Corvette history often gets told as a straight line from chrome bumpers to mid‑engine glory, yet reality looks messier.

If you show up to almost any corner-carving competition these days, like an autocross event or Optima Ultimate Street Car event, the most competitive cars are typically late-model C5 and C6 Corvettes.

Enthusiasts would typically associate the ZL1 name with rare COPO Camaros, but the third-gen C3 Corvette Stingray got its dose of ZL1 magic in 1969. Many would refer to the C3 Corvette L88 as the ...

Introduced for the 1970 model year, the first-ever Corvette ZR1 was offered as a $1,221 option on the Corvette C3. Available exclusively with the solid-lifter LT-1 powerplant (not to be confused with ...

If you show up to almost any corner-carving competition these days, like an autocross event or Optima Ultimate Street Car event, the most competitive cars are typically late-model C5 and C6 Corvettes.