Tom Peters Discusses Development of the C6 Corvette

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In the latest edition of “America’s Sports Car,” the National Corvette Museum’s official magazine, Tom Peters penned an article chronicling his work on the sixth-generation Corvette.  In it he recounted the development of the C6 from his own perspective and provided some incredible anecdoates about the car and the people responsible for its creation.

The following article you are about to read evolved from “Rise Of a New Generation: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Developing the C6,” by Tom Peters.  We want to thank Tom, the National Corvette Museum, and General Motors for giving us this incredible perspective and allowing us a closer look at one of the sixth-generation Corvette.

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