Celebrate National Corvette Day With Eight Generations of Revolution & Evolution: (Torque Tuesday Presented by Continental ExtremeContact DWS^{06 Plus})

This year marks the 68-year anniversary of the Chevy Corvette; we came prepared with all ‘Vette content to kick off an all ‘Vette day. 

On June 30, 1953 the very first Chevrolet Corvette came off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. The 1953 C1 Corvette was Polo White with Sportsman Red interior, and unlike anything else. Chevy assembled a team that wanted to build a great and affordable American sports car. They built a legend.

Every year that milestone is recognized as National Corvette Day. In that spirit, we offer you an excess of Corvettes. We also look at some of our favorite Corvettes from the past eight generations. Plus we’ll hit you with fun and interesting facts, highlights, history, pop culture and–did we mention all the Corvettes?

History, Development, Revolution

Led by designer Harley J. Earl, the team at GM worked on the sports car under the name “Project Opel.” One major innovation was using fiberglass body construction instead of steel. Fiberglass is lighter and more flexible, allowing for more freedom in adding curves and aero cues to the design. The Corvette concept made its debut at the 1953 GM Motorama show at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Six months later, the Corvette was in production.

Under the hood it had a 150 horsepower “Blue Flame” inline six-cylinder engine mated to a two-speed Powerglide unit. Only 300 Corvettes were produced in 1953. And each and every one sold quickly. Corvette was making a major impression on the American public and the automotive industry.

Hit the NEXT button below for a tour of each generation from C1 to C8…