Corvette Trivia

div class"pf-content"by Justin Whittenbr strongCorvette Triva. strongThe C1-C3 Corvettes were very in the muscle car era, and still are to this day. Theyre considered by many to be the most beautiful 2-seater sports car ever by General Motors. The Corvette was conceived in 1951 by GM designer Harley Earl and his special crew to compete with the European sports cars, in hopes that this new GM sports car would win at the track. In 1953, the Corvette debuted at the Motorama in New York City. Chevrolet quickly set up a temporary in Flint Michigan, where 300 Corvettes were all hand built. At that Motorama, Zora Arkus-Duntov was among the thousands of who attended that event. Zora found the car to be visually superb, but was disappointed with the Corvettes He wrote a letter to Chevrolet chief engineer Ed Cole, stating that he would love to work on such a beautiful car and included technical information on his ideas. Chevrolet was so impressed that they invited him to come to Detroit and start as an assistant staff engineer. In 1954, the Corvette offered more than just one color option and moved its facility to St Louis, MO, 3,640 Corvettes. At this time, the sports car market was so small and many dealers had a hard time selling them especially with its 155 hp 6-cylinder engine. Zora was well aware of this, and decided enough was enough. He was assigned the director of high at Chevrolet and went to work on the Corvette with one mission turn the car into a red-blooded American sports car with V8 that would challenge the likes of Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati, and Mercedes-Benz. There were many other that had a role in the Corvette world as well, such as Larry Shinoda, Bill Mitchell, Bob McLean, Jerry Palmer and Ed Cole. a href"http:blog.ecklerscorvette.comwp-contentcorvetteuploads201503production-of-the-1953-chevrolet-corvette-the-very-first-corvette.jpg"img class"alignnone size-full wp-image-1916" src"http:blog.ecklerscorvette.comwp-contentcorvetteuploads201503production-of-the-1953-chevrolet-corvette-the-very-first-corvette.jpg" alt"production-of-the-1953-chevrolet-corvette-the-very-first-corvette" "625" height"500" aemThe first Corvettes were in Flint, Michigan beginning on June 30, 1953. Only 300 Corvettes were built for that year, all were Polo White with red interiors.embr strongHere are some fun interesting facts about Corvettes-strongbr ululliJust hours before the Corvettes debut at the Motorama show in New York the logo was changed because it contained an American Flag forbidden on commercial ululliOn Tuesday, June 30, 1953, Corvette 1 (serial number E53F001001), rolled off the assembly line. Corvette had begun! This Corvette was said to be destroyed, but no records to date that fact and there were no witnesses to the destruction. This one may show up somedayliululbr ululliCorvette was named for a small fast class of naval ships. Myron Scott, Chevrolets chief is credited with coming up with the Corvette name for this famous sports car.liululbr ululliIn 1953, Corvettes were offered in any color you wantedas long as it was Polo White with Red interior.liululbr ululliLuxury amenities such as leather seats, air conditioning, and steering were first available in the 1963 Corvette. This was also the famous split rear window for the first C2 design. The split window coupe has since been called one of the most beautiful and influential designs in automotive history.liululbr ululliSide mounted exhaust systems first appeared in 1965.liululbr ululli1968 was the first year an AMFM stereo radio was offered as an option. This was also the first C3 design. Many changes took in 1969.liululbr ululli1974 was the last year Corvette to ran on leaded gasoline. This was also the last year for the true dual exhaust.liululbr ululli1976 was the only year Corvette that used a Chevy Vega 4 spoke design steering wheel.liululbr ululli1981: all Corvettes were computer-equipped. This was also the year GM moved Corvette from St. Louis, MO to Bowling Green, KY.liululbr a href"http:blog.ecklerscorvette.comwp-contentcorvetteuploads201503ZoraArkusDuntov1500.jpg"img class"alignnone size-full wp-image-1918" src"http:blog.ecklerscorvette.comwp-contentcorvetteuploads201503ZoraArkusDuntov1500.jpg" alt"ZoraArkusDuntov1500" "625" height"465" abr emZora Arkus-Duntov embr strongspan style"font-family: Times;"Shop for Corvette at a href"http:www.EcklersCorvette.com"www.EcklersCorvette.comaspanstrongbr strongspan style"font-family: Times;"Follow us on our Corvette Facebook a href"https:www.facebook.comEcklersCorvette?frefts"Click here and Like us!aspanstrongbr div