil behind on the chev cars, but i saw a 03 impala on tv today and noticed something very "not chev" they have the skyline tail lights
http://www.chevrolet.com/impala/index.html
i mean they always have used them lights before.. but now it looks they use took em off a skyline and put em on that piecie of junk...
iam officaly chev hater as of now .. {never gonna drive my mom's astro again)!!!
Old Mar 18, 2003 | 04:18 AM
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IMO, even if they WERE Skyline tail lights, it wouldn't help that ugly car. I agree though, they do look similar.
Old Mar 18, 2003 | 04:25 AM
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There are some minor differences, but that's disgusting. I hate how ****ty automakers can just copy nice cars to make a decent product. No more innovation these days

Don't see how there aren't legal repricussions for things like this
Old Mar 18, 2003 | 05:17 AM
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It does look like a Skyline but im sure Chevrolet intended only to borrow the same style tails from their own '70's Corvette Stingrays. If the R34 Skyline had ever been imported here in mass quantities you cna bet the Corvette people would be screaming that Nissan stole the design from the Vette.

Not very good pictures but so far here are the examples I have found.

Old Mar 18, 2003 | 06:30 AM
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Originally posted by SR20DEN
It does look like a Skyline but im sure Chevrolet intended only to borrow the same style tails from their own '70's Corvette Stingrays. If the R34 Skyline had ever been imported here in mass quantities you cna bet the Corvette people would be screaming that Nissan stole the design from the Vette.

Not very good pictures but so far here are the examples I have found.

Yes, I went to the auto show saw them and its actually and "option" called Corvette Look-a-Like tails. I just laughed.
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