1960 Corvette – The American Dream

The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans

This article was originally written for our sister website Sports Car Digest.

The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in which the dreams of a number of individuals intersect, over a prolonged period of time. While each of these dreamers came from vastly different backgrounds and held often times very different agendas, they all shared a common vision—an American sports car winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans.