Chevrolet Corvette C2 1963 split window
The Chevrolet Corvette C2 is a sports activities car designed by Larry Shinoda below the styling direction of Bill Mitchell, and produced between 1963 and 1967. It is the second technology or mid-12 months Chevrolet Corvette constructed and marketed by Chevrolet.
1963 would see the introduction of the brand new Corvette Sting Ray coupé with its distinctive break up rear window and fake hood vents as well as an independent rear suspension. The break up rear window was discontinued in 1964 due to safety concerns. Because they made the design too busy, the hood vents had been also cut. Energy for 1963 was at 365 hp (272 kW) hitting 375 hp (280 kW) in 1964.
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Chevrolet Stingray Racer Concept 1959
Chevrolet Stingray Racer Concept (1959), The Corvette Stingray was a privately funded concept automobile that shaped a foundation for the second (C2) generation Corvette Sting Ray. The Stingray racer-idea automotive was designed by Pete Brock the youngest designer to work at GM at the moment, Bill Mitchell, GM Vice President of styling, and Larry Shinoda in 1957. The idea of the Stingray was the 1957 Corvette SS, an engineering test mule chassis for the creation of an official Chevrolet race effort culminating with the 24 Hours of LeMans. Soon after its race debut, the Car Producers Association (AMA) banned producer-sponsored racing, and the SS had been relegated to test track duty. The Stingray exists in the present day with a 327-cubic-inch (5.four L), gas-injected V-8 of 375 hp (280 kW).
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