CHEVROLET CORVETTE C3
Dec 10, 2020
4 minutes
Meddling with an icon is serious business and Chevrolet when designing its third generation Corvette had no idea that social and legislative change would so dramatically affect this model during 15 turbulent years of existence.
The C3 shape, in common with many GM designs, was based on a show car; this one called the Mako Shark 2. Mechanically it drew extensively with the C2 Sting Ray it replaced, but was engineered to accommodate GM’s biggest and most potent V8 engines.
Early C3s are distinguished by their slim, chrome-plated bumpers and full convertible Roadster bodies that supplemented the fixed-roof coupe. After 1972, when engine output
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