Corvettes were popular with hot rodders very early on, of course, and the 1963 Stingray continued in that tradition nicely. It was possible, however, to upgrade your Corvette simply by using parts from Chevrolet's official heavy-duty or "HD" parts catalog, and one of the upgrades preferred by race drivers was to get aluminum alloy (or in earlier years, steel) wide wheels, which could then be fitted with larger tires. The Redline community demanded that I include at least one wide wheel C2 Corvette, as most Redliners couldn't stand the stock 6.7" tires, so I relented very readily since I was already working on a Z06 race car that had them.