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Some of you may wonder why the 1967 Chevrolet Super Sports brochure (shown above) includes a Corvette. After all, they never built a Corvette SS, correct?
Wrong! In 1957, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Corvette's first Chief Engineer, developed the XP-64, more commonly known as the Corvette SS.
The first (non)-Corvette Super Sport arrived in 1961 on the full-size car, four years after the Corvette SS. I'll never forget my disappointment at seeing my first 1961 Impala Super Sport that turned out to have a straight six under the hood. What a let down!
Yes, in the early years, you could get any Chevy engine in a SS. Hardly appropriate for something that was intended to come across as a super sporty car, representing Chevrolet.
Wrong! In 1957, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Corvette's first Chief Engineer, developed the XP-64, more commonly known as the Corvette SS.
Chevrolet Corvette SS - Wikipedia
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The first (non)-Corvette Super Sport arrived in 1961 on the full-size car, four years after the Corvette SS. I'll never forget my disappointment at seeing my first 1961 Impala Super Sport that turned out to have a straight six under the hood. What a let down!
Yes, in the early years, you could get any Chevy engine in a SS. Hardly appropriate for something that was intended to come across as a super sporty car, representing Chevrolet.
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