Chevrolet Corvette

The Corvette is legendary. America's first sports car, the Corvette was introduced in 1953 as a simple roadster. Originally a six-cylinder, it received a V8 late in the decade. It was then that it became a true grand tourer. In the mid sixties the legendary, more aerodynamic Stingray was introduced. The 1963 model is especially famous because it was a one-year design with a split rear-window, thus making it more rare. The Stingray only lasted a few years before being replaced by the larger Mako, the longest lasting generation to date. It began in the sixties and lasted into the late eighties. A true grand tourer, it was a major competitor in IMSA GT and endurance racing. The Stingray had introduced popup headlights, which the Stingray continued. For motorsports the headlights had to be modified for safety. The Corvette was used in the American Le Mans Series, the World Challenge, and is still today used in the Weathertech Challenge. It formed the basis for an IMSA GT Prototype. The Stingray was recently reintroduced as a trim.