LEFT: Alan Shepard raced this 1965 Corvette in both drag racing and SCCA road racing. His best ET at the strip was a 13.22.

BELOW LEFT: As we get closer to the Corvette’s 50th anniversary, the ‘53 models get more and more interesting. This one is owned by Woody and Volly Burton and Dan and Barbara Burton.

save for the corporation’s anti-racing policy. Nonetheless, they "CERV’ed" Corvette well as rolling test beds for future generations. CERV-I had independent rear suspension, adopted in ‘63 on the first Sting Ray. The mid-engine layout was also slated to make production, and almost did in ‘73. CERV-III, painted blue, is an incredible 30 million dollar prototype, while CERV-IV is basically a C4 generation body on a C5 chassis.