The 1957 Corvette SS Project XP-64 was the first purpose-built GM racecar and a personal project of famous racer and engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov, often called the 'Father of the Corvette.' ...

The 1957 Chevy Corvette SS, known internally at GM as Project XP-64, was developed under the watchful eye of Zora Arkus-Duntov, who would soon become Chevrolet’s Director of High Performance ...

Zora Arkus-Duntov’s 1957 Corvette SS was Chevrolet’s boldest attempt at racing dominance. The Project XP-64 is powered by a 283 cubic-inch V8 with advanced aluminum cylinder heads. This one-of ...

In becoming the most expensive Corvette, the SS Project XP-64 broke a record that had stood for more than a decade. The record had belonged to a rare L88-powered 1967 C2 Corvette that Barrett ...

The SS Project XP-64 was the brainchild of none other than Zora Arkus-Duntov, who is better known as the “father of the Corvette.” The engineer was an experienced racer—he appeared in the 24 ...