alternatehistory.com

This is one that's intrigued me for years.

There were a couple of proposed badge-engineered variants, including the Olds F.88. Selling a Corvette variant at a premium, as a Buick or Olds, with the engineering shared across the corporation, strikes me as smart. Giving it to the "entry level" division seems really strange from a profit standpoint.

Would badge-engineered 'vettes have badly diluted the model? Or made even more money for GM?

Would it have led to a Merc or Lincoln *T-bird in reply? To an up-market Merc or Lincoln 2-seater & a Ford 4-seater?

Would having Buick, Olds, Pontiac, & even Cad versions have meant 4-seater Chevy & Pontiac versions, in response to a 4-seat "entry level" *T-bird?

Is this one too many Corvette threads?:openedeyewink:
Top