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Sensing that they had a lemon on their hands, General Motors quickly added a new 195bhp V8, revised the styling and added luxuries such as roll-up windows and external door handles. Miraculously, this did the trick and an American classic, not to mention the star of countless teen-angst films, was born. The sensational ‘Sting Ray’ bodied Corvette of 1963 ” available in both soft top and coup form ” cemented the Corvette’s position as the pre-eminent American sports car but it never found a big market in Europe. With unheard of features such as power steering and air conditioning, the Corvette’s character was far removed from that of highly strung, competition- bred rivals from the likes of Triumph and Alfa Romeo, and cost almost twice as much as an E-Type Jaguar.
