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The C3 is the third generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, and marks the second time the Corvette would carry the Stingray name, though only for the 1969–76 model years. This time it was a single word as opposed to Sting Ray as used for the 1963–67 C2 generation .
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was the name for several model years of Chevrolet Corvettes: Corvette Stingray (concept car) , concept cars from 1959 and 2009 Chevrolet Corvette (C2) , the second generation of the Corvette, introduced in 1963, referred to as the Corvette Sting Ray
ZR1, (or ZR-1), is a designation that has been used on several different generational models of the Chevrolet Corvette. For the 3rd generation (C3) , the ZR1 & ZR2 were special engine packages. Only 53 of these packages were optioned during the 1970 to 1972 model years.
Chevrolet introduced the 350 cu in (5.7 L) LT-1 in 1970, making it available in both the Corvette and Camaro. It was an optional engine in the Corvette, and available as part of the high-performance ZR-1 option. Between 1970 and 1972, only 53 ZRs were produced, making it one of the rarest Corvettes.
1969 Corvette Stingray coupe with T-top panels removed. The third-generation Corvette, patterned after the Mako Shark II concept car, was introduced for the 1968 model year and was in production until 1982. C3 coupes featured the first use of T-top removable roof panels. It introduced monikers that were later revived, such as LT-1, ZR-1, Z07 ...
2014 Stingray — Starting as a 2014 model year car first available in the fall of 2013, the C7 Stingray was sold in coupe and convertible forms. [38] The Stingray model was available until the end of production of the C7 Corvette. [39] 2020 Stingray — The mid-engined C8 Corvette continued use of the Stingray name. [40]
From the early twentieth century, a Latin letter-based naming scheme was used to designate platforms, [1] which were aimed at vehicles under different brands that served similar niches of the market. For example, the B platform was the base for fullsize , rear-wheel drive (RWD) sedans and wagons from 1926 to 1996.
This was Chevrolet's second 4.3L power plant; four other Chevrolet engines displaced 4.3L: the Vortec 4300 (a V6 based on the Chevrolet 350 cu in (5.7 L), with two cylinders removed), the original 265 cu in (4.3 L) V8 in 1954, a bored version of the stovebolt-era 235 inline six displacing 261 cu in (4.3 L), and a derivative of the Generation II ...