Somewhere in the second part of 1959, project XP-720 began at GM Styling to design a production Corvette based on Bill Mitchell’s Sting Ray racer. It would become known as the C2 or second-generation Corvette. In October of that same year, a clay mock-up of project XP-720 was completed and displayed for General Motors’ management viewing. This early effort was essentially the Stingray Racer with a coupe top.
Source: Mario van Ginneken - www.corvettes.nl
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