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Rumors of a mid-engined Corvette date back to the early years of the American sports-car legend -- which happens to be celebrating its 63rd birthday today -- but several recent developments suggest that we're closer than ever to a 'Vette with this layout.

The latest batch of spy photos clearly shows something mid-engined polishing at GM's Milford, Mich., proving grounds in the company of a C7 Corvette and a Cadillac sedan. The photos purport to show a prototype with a long tail wearing some C7 Corvette body panels, sans the rear glass cover. The visible proportions, of course, suggest that this prototype keeps its engine just ahead of the rear axle, with the glass panel removed during testing to help cool the engine.

The last time anyone not working on that specific GM project saw a mid-engined mule was over a year ago, when a peculiar car with Holden Commodore body panels and something in its long trunk was spotted by spy photographers. Even back then, the mule was suspected of testing components for a mid-engined sports car, with the list of candidate nameplates within GM's lineup being short.



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