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1963 Corvette with split rear window. Corvette's designers and engineers – Ed Cole, Duntov, Mitchell, and others – knew that after 10 years in its basic form, albeit much improved, it was time to move on. By decade's end, the machinery would be put into motion to fashion a fitting successor to debut for the 1963 model year.
English: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe photographed at the August 25th, 2024 "Memories" Cruise in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Finished in Ermine White.
The Chevrolet Corvette is a line of American two-door, ... production models went on sale later that year. In 1963, ... for 1963 only, a split rear window.
All Corvettes are special, but certain ones stand head and shoulders above the rest of the pack.
The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Coupe featured what is sometimes referred to as "Coke bottle" styling. Mitchell's fondness for split rear windows as featured on the 1957 Buick and on the 1963 Corvette Stingray coupe was not shared by some of his fellow stylists or the buying public and both cars dropped the feature after a measure of public resistance.
1963 Split-window Corvette. A conflict arose between Duntov and Chevrolet chief designer Bill Mitchell over the design of the new C2 Corvette "Sting Ray" model. [ 5 ] : 360, 361 Mitchell designed the car with a long hood and a raised windsplit that ran the length of the roof and continued down the back on a pillar that bisected the rear window ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. unit labor costs grew far less than initially thought in the third quarter, pointing to a still favorable inflation outlook even though price increases have not ...
The 1957 Corvette SS racing sports car was created by a team of engineers headed by Zora Arkus-Duntov as part of an official Chevrolet race effort meant to culminate with the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Soon after its race debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring , where it retired after 23 laps, the Automobile Manufacturers Association (AMA) banned ...