Photo Gallery «Chevrolet Corvette SS from 1957 - The beautiful but unsuccessful racing Corvette XP-64»
When Zora Arkus-Duntov suggested to GM in 1956 that they build a racing Corvette that could compete with the fastest sports prototypes of the time, he found an open ear. In just six months, the Corvette SS was built according to the standards for racing cars at the time. Fast lap times, including under Juan Manuel Fangio in Sebring, were the reward for the effort, but the vehicle proved to be unreliable in the race. As a result, the XP-64 project was stopped before success was achieved. This report describes the background to the XP-64 project and shows the 1957 Corvette SS in words and pictures, supplemented by two documentaries from the time.
Chevrolet Corvette SS (1957) - with Taruffi at the 12 Hours of Sebring 1957
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