At the time, the Corvette faced tough competition from the likes of the Lotus Esprit, Ferrari 308, and Porsche 944 -- all cars that looked as fast as they went. Read more about Corvette History: ...

Chevrolet Corvette Essential History The Chevrolet Corvette was first shown at a GM Motorama concept show in 1953 and entered production later that year. This C1 first-generation Corvette was only ...

Fast-forward to 2001, and the fifth-generation Corvette was embraced by race teams and the aftermarket. Taking notice of their customers' ambitions, Chevrolet decided to take a swing at the 'Ring.

2. 1953 Corvette Response was extremely positive, to say the least. The first Corvette car was produced just six months later, on June 30. During its first year, Chevrolet built only 300 units.

Let's take a look back at the very special Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette, which held the world record of fastest ...

On January 17, 1953, the Chevrolet C1 Corvette was displayed as a "dream car" at the General Motors Motorama exposition at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. 1953 Corvette Motorama show car.

Chevrolet introduced two Corvette concept cars, the Corvette CX and CX.R Vision Gran Turismo, at The Quail, a Motorsports ...

Chevrolet has pulled the wraps off what might be its most ambitious Corvette yet, the 2026 Corvette ZR1X. Packing an earth-shaking ...

To put that in perspective, the original Corvette of 1953 only made 150 horsepower from its six-cylinder engine. That is 10 fewer horsepower than just the electric portion of the 2024 E-Ray.

A 6,000-mile 2019 Corvette ZR1 Convertible with ZTK package is bidding at $130k, offering supercharged performance and ...