SECOND GENERATION CORVETTE CONCEPT OVERVIEWS
Second-generation Corvette concept cars helped define the leap into the Sting Ray era by serving as targeted design and performance studies—not just showpieces. The Sting Ray Racer (XP-87), Bill Mitchell’s personal, race-bred concept, heavily influenced the C2’s aggressive proportions, purposeful stance, and competition-inspired attitude that would debut on the 1963 Sting Ray. Just as importantly, the Mako Shark I (XP-755) pushed Chevrolet’s styling language forward with sharper lines, dramatic fender forms, and a more futuristic interpretation of speed and presence—ideas that echoed through the later C2 years and beyond. Together, these concepts captured Chevrolet’s growing confidence, blending motorsports influence with bold experimentation, and helping cement the C2 Corvette Concept Cars as some of the most iconic design proposals in Corvette history.
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1960 CERV I OVERVIEW
In 1960, Chevrolet’s CERV I gave Zora Arkus-Duntov a rolling test bed for the ideas that…
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1963 Corvette Grand Sport: A Prototype That Changed the Game
The 1963 Corvette Grand Sport stands as one of the most legendary “what might have been”…
