One of the strongest design elements of the 1st gens, particularly the 69 is the wide concentric shapes of the rear tail panel and tail lights. Each character line was intended to be a sequence of offsets. The recessed wide rectangle or trapezoid at the front and back of so many muscle cars is very iconic. It's a clean look.
IMO the most successful designs were the ones that didn't fight that form factor by using some shape that doesn't relate. The general shape of a 69 tail light is close to perfect but there's always a way to personalize it.
I think the Vette tail light configuration was stale at least a decade ago and it doesn't help the rear end at all other than being able to say it's "custom". I'm not a big supporter of change for the sake of change.
It is fun to play with ideas though and that's a great way to experiment with them. Good luck.
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