The Forgotten Corvette ZR-12: Chevy's Experimental Antidote to the Viper's Lethal Bite

After getting wind that crosstown rival Chrysler was developing a V10-powered sports car, Chevy responded with an experimental Corvette that could've made the Viper look like a threadsnake. After the exciting era of muscle car madness was cut short during the early 1970s by rising insurance rates, draconic federal emission restrictions, and, finally, an industry-shattering fuel crisis, US carmakers shifted their focus away from facto... (continue reading...)