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The Corvette Stingray Racer is a sports racing car and concept car that debuted in 1959. The car was developed in the styling studios at General Motors (GM) at the behest of Bill Mitchell, GM Vice President of styling. The design was based on a sketch by designer Pete Brock, and was further developed by Larry Shinoda.
The 1959 Corvette Sting Ray concept and 1960 XP-700 show car in the front and the 1963 Corvette convertible and fastback in the back. The 1963 Sting Ray production car's lineage can be traced to two separate GM projects: the Q-Corvette, and Bill Mitchell's racing Sting Ray.
The car is based on the C5 generation of the Chevrolet Corvette sports car, yet is designed purely for motorsports use. [128] It became one of the most dominant cars in GT categories, with wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as championships in the American Le Mans Series. [ 129 ]
A Missouri man's classic Corvette is waiting to be destroyed over a VIN issue.
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
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.
The official name for Project XP-64 was the Corvette SS. This was the first Chevrolet to wear the "SS" badge. [21] [22] When Cole announced the car, it was described as an engineering project researching various features to improve both performance and safety. [23] The Corvette SS was Chevrolet's first purpose-built race car. [24]
1958 Chevrolet Corvette. Chevrolet Corvette: 1953–present Chevrolet's longest lasting car nameplate; 1,302,401 over six generations not counting 2004 to present. [99] (2004 to present production is unknown.) 2011 Chevrolet Corvette. Chevrolet Cruze: 2008–2023 4 million sold worldwide as of April 2016 over two generations. [100]
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