Chevrolet Corvette

CHEVROLET CORVETTE

The Chevrolet Corvette is a sports car by the Chevrolet division of General Motors that has been produced in six generations. The first model, a convertible, was designed by Harley Earl and introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car. Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after the type of small, maneuverable warship called corvette.

       Originally built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, the Corvette is currently built in Bowling Green, Kentucky and is the official sports car of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The National Corvette Museum documents the car's worldwide history and hosts the annual event. Corvette concept cars have inspired the designs of several generations of Corvettes. The first Corvette, Harley Earl's 1953 EX-122 Corvette prototype was itself, a concept show car, first shown to the public at the 1953 GM Motorama at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on January 17, 1953. It was brought to production in six months with only minor changes.

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Manufacturer	Chevrolet Division of General Motor
Also called	Sting Ray (1963–1967) Stingray (1969–1976)
Production	2012–present
Model years	C1 1953–1962 C2 1963–1967 C3 1968–1982 C4 1984–1996 C5 1997–2004 C6 2012–present C7 Expected in the 2014 model year
Assembly	United States: - Flint, Michigan - St. Louis, Missouri - Bowling Green, Kentucky
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door convertible 2-door coupé
Layout	FR layout FMR layout
Engine	235 cu in Blue Flame I6 ('53–'55) 265 cu in, 283 cu in, 327 cu in, 350 cu in Small-block V8 305 cu in Small-block V8 (1980-Calif.) 396 cu in, 427 cu in, 454 cu in Big-block V8 5.7 Liter LT1, LT4, LT5 V8 5.7 Liter LS1, LS6 V8 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 6.2 Liter LS3 V8 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 6.2 Liter LS9 V8 supercharged