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That also holds true in a hot lap competition. Thusly equipped these cars are nearly identical in terms of price. The ultra-rare Scaglietti Corvette now resides in the “vault” of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, where it occasionally makes a public appearance at special exhibits. So when the owner of a 1,200-horsepower 2020 Mustang GT500 recently challenged him to a roll race, he was a bit nervous that this record-setting pony car was going to the be one to break his winning streak.

Pretty easy to see that in the video…. As was that curvaceous custom body. In a GT500 vs. C8 Corvette drag race, the Shelby wins — eventually. The goal for these Scaglietti Corvette Italias was to take on the Ferrari 250 Testarossa and 250 SWB Berlinettas on the road course.

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The last Corvette was going to be Carroll Shelby's but after the project was discontinued, he didn't want it. The goal was for an inexpensive but reliable car that utilized an American drivetrain but covered by an Italian shell. On the outside, Ansa exhausts played a beautiful soundtrack when paired with the Chevy V8 engine, and it sat on a set of Borrani cross-laced wire wheels.

He got his ass chewed out by GM management, and was told to drop the project” (evidently Ferrari’s hind-end would have to wait.). For around-the-clock GM news coverage. It’s funnie how to different people write to totally different story’s it’s like watching FOX Mews then flip over to MSNBC. In fact, it took about two years to complete these 3 special Corvettes.