Have you ever seen a 1963 split-window Corvette thrashed by a British journalist on a canyon road in Southern California? No? Well, neither have we. However, on this episode of Sports and Exotic Car presented by Gullwing Motorcars, host Jethro Bovingdon does this very thing when he gets ahold of an exceedingly rare, 4-speed equipped, 340 horsepower version of one of the most important Corvettes ever made.

Back in 1963 the Corvette was America’s sports car, and it was the first one that famed Corvette and General Motors engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov felt could go toe-to-toe with some of its European rivals. Even now, 60 years after it was released, the Corvette’s performance numbers are truly respectable. 60 mph comes up in just a hair over six seconds with it running sub-15 second ¼-mile times. This is the car that also laid the groundwork for all subsequent performance Corvette’s that followed, be it for the road, or for racing. Therefore, not only does it hold a place in the world of Sports and Exotics Cars, but it also opened the eyes of the American sports car enthusiast that their time in the fast lane was now wide open.


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