Ed Cole fought to keep his Corvette alive. Some 1955 models were powered by Chevy’s new V-8. Zora Arkus-Duntov arrived...
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The Corvette’s very existence stirred Styling Staff designers to create new ideas based on its design. The 1954 Motorama showed...
Chevrolet put its heart and soul into the production and marketing of its new sports car, with Mauri Rose demonstrating...
For the original Corvette nothing was more important than a drive train that would do justice to a true sports...
After Harley Earl and Carl Renner created the shape of the first Corvette, Maurice Olley had the task of putting...
Ex-Scuderia Filipinetti 1968 L-88 Corvette As the only sports car model to be in continuous production for more than 50...
It took Harley Earl to envision the idea of a GM-built sports car, Bob McLean to create a European-style package...
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. For Le Mans, the Sebring #2 car was renumbered as #1.
Corvette Records You Probably Didn’t Know About The Corvette has made more history than perhaps any other domestic performance vehicle...
The History of America’s sports car is no doubt a colorful one. Now, nearly 70 years in the making, the...
Known as the “Race Rat,” this rare 1960 Corvette is one of just 10 produced by the factory with the LPO (Limited Production Option) 1625A 24-gallon fuel tank designed by Zora Arkus-Duntov for racing purposes to reduce the frequency of pit stops. A true factory-prepared race car, this 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Tanker was ordered by gentleman racer and businessman George Reed of “Reed’s Race Rats” fame to compete in 1960 Sebring 12 Hours.
