GM, Racing and the Public
With Ford launching its "Total Performance" push in 1962, General Motors had to fight back. Or did it? My visit to Watkins Glen in the brand-new Chevy Sting Ray sought the answer.
In my capacity as a General Motors p.r. guy I attended the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen on 7 October 1962. One reason was to shepherd any press folks interested in the exciting Corvair Monza GT coupe, which was making one of its several debuts at the race. Another debut was the early appearance of a silver 1963 Corvette Sting Ray coupe, anot…
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