Hear the words “Chevrolet racing,” and NASCAR is the first thing that probably springs to the minds of many, followed by Corvette Racing in the American Le Mans Series. But that's just in the States.

Introduced in 1953 with a rather mundane six-cylinder engine, the Chevrolet Corvette received a V8 in 1955. It was an important shift for the nameplate, one that turned into America's most iconic ...

Though many people blame the death of the muscle car on stricter emissions and fuel economy standards, the truth is that before horsepower started to drop in the early 1970s, Americans (both consumers ...