Who was the stylist for the Corvette C3?

Bill Mitchell was the chief stylist on the C3 Corvette and he designed the C3 patterned after the Mako Shark II concept. As before, the car was available in either coupe or convertible models, but coupe was now a notchback fitted with a near-vertical removable rear window and removable roof panels (T-tops).

What was the look of the first Corvette?

The car had a uniquely masculine, muscular, almost predatory look. In the days that followed the Motorama, the Chevrolet Corvette– the first true American sports car – was born. Below, we have all the Corvette C1 specs, from performance numbers to recall information, options, colors and pricing.

What was the name of the corvette in the Indianapolis 500?

There was nothing mechanically awful about the 527 replicas built of the Corvette Convertible that paced the 1995 running of the Indianapolis 500. But they looked like white cars that a couple of lunatics in the GM design studio had drawn all over with Magic Markers.

Why did Chevrolet give up certifying the corvette?

Inflation was rampant, the economy was in the doldrums and the Corvette was awful. But in California it was doubly awful, as Chevrolet that year gave up trying to certify the Corvette’s 350-cubic-inch V8 for that state’s more stringent emissions requirements.

When was the 35th anniversary of the corvette?

The arrival of the 1988 model year brought with it the 35th anniversary of the Chevy Corvette. For General Motors as a whole, and especially for the teams of people responsible for the design and development of “America’s Sports Car”, this anniversary was significant not only because of the milestone it represented,…

Who was the designer of the C4 Corvette?

David R. Mclellan, and Jerry Palmer worked on the C4 Corvette design. Few cars in history have ever been more eagerly anticipated than the arrival of the C4 Corvette. This new ‘Vette was a completely original design – from top to bottom – and was an American Classic.

When did the first Callaway Corvette come out?

Here’s credit to both Chevrolet and Callaway for having the brass balls to build a twin-turbocharged and twin-intercooled version of the Corvette way back in 1987. And even 26 years later, the Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette’s engine bay still looks seriously mean.