At first glance, this may be a Ferrari 250 GT. What if I told you this is an Italian coachbuilt Corvette? In fact, I had no idea Scaglietti re-bodied a Corvette in 1959 until I saw one on display at the Petersen Auto Museum in L.A. Part of why you may not have heard of or recognize this vehicle is because only three were ever produced. Each unit is powered by a Chevy small-block V8 mated to a four-speed manual. The Corvette Italia was intended to be a more reliable alternative to its European exotic competitors at the time, but never fully panned out, hence why so few of them were made. If the Corvette Italia's production run lasted longer than it originally did, it would have had the potential to change the course of automotive history, but we will never know for sure. Despite its unfortunate fate, the Scaglietti Corvette is one of the most fascinating vehicles in the Petersen Auto Museum collection.
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