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First Corvette with dual quads: By 1956, Belgian-born engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov was putting his fingerprints on the Corvette and increasing its performance. Although the Corvette had used multiple carburetion since 1953, in ’56 came its first dual quad V-8 rated at 225 hp.
Our website offers online photos of our huge inventory plus history, trivia, and links. Test your knowledge of Corvette trivia with historical information about each model year. Links include photos, factory options, prices, color choices, and build quantities.
Learn more about each generation of Chevrolet’s Corvette since 1953, from the C1 all the way to the all-new mid-engined C8.
Chevy. Over eight generations and more than 70 years, the Corvette has been many things: An evocative show car, a world-beating race car, a hairy-chested horsepower beast, and most recently, a...
With the Corvette's 70th anniversary just weeks away, what better time to look back at how the two-door became America's defining sports car.
Here's a brief history of the Chevrolet Corvette. From the first-generation C1 in 1953, through the current eighth-generation C8. Everything you need to know and nothing you don’t about the ...
Chevy Corvette Generations: Burning Through Corvette History, Models, and More. Tracing the Vette's evolution from the first year Corvette to the latest, hybrid-powered C8.
Corvette is one of the longest-running automotive brands in history, second only to the Suburban, and when you visit the National Corvette Museum or attend a car event, seeing 70 years of living history in front of you draws on your emotions.
The Corvette tops a Dodge Dart Sport, Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, Chevrolet C-10 Silverado, and Ford Mustang II Cobra II in a comparison test and earns its standing as the fastest American car sold in 1976.
History. First generation (C1; 1953–1962) 1953 Chevrolet Corvette displayed at the 1953 GM Motorama car show. 1953 Corvette exits assembly line. The first generation of Corvette was introduced late in the 1953 model year, appearing as a show car for the 1953 General Motors Motorama, January 17–23 at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. [10] .