Front suspension was nearly identical to the double wishbone configuration seen three years prior in the ill-fated Corvette SS that ran briefly at Sebring. The control arms, which were hand fabricated from sheet steel, pivoted on metal bushings and anchored to the forged steel upright with ball joints. Variable rate coil springs, unique Delco shock absorbers with quick change valving, and an anti-roll bar linked to the lower control arms completed the front suspension.
The steering setup was another harbinger of things to come in the next generation Corvette. It featured a quick ratio Saginaw recirculating-ball steering gear box that went through 2.25 revolutions to go lock to lock. Alluding to another Chevrolet production car it had a lot in common with, CERV I wore an early Corvair steering wheel.
CERV I’s aerodynamically efficient shape is evident in this view from above.
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