The special Corvette featured here carries the General Motors VIN # EX87/5951. EX is the company’s identifier it attaches to vehicles used for experimental testing and these rarely leave the ...

Automotive test mules are not a new concept. Often used by automakers to test some new technology or powertrain, these test cars are either destroyed or kept in a private collection after their work ...

This 1954 Corvette remained unsold in 1954 and was sent for tests under the supervision of Chevrolet engineer and Indy 500 race winner Mauri Rose. However, it somehow ended up in the hands of genius ...

A foundational piece of American automotive history is now up for grabs. Chassis EX87, the first Chevrolet Corvette ever fitted with a V-8 engine, has been listed on Bring a Trailer in a rare public ...

For sale on eBay, this Chevrolet C1 Corvette was turned into a race car in an effort to commemorate the famous EX87/5951 Corvette that set the speed record at Daytona Beach in January of 1956. The ...

As I pull my truck through the gates of the paddock at NCM Motorsports Park, I catch it out of the corner of my eye. Ahead of me sits a flimsy white car, donning a huge headrest spoiler and ...

My nerve endings are tingling with extra electricity as I perch atop the very same broad, flat, hard red leather seat where Zora Arkus-Duntov, patron saint of all things Corvette, once sat. My feet ...

Few duos in automotive history go together better than the Chevrolet Corvette and V-8, but that wasn’t always the case. When the iconic sports car arrived on the scene in 1953, it came equipped with ...

The legendary test mule that paved the way for the V8 Corvette is up for auction on Bring a Trailer. Automotive test mules are not a new concept. Often used by automakers to test some new technology ...