Mid-Engine Chevrolet Aerovette Design Drawing, circa 1972

Chevrolet's Aerovette concept car evolved from experiments with a mid-engine Corvette begun in the late 1960s. Equipped with a rotary engine, the Aerovette appeared at the Chicago and Paris motor shows in 1973. After GM abandoned rotaries, the Aerovette received a conventional V-8 engine for the 1976 New York auto show. Chevrolet introduced its first production mid-engine Corvette for 2020.