End Of An Era
Vette|January 2020
Win two Lingenfelter Corvettes: 1961 restomod and 2019 ZR1 coupe (End of the front engine era).
Walt Thurn
End Of An Era

The first production Corvette rolled off the Flint assembly line on June 30, 1953. It was powered by a 150hp inline six-cylinder engine located in front of the driver. It was coupled to a two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission. Its performance was tepid at best. In early 2019, Chevrolet announced it was ending the production of all front-engine Corvettes. In 2020, the Corvette’s engine location is being moved to mid-engine, behind the driver. This effectively ends 66 years of production for the iconic front-engine Corvette. As this era comes to a close the Corvette Dream Giveaway is offering one lucky winner a chance to drive home with these two front engine classics. The first one being offered is a 1961 restomod roadster and the second is a limited-edition 2019 ZR1 coupe. Both cars are black and have been enhanced by Lingenfelter Performance Engineering.

This story is from the January 2020 edition of Vette.

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