“70 Years / 70 Stories” by Mario Brunner!
Corvette Man, Mario Brunner from Germany’s new 70th Anniversary book to be out by June 2023! I met Corvette Man, Mario Brunner in December 2020...
Tagged: 1966 sting ray
Mario Brunner’s Classic 1966 Corvette Pilot Car
Mario explains, “Most people that see the car don’t know what it is because there are hardly any C2 Sting Rays in Germany. Germans know what Mustangs are, but not old Corvettes. They also can’t believe a car this old has 350-horsepower!”
Corvette Timeline Tales: September 2, 1965 – Production of the ’66 Corvette Begins
The year 1966 was a banner year for Corvettes for several reasons. It was the best sales year for the short, five-year run of the C2 Sting Ray with 27,720 cars built, and convertibles outsold coupes -17,762 convertibles (64%) and 9,958 coupes (36%). This was back in the days when convertible Corvettes actually cost LESS than coupes. The coupe’s base price was $4,295, while the convertible’s base price was $211 less, at $4,084. My, how things have changed!
