It
may seem a bit ironic, given the long history of the Corvette, that arguably
the best received and most desirable of these glass-bodied roadsters are those
that saw the shortest production run. The Corvette staked its claim as the
top dog on the American sportscar scene right out of the gate, a reputation
that grew somewhat reluctantly at first, although by the early Sixties the
car’s position in the sports car arena was well secured.
Interestingly,
once the radically redesigned Corvette, sporting the downright sexy Sting
Ray profile crafted by Larry Shinoda, appeared in 1963, the applause from
consumers and the automotive press ramped up a few more decibels. When the
big-block 396 hit the scene in 1965, more fuel was added to the fire. Yet
Chevrolet planners were already mapping out
