J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
11/21/24 9:28 a.m.

Go through the 70-plus years of the Chevrolet Corvette and you’ll notice one year missing: 1983. That year Chevrolet intended to debut the C4 Corvette, but problems arose.

Chief Engineer Dave McLellan led the effort to redesign the Corvette. The C4 represented a large leap in technology from…

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Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
11/21/24 10:52 a.m.

I always enjoy it when the backstory behind a rare car or model is essentially "It was supposed to be destroyed, but then it wasn't."

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
11/25/24 9:23 a.m.
Colin Wood said:

I always enjoy it when the backstory behind a rare car or model is essentially "It was supposed to be destroyed, but then it wasn't."

Oh, totally. See also: so many of the cars now seen at major concours events. We’ve had a few crushers pass through our hands, too. Sadly, many did meet their fate. 

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