the next incarnation of the Corvette.
     The original plan was to bring the third-generation Corvette online for the 1967 model year. However, production problems delayed the launch until 1968. In 1966, the awesome 427 big-block was made

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Womack’s Sting Ray sports the Marina Blue topcoat, complemented with a Bright Blue leather interior.

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available, but with the C-2 production run extended another year, Chevrolet decided to up the ante yet again. RPO L71 took the 427 and added a triple-deuce carb set-up that pushed the big-block Corvette to 435 horsepower, making the 1967 big-