The Midyear Corvettes of 1963 through 1967 have long been darlings of the collector car community. The C2 Sting Ray, created by the all-star team of Zora Arkus-Duntov, Bill Mitchell, Pete Brock, Larry Shinoda, and Ed Cole, is often considered the most beautiful American vehicle ever produced. It was also the first generation of America’s Sports Car that was built with performance and racing in mind from the word go. Major breakthroughs like independent rear suspension, the big block V8, and legendary RPOs like Z06 and L88 all debuted in the C2 order guide. Midyears have been so dominant in the collector car market that low-production versions of the two-word Sting Ray represent half of the top-ten most expensive Corvettes ever sold, including the two top spots.