ing ray , ▁largely ▁designed ▁by ▁Larry ▁Shin oda , ▁under ▁Mitchell ' s ▁direction . ▁ ▁Mitchell ' s ▁fond ness ▁for ▁split ▁rear ▁windows ▁as ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Bu ick ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Cor v ette ▁St ing ray ▁cou pe ▁was ▁not ▁shared ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁sty lists ▁or ▁the ▁bu ying ▁public ▁and ▁both ▁cars ▁dropped ▁the ▁feature ▁after ▁public ▁resistance . ▁ ▁The ▁split ▁rear ▁window ▁would ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁( and ▁re - work ed ▁into ▁one ▁p ane ▁of ▁cur ved ▁glass ) ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Cor v ette ▁cou pe . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 3 - 1 9 6 7 ▁St ing ray ▁( in ▁both ▁cou pe ▁and ▁road ster ▁ed itions ), ▁with ▁its ▁slightly ▁bul ged ▁front ▁and ▁rear ▁quarter - pan els , ▁would ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁cars ▁to ▁feature ▁what ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁" C oke ▁bott le " ▁sty ling , ▁creating ▁an ▁ag gress ive ▁and ▁mus cular ▁look . ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁also ▁influenced ▁the ▁dram atic ▁sty ling ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁generation ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁rear - engine ▁Cor v air , ▁which , ▁like ▁other ▁G M ▁models ▁introduced ▁for ▁that ▁year , ▁used ▁cur ved ▁side - window ▁glass ▁to ▁enh ance ▁its ▁" C oke ▁B ott le " ▁profile . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0