During a massive cleanup at Driversdoor, we rescued these press photos of early Corvette production and show cars from a former editor's Corvette Magazine and Sports Car International archives. Click on images to enlarge.

1963 Sting Ray production line at St. Louis.

Further down the St. Louis production line in 1963.

Corvette Z06's at Marlboro in 1963. Number 25 is Ralf Salyer, the Division A-Production champion. Car 2 was owned by Grady Davis.

Bill Mitchell's 1959 Sting Ray racer.

The XP-64 Corvette SS with a bubbletop canopy.

XP-880, The Astro II Showcar. The V8's radiator lives in the rear, behind the motor.

Mako Shark II, 1965.

XP-755 "Shark" later modified and re-named the Mako Shark. Photo from winter 61-62.