When we showed you the final design of the steering wheel going into the 2020 model, we told you there will be more surprises before the reveal on Thursday.
We weren’t lying. Chevrolet updated their website shortly after and included the name and logo.
Stingray is an iconic name for Chevrolet. It first appeared in 1959. By that time, Chevrolet had stopped participating in factory racing.
GM designer Bill Mitchell decided to sponsor the development of a race car based on the 1957 Corvette SS by Zora Arkus-Duntov. Thus, the Corvette Stingray Racer Concept Car was born.
It entered a few races, displaying respectable performance, and in 1960, Stingray won the SCCA National Championship.
After the victory, it was retired from racing to become a show car. It even starred in the 1967 movie Clambake along with Elvis Presley. Unlike the car, however, the movie was poorly received and even considered by The King as his worst.
Bill Mitchell, Larry Shinoda, and Pete Brock, who designed Stingray Racer, went on to work on the second-generation Corvette and their concept car became the central inspiration and influence of the C2’s design.
When it launched in 1963, C2 Corvette became the first production vehicle to wear the Sting Ray nameplate. It has since cemented its place among the most wanted classic sports cars of all time.
The C3 continued using the name until 1976 when the Stingray nameplate was abandoned.
In 2014, Chevrolet revived the Stingray with the seventh-generation Corvette. Now, they are committed to carrying it over into the new age of Corvette development.
Chevrolet added a collection of high-resolution emblems and logos on their media section. You can go ahead and download yours.
Just one more day to go! Tune in tomorrow to get all the juicy details of the new 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray!