In the previous issue of Automotive Traveler, I ended Part Two of this series on the Corvette Specialty of California GS with a throw to the car's much-awaited unveiling at the 2010 Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association show in November.

Well, we had just one more thing to do prior to testing it before the public. We had to test it on the dynamometer. The CSOC GS generated about 550 horsepower at the wheels on the first go. Pretty impressive, considering it had not even been tuned. Mike and Laurent Bensaid, the sibling team behind CSOC, were clearly serious about building a car that would be both beautiful and powerful.