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Presented here are the engineering features of the new and challenging Chevrolet Corvette for 1961. Its performance, handling stability and luxury ride are designed to please the most critical car enthusiast...
The Airbox option package designated RPO 579D came with the Duntov-cammed, Rochester fuel-injected 283/283 HP V-8. It incorporated a fiberglass intake plenum on the drivers-side inner fender. Fed by an opening in the radiator bulkhead, it channeled cooler, denser outside air through an internal filter and along a rubberized duct to the Rochester fuel-injection.