Chevy Rear Engine XP-819

[Ironman63]

I ran across this and thought it was cool.  A lot of info I had never seen.

 

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/05/13/was-chevys-rear-engine-xp-819-really-a-contender-for-the-corvette-badge-or-was-it-something-else-entirely/amp

[lordairgtar]

Pretty good article

 

[stavanzer]

You were correct! That was very Cool!

[espo]

I have reed several articles thru the years about different Prototype rear engine Corvettes but never this one. Beautiful looking restoration done on this. I'm sure the chassis engineers had their hands full with the handling. My thought is that if you think a 911 can get "tail happy" think about that heavier small block hung out the back with a lot more torque. I bet you could get on it mid corner and make a U-turn and never leave your lane.