Americana is alive and well in China: Be it my buddy getting paid ¥100 an hour in his ex-pat days to teach the son of a government official’s mistress how to speak English with an American accent (meeting at the local Starbucks, ‘natch) or Songsan Motors’ latest creation. The latter is, ahem, heavily influenced by Chevrolet’s first-generation flagship sports car. Your eyes do not deceive you—the SS Dolphin is indeed Songsan’s turbocharged, plug-in-hybrid-powered take on the 1958 Corvette.
Maybe we aren’t so very different after all?
Read the full article on Hagerty.com:
https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/the-ss-dolphin-is-the-hybrid-corvette-you-never-knew-you-wanted/
Seriously ugly!
The offense is war worthy!
It's better than some of the North American recreations. the T-bird comes to mind.
Looks like a major theft of intellectual property. This is a crime against automotive history and should be food for the crusher only.
Looks like it is balloon and someone over filled it with air. Nose and rear end are both just wrong. It's is just wrong on so many levels.
About as useful as the virus they sent us.
Oh, the virus they made and sent to us was a test to see what they can get away with. Then next virus, #3, will be deadlier and quicker. The don't have to attack us, that would destroy all that we built. All they need do is kill us all, wait 6 months and come on over in ship loads to scrape our remains up, pile it all up in the ovens, and burn us up. They have our land, property, cars, cities, farm land, water, resources, and every thing else all in one neat little package. Think Adromina Strain.
Ugh!
The profile is certainly unfortunate.
So, when each and every classic collectable has been 'Restomodded' with modern drivetrain and/or electric; will they keep one or two in a museum to show what they actually were? Specifically are there any more original 63 Vette Split Windows that havent been bastardized?
I think the funhouse mirror analogy is spot on.
The Chinese have NO respect for intellectual property, as this POS knock-off illustrates. It's theft and cheating. But who enables it? Do you look to see where a new tool, appliance or device was made before purchasing it? Do you actually look for a made-in USA alternative? Do you default to the cheaper price, even if it's Chinese crap?
SOMEbody is buying all those Harbor Freight tools.
Not too bad! What if they based it on the 1983 Corvette? Or, worse yet, the 1980 "California 305" model?
Never forget where your money is going, or why.
Keep it there like the Wuhan Virus should have been!
Front and back views look ok. Side view looks a little wonky.
Looks like China is ripping us off but on the other hand there are plenty of Cobra replicas that seem to be legal.
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. At least they didnt copy a Yugo of LeCar
Another COMPLETE RIP OFF of American originality and ingenuity. COMPLETE FODDER!
Never liked the '58-'62 'vette ANYWAYS, why would I think this abomination is any different. Now, if they did a '56-7... 🙂
This imitation is not flattery, it is theft and mockery.
No thank you...on every level, looks, technology, hybrid (especially hybrid). Seriously ugly doesn't begin to describe this thing. What if Dr. Frankenstein had created a Mickey Rooney clone?
Just another knock off............ no future for real car people.
Umm, extreme no thanks!
1st big problem; "Made In China". That eliminates any interest.
Sacrilege is all I can say
Oliver Hardy Voice: I have.. nothing to say.
Why don't the chinese just buy the rest of GM then they can make the real thing with genuine GM licenced stickers on it and get the proportions right.
Took a beautiful design and made it butt ugly.
Think the outside looks like **bleep**, check out the "interior photography"! What the hell is "American Bobber" on the console? And better yet, the red angel hair carpeting from the 60s. And counterfeiting the GM SS logo. Looks like what it is, Chinese Piece of **bleep**.
This really really sucks!!!
Side front end leaves much to be desired
Not to beat up the author of this story, but China is notorious for stealing others designs without any regard for proper licensing. I can't help but wonder how GM feels about this. Throw in China's current political reputation in the world, this was probably an article for another time.
I can't wait until the NCRS Judging Manual comes out.
I think you just won The Internet with that statement.
I had the same reaction as the first time I saw a Bugatti kit car with a VW engine hanging out the back end.
Well, the '58 would not have been MY first choice (and probably not my second either). Also, in spending all that time and money, one would think they could have gotten it 'right' - not so... Side profile & stance is ALL WRONG, and that's just for starters. Maybe if they brought it to me, fed me & paid me well, I might drive it for them (into a brick wall, just to test the airbags)... Nuff said -
这个车比美国的丑多了。太可惜了,咱们不能制造八缸的发动机 合后轮驱动!
Which end is the front?
Man, smelling like hydrocarbons upon arrival is what it's about. The smell of a gas powered 50's-60's is what triggers memories beyond anything else really - good ones at that
to paraphrase the famous quote " I knew Jack Kennedy" I knew a 58 Vette and you are not a 58 Vette.
I hope you wrote this article as a warning to American consumers.
This thing looks like a golf cart with a 58 Vette body kit.
The day I am at a cruise-in and some greenie shows up in one of these, I'm leaving.
Does it come w/covid standard ?
Really..??? Good grief.... I dont want to drive a hybrid anything... I'll keep my REAL AMERICAN made Corvette.
We should thank them, by giving the Covid 19 back to them..
another good invention from China, where bicycles
is their main mode of transportation.
Where can I buy one?