There's a special something about the first Corvette that made a ... "He settled for Horizon Blue because he wanted to get racing. Under the factory colors, this '60 had the RPO 687 big-brake ...

Titled “The Vision Realized: 60 Years of Midengine Corvette ... At the same time, Duntov wanted to develop a bigger midengine Corvette. He and Cole hadn’t been on speaking terms since Duntov ...

Flip through to compare numbers from 1955 when the Corvette was first powered by a V-8, to today where its powertrain now sits behind the seats. Here’s a sampling of the quickest launches to 60 ...