When the silks were pulled from the C8 Corvette in October 2019, much was made of this being the first-ever mid-engined version of Chevrolet’s halo sports car. Which, while officially true, technically, was not. Indeed, the C8 had been beaten to that particular proverbial punch more than 50 years prior by Chevy’s radical “Astro II” concept. Or nearer 60, if we’re counting the “Cerv I” (Chevrolet Experimental Research Vehicle) test mules.
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