---
title: "Mysterious Mid-Engined Corvette Historic Reunion at 2019 Amelia Island Concours Teases C8 Debut"
description: "The gathering is scheduled for the day after the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, leading us to believe the C8 debut will happen overseas."
date: "2019-02-05"
modified: "2019-02-05"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/26334/mysterious-mid-engined-corvette-historic-reunion-at-2019-amelia-island-concours-teases-c8-debut"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "c8 corvette"
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Concours d'Elegance"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "General Motors"
  - "Geneva Motor Show"
  - "sports car"
---

# Mysterious Mid-Engined Corvette Historic Reunion at 2019 Amelia Island Concours Teases C8 Debut

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A coincidentally timed gathering of historic mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette prototypes has led to rumors that General Motors will reveal the next generation of Corvette, the C8, at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show in March.

According to a social media post published by [*Corvette Online*](<https://www.corvetteonline.com/news/could-the-c8-be-revealed-at-amelia-island/>), several of GM's historic mid-engined Corvette prototypes will appear together at the 2019 [Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance](<https://www.ameliaconcours.org>), on Amelia Island, Florida. This event is dated March 7-10 and starts a day after the final media day at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. *Corvette Online* speculates that GM will reveal the C8 on either March 5 or 6 and then display it in Switzerland and Florida that following weekend, using the C8's mid-engined brethren to promote it.

Contrary to the publication's speculation, General Motors told *The Drive* that it doesn't have any plans for the Geneva Motor Show.

Test mule sightings, a near-constant stream of alleged leaks, and even key fobs have added fuel to the bonfire that is speculation about the C8 Corvette. Camouflaged, mid-engined, V8 sports cars with Corvette-like styling have been spotted testing at racetracks for years now, leading many to conclude that the C8 will become a mid-engined car—the only thing seemingly certain about the C8, along with its V8 heart.

A [Cadillac-badged key fob](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/24762/mid-engined-cadillac-convertible-leaked-key-fob-hints-at-corvette-based-droptop-caddy>) (and a Chevrolet bowtie variant thereof) depicting a mid-engined sports car with a convertible roof has many questioning the body styles in which the C8 will be available. [Reported powertrain options](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25325/chevrolet-corvette-c8-to-boast-twin-turbo-v-8-in-top-trim-drop-manual-completely-report>) include both traditional and naturally aspirated pushrod V8s and modern, twin-turbo, overhead-cam engines, and there is even word that the Corvette could become a spinoff marque like Cadillac.

One report claimed that the C8's electronics are so complex that testing has revealed a need to [re-engineer the vehicle's electrical system](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/25465/mid-engined-c8-chevrolet-corvette-delayed-6-months-over-electrical-issue-report>), causing an alleged six-month delay until the car's reveal. That doesn't necessarily preclude a C8 reveal in early March, but it doesn't make it look likely.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)