Representative wants Corvette named Official Sports Car of Kentucky
click above pics for more images from our first drive of the 2008 Chevy Corvette
Kentucky State Representative C.B. Embry, a 66-year-old Republican, filed a bill yesterday proposing that the Chevrolet Corvette be designated the Official Sports Car of the Bluegrass State. The Corvette is built in Bowling Green, KY at a facility that employs over 900 people, though Embry carefully noted that other vehicles like the Ford Explorer, F-Series Super Duty and Toyota Camry are also built in the state. That's why he proposed the Corvette be designated the Official Sports Car and not Official Vehicle of Kentucky. Spoken like a true politician.
According to Embry, "Everything we do is not a big earthshaking thing like healthcare or pensions. It is nice to slide in a fun thing from time to time." Fair enough, as long you eventually get to those earthshaking things before my buddy in Kentucky needs a heart transplant or retires.
What would be the Official Sports Car or Official Vehicle of your state? Off the top of my head, Jeeps, Hondas, Fords and GM vehicles are all built in Ohio where I live, and that's probably not a complete list. If I had to choose one vehicle that defines the Buckeye State, however, it would have to be a 1997 Ford Probe with three missing plastic wheels cover and a giant crack in its rear bumper. Me thinks we have the largest collection of them per capita in the U.S.
[Source: Courier-Journal via Motor Authority]
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naggs 5:20PM (10/10/2007)
how about official machine of kentucky?
if your going to perpose a meaningless symbolic gesture, you mine as well go all out
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Freestyle4x4f150 5:36PM (10/10/2007)
So I guess here in So Cal the official sports car would be Saleen since its the only car manufacturer here. But most of the sports cars here i would have to say are Mustangs most not being Sallen
All American Dude XX 9:41AM (10/11/2007)
yeeehaaaa....the south shall rise again!!!
Chris Gale 5:43PM (10/10/2007)
In Michigan, we'd probably have to go with the Viper. While most of our sports cars have left the state, the Viper remains.
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Austin 5:57PM (10/10/2007)
HELLO!!!!! The Mustang is built in Flatrock, are you on drugs to leave that out.
B-Rad 5:42PM (10/10/2007)
Makes me want to move to Kentucky!
Virginia's official car would probably be the F-150. There's a plant in Norfolk...oh, wait, didn't they close that plant? I think there was a whole big hubbub about that.... Maybe Virginia doesn't get an official vehicle.
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M 5:47PM (10/10/2007)
so as corvette tries to be taken seriously by the rest of the high-end sports car customers who haven't already driven the latest z-06... what could sound more white-trash than "It's the official sports car of Kentuky" ...just like the Colonel's fried chicken!
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nissanfreak87 6:10PM (10/10/2007)
As a resident of Kentucky I take offense to that. Kentucky is a modern and prosperous state. The people that live in Kentucky are very proud of our State. We like our horses, so why not have something with more than 400 of them as our official sports car.
And I'm sure that wherever you're from has hicks and rednecks too. Nice ignorant statement buddy.
Mr. Oak 11:23AM (10/11/2007)
You're a bonafide idiot.
Brian Dreggors 5:56PM (10/10/2007)
Florida's official car? The Grand Marquis.
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Haudi 6:12PM (10/10/2007)
And that car is about as old as most of that state's residents!
obie 6:07PM (10/10/2007)
looks like las vegas gets the Shelby as the official car..the shelby plant is out here...although really the only thing on the road are ugly, dirty hondas...sad...
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Haudi 6:08PM (10/10/2007)
Here in Colorado where we have the most SUVs per capita, I think our official car would be the 4Runner. They are everywhere! Or if it had to be a car, an A4 or an Outback.
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SHF 6:25PM (10/10/2007)
I'd have to say Indiana should have the Cavalier and its siblings (ie Sunfire). I go to Purdue and I have never seen so many in a sinlge parking lot in all my life. At my buddy's apartment there were four parked in a row... of identical color. Scared the crap out of me. I've seen them all over Indiana but with higher concentration at Purdue. Maybe its a college town thing (I guess they don't teach students about what a car should be at college).
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Blake 6:32PM (10/10/2007)
Ford Econoline - Ohio
Hahaha
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Matt 6:32PM (10/10/2007)
Seems like everyone down here in Texas has a truck. Our official vehicle would probably have to be the Ford F650. http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2006/12/f650.jpg
Good God that truck is so excessive...
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Daytona_500 6:35PM (10/10/2007)
I live in Ontario so I guess right now our official car is either the Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis twins or the 300/Charger duo. But since the new Camaro and Challenger are also going to be built here, I'm going with the Challenger just because I like it more.
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Bill 7:03PM (10/10/2007)
If I could name official car of a city, I would give Madison, WI the prius....
Its like theyre breeding here... damn hippies
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Harrison 7:31PM (10/10/2007)
Thanks for wasting our tax dollars!
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Paul 7:36PM (10/10/2007)
Official vehicle of Vermont: Subaru Outback
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