Chevrolet Corvette Stingray C7 Forum - View Single Post

Stingr69 · 01-09-2009, 01:12 PM

If you don't like the Italian Camaro, How about this Italian '59 Corvette?

A little off topic but this IS a pretty car. There are a couple more of these that were built at the same time. They all vary slightly. They never make them all exactly the same.

Carol Shelby thought these would be cool race cars so he had them built on brand new Vette chassis but Chevy decided racing was a bad idea. Carol Shelby had to try again a few years later so he built the Cobra to go racing with. What a shame.

Now we know the rest of the story.

-Mark.

01-09-2009, 01:12 PM	#5
Stingr69 '69 Owned Since '79 Drives: '69 Z/28 LeMans Blue w/White Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LR AR Posts: 1,848 View My Garage	If you don't like the Italian Camaro, How about this Italian '59 Corvette? A little off topic but this IS a pretty car. There are a couple more of these that were built at the same time. They all vary slightly. They never make them all exactly the same. Carol Shelby thought these would be cool race cars so he had them built on brand new Vette chassis but Chevy decided racing was a bad idea. Carol Shelby had to try again a few years later so he built the Cobra to go racing with. What a shame. Now we know the rest of the story. -Mark.