Its one of the most celebrated test vehicles ever built.
The 1960 Chevrolet CERV 1 is as exotic as it gets, a one-of-a-kind relic with a special pedigree.
The Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle is the father of the modern Corvette as we know it.
That could make it the most expensive Chevy ever sold.
They designed one of the lightest frame and body designs that Detroit had seen.
The body was supported by a chromium-molybdenum steel tubular space frame, weighing in at only 125 pounds.
Under the hood, the Chevrolet CERV 1 was first fitted with a OHV aluminum experimental V-8 engine.
At 6,500 RPM, that engine produced 324 horsepower a stunning amount of power for such a lithe body.
Arkus-Duntov wanted more, and added a modified engine that was reported to produce 500 horsepower at 6,000 RPM.
By 1964, the CERV 1 was nearing the end of its flagship circuit.
The 1960 Chevrolet CERV 1 is expected to sell foras much as $2,000,000 at auctionin August.
It will be one of the most historic Chevrolet transactions ever made.
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