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1963 Corvette Sting Ray coupe
For GM styling boss Bill Mitchell, it was the year of living dangerously
By MALCOLM GUNN, WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS
Published: March 2, 2010
The 1963 Sting Ray coupe will forever be remembered as the car that changed the fortunes of the Chevrolet Corvette, but not without massive controversy, GM infighting and a very prominent and short-lived design feature.
In fact, without the changes made for '63, it's quite possible that the Corvette would have died.
Truth be known, "America's Sports Car," as it came to be called, wasn't given much of a chance when it first appeared at General Motors' 1953 Motorama car show. After all, the men behind it, designer Harley Earl and engineer Ed Cole, had barely six months to convert their newly-approved design into an actual running and driving automobile.
Read more: NewsOK
For GM styling boss Bill Mitchell, it was the year of living dangerously
By MALCOLM GUNN, WHEELBASE COMMUNICATIONS
Published: March 2, 2010
The 1963 Sting Ray coupe will forever be remembered as the car that changed the fortunes of the Chevrolet Corvette, but not without massive controversy, GM infighting and a very prominent and short-lived design feature.
In fact, without the changes made for '63, it's quite possible that the Corvette would have died.
Truth be known, "America's Sports Car," as it came to be called, wasn't given much of a chance when it first appeared at General Motors' 1953 Motorama car show. After all, the men behind it, designer Harley Earl and engineer Ed Cole, had barely six months to convert their newly-approved design into an actual running and driving automobile.
Read more: NewsOK
