2020年7月3日 · This deep-dive of the Corvette SR-2 shows how the SR-2 established Corvette is a true performance icon on the racing circuit!

2019年4月29日 · For a factory race car, the first of three 1956 Corvette SR-2s built could not have had a better life. After a six-year road racing career with various drivers— without a single crash— it briefly became a drag racer.

2015年2月18日 · While relishing all the attention it still garners, they both profoundly appreciate what a pivotal piece of Corvette history the SR-2 represents.

Decked out with Halibrand knock-off wheels and metallic blue paint, the SR-2 was a great-looking Corvette. Jerry picked up his customized, basically stock Corvette on May 24, 1956, and raced...

2024年12月20日 · Developed by a dedicated team led by the legendary Zora Arkus-Duntov, the SR-2 was a race-bread legend that helped build a performance image for the Corvette autoevolution News

2016年8月15日 · One of three original competition-bred C1 racers, this original Corvette SR-2 has direct ties to Dr. Dick Thompson, Nickey Chevrolet and Jim Jeffords.

2015年4月28日 · Thanks to removing more unnecessary bulk and using more lightweight materials, the SR-2 (2.0, if you will) weighed in at a respectable 2,300 pounds. Yunick also did some massaging to the engine by stroking and boring the original 283 out to a …

2024年8月23日 · The 1956 Corvette SR-2 Sebring Racer was one of the last Corvette concept cars developed under the leadership of (then) GM vice president of design, Harley J. Earl. Although far less recognizable than many of the Corvettes which followe it, the SR-2 was still a respected race car in its own right,and it was the precursor of the Corvette SS, a ...

2014年12月31日 · Since Chevy's largest engine for the first-gen Corvette was a 4.6-liter, small-block V-8 in 1956, the company commissioned Smokey Yunick to come up with a solution for the SR-2. The former...

2022年7月14日 · The SR2 is arguably one of the major reasons the Corvette survives today. Names like Harvey Earl, Zora Arkus-Duntov , Dr. Dick Thompson and even Smokey Yunick all contributed to its success. Today, all three of the SR2 Corvettes remain in private hands. What you see here is a most remarkable restoration of one of these.