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The Chevy Corvette was greeted with as much enthusiasm as its counterpart had been the year before. With the monumental success that Chevrolet had experienced after the introduction of its second-generation Corvette Sting Ray. There would be functional changes of course, and a few minor cosmetic refinements, but for the most part the Corvette would retain much of the ingenuity and design cues that had contributed to its initial success the previous year. Most of the styling refinements that were made to the exterior of the model were subtle. The most notable change involved the replacement of the rear split-window that had been introduced in The split-window was abandoned completely by General Motors in , replaced instead by a rear window that was constructed of a single piece of glass.

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People were still catching their breath after the amazing changes in the Corvette, so updates for were minimal. Above: Also gone for were the fake hood vents. The hood indentations remained however although word is that the faux vents will not fit on the hood. Perhaps GM figured that the incredible performance the Corvette offered made enough of a statement. Another change was the added functionality of the air outlet to the right of the driver's door on the coupe. For they were closed off, represented by a small indentation. A small fan was added to boost airflow but it was only minimally effective and the whole idea was dropped by Updated body mounting methods and other changes improved interior noise. The overall build quality, long a legitimate Corvette complaint, was improved. There were engine improvements for The base motor hp and the upgrade L75 mill hp were unchanged but the L76 went to hp previously hp and the top dog L84 fuel injected model was now hp, up from hp due to revised heads, camshaft and bigger valves. All motors were cubic inchers. Above: Maintenance information card for the knock off wheels.

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The Chevrolet Corvette C2 is the second generation of the Corvette sports car , produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors GM for the through model years. The Q-Corvette exercise of envisioned a smaller, more advanced Corvette as a coupe-only model, boasting a rear transaxle , independent rear suspension , and four-wheel disc brakes , with the rear brakes mounted inboard. Exterior styling was purposeful, with peaked fenders, a long nose, and a short, bobbed tail. Meanwhile, Zora Arkus-Duntov and other GM engineers had become fascinated with mid and rear-engine designs. A rear-engined Corvette was briefly considered during —60, progressing as far as a full-scale mock-up designed around the Corvair's entire rear-mounted power package, including its air-cooled flat-six, as an alternative to the Corvette's usual water-cooled V8. By the fall of , elements of the Q-Corvette and the Sting Ray Special racer would be incorporated into experimental project XP, which was the design program that led directly to the production Corvette Sting Ray.

After more than 60 years and 7 generations of car sales, the Chevrolet Corvette is, to many people, a certified American icon. Whether you prefer a C1 with a Powerglide automatic, or mid-year looks with Rochester Injection, Stingray curves, or a C4 riding on Cars for Sale. All Models. After more than 60 years and 7 generations of car sales, the Convertible Corvette. C1 C2 C3 Corvette C4

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When most of us think of the Corvette, we immediately envision the Split-Window coupe. In all the iterations of the Corvette that have come and gone since Harley Earl introduced us to the original Corvette in January , there has never been a car more sought after, more revered, more ICONIC, than the second-generation Corvette. On one-hand, you have the legendary Split-Window coupe ushering in the new era of Corvette. Because the car was built with a split window for its maiden year, combined with the fact that the split-window was abandoned after just a single year of production, a Split-Window Corvette coupe can command big dollars from would-be consumers. At the other end of the spectrum, we have the L88 Corvette. Of course, the sale of an L88 Corvette is an extremely rare find. This new Corvette featured fully-independent suspension and a chassis that evolved from the Stingray concept race car originally envisioned by Brock Yates and fully realized by Bill Mitchell, Zora Arkus-Duntov and Larry Shinoda.

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People were still catching their breath after the amazing changes in the Corvette, so updates for were minimal.

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