American muscle cars. There simply aren’t enough over on our fair shores, so to make up for this woeful shortfall, we thought we’d treat you to a gallery of Chevrolet’s 50th birthday present to the Corvette Stingray, first unveiled to the public in 1959.

And as would be expected, the 2009 version has more in the way of hi-tech specification. It includes scissor-style doors, a rear view camera with night vision enhancement, a clamshell hood and powerful hybrid engine, which can be customised via touch controls from inside the cabin.

source: shortlist