The third generation of Corvette was an exercise in contradictions. It had some of the better marketing, what with all the special edition and pace car versions, yet it had one of the worst public debuts. Some came with an engine so powerful that the actual horsepower isn’t known, yet most would have their asses handed to them by my mother’s Nissan. And while this generation would pump out the second rarest version, it would also set the Corvette’s all-time sales record.
It all got started back in 1966, when the Chevrolet company dropped off the 1967 ‘Vette for safety testing. Continue reading ‘Corvette History Part 3: The Best of Times, The Worst Of Times’
