Carroll Shelby Refused This Chevy Corvette With Ferrari-Like Body Built Especially for Him

It is a Chevrolet Corvette that does not look like a Chevrolet Corvette. It is more of a Ferrari. An American icon with Italian bodywork, created by Scaglietti. Only three such automobiles, elegantly called Chevrolet Corvette Italia, saw the light of day. One had Carroll Shelby's name on it.  A wealthy oil-drilling contractor and Chevy dealership owner, Gary Laughlin of Fort Worth, Texas, was getting his Ferrari race car rep... (continue reading...)