"The Poor Man's Supercar"
It was in 1962, just 9 years after Chevrolet introduced the Corvette,
its first 2 seat, but underpowered, sports car. It was designed
by GM's bright and hard driving Harley Earl, a man who would become
a design legend. But now, GM's chief engineer, Zora Arkus-Duntov,
replaced the original straight 6, 3 carb, 150 hp truck engine
with auto tranny in the '53 model, with a small block V-8, and
linked it to a 3 speed manual tranny in a new, lightweight, Grand
Sport Corvette version. Presto! Instant success! VVAROOOM never
felt so good!!! GM made only 5 of these. Driven by famous
drivers, they made history, and all are now collector's items,
worth about 1 1/2 million dollars each. Feels good if someone
gives you one.