Italdesign Moray Corvette

The Italdesign Moray Corvette is a concept car by Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro, presented at the 2003 Geneva Motor Show as a homage to fifty years of the Chevrolet Corvette. It is built on Corvette mechanicals and chassis and carries a front-mounted, longitudinal 6-litre Chevrolet V8 that Italdesign says develops more than 400 horsepower. The name comes from the moray eel: the long, tapering headlights and the sinuous contour line suggest the fish, and the serpentine bonnet projects forward over the Corvette grille. The doors are hinged to the rear pillar and open like gull wings, the side window and roof forming one clear glass dome. The door wings are easily removed, which turns the coupé into a near roadster, and with the B pillar eliminated and replaced by a central steel arch the driver gets a sense of open-air motoring. There are no side mirrors, only a camera system with dashboard viewers. Supercars.net lists the body as 4,540 mm long, 1,950 mm wide and 1,235 mm high on a 2,660 mm wheelbase.