Small block Chevy Thunder enjoyed international reach, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 1000km of the Nürburgring, the BOAC 6 Hours at Brands Hatch, owned the Can-Am (at one point winning 33 consecutive races), scored the inaugural IMSA GTO championship in 1971 and the IMSA GTP title in 1984.

In NHRA Pro Stock competition, Chevy won the national title 24 times, more than any other manufacturer.

“The design and execution of Chevy’s V8 engines, especially the ‘small block’, is elegant without being exotic or exclusive,” said Bill Warner, founder and Chairman of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. “Simplicity, lightness, flexibility, compactness and economy are its core strengths. It’s served long and well. And of course there’s that unmistakable sound. Anyone who’s ever attended a drag race, a NASCAR race, a Trans-Am or a Can-Am has heard, and sometimes felt, Chevy Thunder. It’s the clear and unmistakable voice of American motorsports.”