The "Stinger". North Palm Beach, FL
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
The Sting Ray’s “stinger” scoop is one of the most recognizable hoods ever used on the Corvette. It was the original L88 hood before the C3 showed up and changed what “L88 hood” meant. That center stinger leading into a wide, subtle scoop had a suggestion of a jet intake—appropriate, considering Chevy’s “Turbo-Jet” engine nomenclature—and gave the Corvette room to fit a taller Chevy big-block V-8 with a mid-rise dual-plane intake.
The "Stinger". North Palm Beach, FL
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray
The Sting Ray’s “stinger” scoop is one of the most recognizable hoods ever used on the Corvette. It was the original L88 hood before the C3 showed up and changed what “L88 hood” meant. That center stinger leading into a wide, subtle scoop had a suggestion of a jet intake—appropriate, considering Chevy’s “Turbo-Jet” engine nomenclature—and gave the Corvette room to fit a taller Chevy big-block V-8 with a mid-rise dual-plane intake.