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1990 CERV III Corvette: The “Finished” Corvette Indy, But Not the Next Vette

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Words and Art by K. Scott Teeters as written for Vette Magazine and republished from SuperChevy.com

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Trend Setting, Part 13: A look back at Chevrolet’s experimental, prototype, concept car, and show car Corvettes

The CERV III was a real-world version of the Corvette Indy show car. It was also the first functional, electronic high-tech Corvette concept car. There was a long, dry spell of Corvette concept cars after the mid-engine 4-Rotor/Aerovette. Not only did the Corvette go through a total redesign, but electronic computer-control systems enabled fuel-injection to come back and along with it, solid, ’60s-like performance with modern emissions ratings on unleaded gas. Computers were the best thing to happen to the Corvette since the big-block. Now it was time to see how far the envelope could be pushed. Continue reading “

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Corvette Prototypes and Concepts – Trend Setting: Part 5

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A look back at Chevrolet’s experimental, prototype, concept car, and show car Corvettes.

Words and Art by Scott Teeters as republished from Vette Magazine’s SuperChevy.com. Read the other experimental stories HERE.

General Motors makes hundreds of kinds of cars and trucks. Some sell hundreds of thousands of units a year, which makes Chevrolet’s Corvette a complete enigma. Given the small number of Corvettes sold every year, it is a modern American manufacturing miracle that the car survived for 61 years. Continue reading “Corvette Prototypes and Concepts – Trend Setting: Part 5” →

Corvette Prototypes and Concepts – Trend Setting: Part 4

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A look back at Chevrolet’s experimental, prototype, concept car, and show car Corvettes

Art & Words by Scott Teeters as republished from Vette Magazines SuperChevy.com website. Part 1,  Part 2,  Part 3

General Motors makes hundreds of kinds of cars and trucks. Some sell hundreds of thousands of units a year, which makes Chevrolet’s Corvette a complete enigma. Given the small number of Corvettes sold every year, it is a modern American manufacturing miracle that the car survived for 61 years. Continue reading “Corvette Prototypes and Concepts – Trend Setting: Part 4” →

A look back at Chevrolet’s experimental, prototype, concept, and show car Corvettes Pt 1.

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Words and Art by Scott Teeters written for Vette Magazine and republished from SuperChevy.com. Read the other experimental stories HERE.

General Motors makes hundreds of kinds of cars and trucks. Some sell hundreds of thousands of units a year, which makes Chevrolet’s Corvette a complete enigma. Given the small number of Corvettes sold every year, it is a modern American manufacturing miracle that the model has survived for 61 years.

The Corvette was “officially” born on January 17, 1953, at the GM Motorama Show at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. To understand the impact of Harley Earl’s two-seater sports car concept, you have to look at typical cars of 1953. The car was low and sleek, and wasn’t over festooned with styling gimmicks. Based on the response from attendees, Chevrolet rushed the car into production, and the rest is history. Continue reading “A look back at Chevrolet’s experimental, prototype, concept, and show car Corvettes Pt 1.” →