Retro cues make for a fascinating contrast to the Corvette’s new angular styling.
Imagine if the Chevrolet Corvette C8 designers used the C1 design as their primary inspiration? This wb.artist20 render shows how retro and modern could look.
For his C8 rendering, the elements at the front of the image are the primary cues wb.artist20 has retained from the C1. The fascia now has bumperettes at its corners. The grille has a central crossmember with vertical uprights. Artist places a pair each of the C8’s headlights in each bezel. This quad-lamp design didn’t make it to the Corvette’s original model year of 1958. There’s a lot of chrome as the vehicle borrows cues from late-50s vehicles.
The rendering includes the C1’s scalloped section behind front wheels. This gives the C8 an retro, two-tone look. Old-fashioned touches include simple, circular mirrors and a exposed door handle. The chrome bumper wraps around the body and can be seen looking towards the rear.
The rendering also features modernized versions of the classic wheels. These have the same design, but they are larger. It is difficult to find whitewall performance tires nowadays.
Other rendering artists are also exploring the possibility of combining the first-gen Corvette with the new model. The gallery below shows Abimelec’s interpretation of the concept. Instead of giving the latest ‘Vette a C1 look, he uses the same mid-engine layout as the original. The result looks like a Chevy designer took inspiration from the Porsche 550 Spyder of the mid-1950s.