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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While the redesign gave the Corvette a fresh look for the new model year, Chevrolet also recognized the importance of commemorating the car's quarter-century of production. For the first time in the brand's history, two special-edition Corvettes were introduced for the 1978 model year: the Silver Anniversary Edition and the Indy Pace Car coupes. On March 15, 1977, the 500,000th Corvette rolled off the assembly line at Chevrolet's St. Louis manufacturing plant.
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...
A Florida Odyssey The L88 was the pinnacle of C2 Corvette racing in 1967. If you start with a big...
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...
The Story of the Elusive Scaglietti Corvettes Created With the Help of Carroll Shelby History is a curious thing, we...
It took Harley Earl to envision the idea of a GM-built sports car, Bob McLean to create a European-style package...
As we all know, the review embargo on the new 2023 Corvette C8 Z06 was lifted recently, and the videos,...
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.
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The Corvette is America’s darling, a beloved sports car that’s been around for almost seven decades. Its ‘cult car’ status...
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.
Throughout the years, certain aspects of American culture have become indelibly ingrained into the very fabric of our nation’s heritage....
