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The first sports Corvette was designed and constructed by Duntov in 1956, who built 3 copies. The SR1 and SR2 projects met with Harley Earl's approval, which led to Duntov's proposal to establish the Corvette racing team being accepted with his promotion to the post of director of the high-performance car department in 1957.
The second generation (C2) Corvette, which introduced Sting Ray to the model, continued with fiberglass body panels, and overall, was smaller than the first generation. The car was designed by Larry Shinoda with major inspiration from a previous concept design called the "Q Corvette," which was created by Peter Brock and Chuck Pohlmann under ...
The Chevrolet Corvette (C1) is the first generation of the Corvette sports car produced by Chevrolet. It was introduced late in the 1953 model year and produced through 1962. [ 4 ] This generation is commonly referred to as the "solid-axle" generation, as the independent rear suspension did not appear until the 1963 Sting Ray.
[8] [15] For the rest of his twelve total years at GM, Shinoda primarily designed concept cars, including the Mako Shark show car and CERV I. Working with Mitchell and Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov, he refined the XP 819 and other concept cars that eventually translated into the original 1963 Corvette Sting Ray design.
Sep. 17—SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — When John Bosche was about 12, he got a ride in a neighbor's black-and-silver 1958 Corvette. It was the beginning of a love affair that has lasted more than five ...
MacKichan was involved in what would become another Corvette project with the XP-897 concept car, later called the 2-Rotor Corvette. [31] [32] This mid-engined prototype was designed in the US, and built by Pininfarina on a Porsche 914 chassis. [5]: 632–643 It was first shown at the 1973 Frankfurt Auto Show.
Chevrolet will raffle for the landmark model on September 4.
New LT7 V-8. Chevy's engineers probably could have slapped a pair of turbochargers on the LT6 5.5-liter V-8 from the Corvette Z06 and called it a day. That would've had them home in time for dinner.