American performance cars of the 1960s were not designed with Europe's tight cities and twisty back roads in mind, but man, do they ever look cool there. The original Corvette Sting Ray might be a rolling symbol for the American Dream, yet it still looks good cruising around in the middle of Belgium, of all places. Such is the appeal of the C2.
Petrolicious profiles this Corvette's owner, Mathieu Houtreille, a Belgian who bought the car after falling in love with a similar example at a Barrett-Jackson auction in Las Vegas. It's a 1965 Sting Ray, painted in Ermine white and equipped with a small-block, 350-ci V8. It looks and sounds the part.
Houtreille became enamored with American culture when touring the country, and he wanted a piece of it to bring back home. It's hard to think of a better souvenir, than the best Corvette ever made, and arguably, one of the best American cars of all time.
A car enthusiast since childhood, Chris Perkins served as Road & Track's engineering nerd and Porsche apologist.
