Just bring your own Corvette and add money…
While the 2014 Corvette Stingray due to go in production this summer attracted considerable attention at the North American International Auto Show last month, performance modifier Lingenfelter was preparing a version of a 1967 Stingray of its own that was showed in a private event at the MGM Grand Casino before the Corvette reveal.
How Chevrolet feels about the body modifications – stinger hood and a one piece, rather than a split rear window – added to a new or used wide-body C6 Corvette, or the intellectual property rights that may be involved is unknown by AutoInformed.
Looks good and we bet the 660 horsepower engine sounds strong, deep and a bit lumpy at idle.
The modification – you supply an existing new or used Corvette – along with, say, $135,000 with a fresh 660 horsepower naturally aspirated engine by one of the most famous performance shops in the business – and what you see here is what you get.
The car can also be built off a standard Corvette including an original split window coupe.
For an AutoInformed Radio interview with Ken Lingenfelter, the owner of Lingenfelter Motor Sports, who races a ZR1 Corvette himself, click > Lingenfelter
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Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
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