Did Chevrolet ever.......................
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Did Chevrolet ever.......................
We all know Chevy wasn't into racing (yeah...........right), but does anyone know if they ever assigned any special project numbers or any unique designations to "special purpose" cars they built? For example, if they built a Corvette or Camaro or other high perf car for evaluation of certain parts or even body components, and they "loaned" said car to a race team.................. Just wondering if they assigned any project numbers or "prototype numbers in such cases? What about Corvette "bodies in white" (stripped down body and frame only) supplied to racers? Chrysler used to do it with their drag cars in the 60's...................bodies only that were acid dipped in order to lighten them. Anybody have any information on GM ever doing such with Corvettes?
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...What about Corvette "bodies in white" (stripped down body and frame only) supplied to racers?...
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Looks like an interesting read. It's also interesting Chevrolet's approach to racing (from the brief description of the book) and R&D and what the other car companies were doing with their racing programs. I guess the bottom line was a Chevrolet winning on Sunday and not so much the engineering as to how you won.
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You can read most of the e-book version here: http://www.ccebook.org/preview/07680...ence-1957-1970 if you'd rather not invest in the hardcover coffee table edition.
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