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Chevrolet Corvette in general
Newest Review: ... what amounted to a kit car. To be frank, they were bloody lucky to see 1954! In May 1953, a month before production ... more  ... started, Chevrolet hired a brilliant engineer named Zora Arkuss-Duntov; he was to become the father and saviour of the Corvette. Not a young man, he was 44, he would nevertheless nurse the Corvette and fight its corner for the next 22 years. Production moved to St Louis over Christmas 1953. The new plant had the capacity to produce 10,000 cars per year but only three and a half thousand came off the line in ’54, of which less than three thousand were sold, a tiny, tiny amount in the booming US automotive industry of ...moreMore Chevrolet card
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Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Legend Behind Corvette (Chevrolet) by Jerr
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Chevrolet Corvette in general: The reluctant legend (3314 words)
by tagheur - written on 05.04.02 (Very useful, 1839 readings)
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In some ways, the history of the Corvette closely mirrors the post war history of the American Auto industry and yet, it was a vehicle unlike any other. In the 47 years since the first example rolled off the early makeshift production line in Flint, Michigan, there have been no less than five completely different body shapes and countless variants. The early cars, from ’53 to ’62 were known as the C1. The C2’s, the so-called “mid-year” cars, were built between ’63 and ’67. The “Coke Bottle Corvette”, or “Shark” was launched in ’68 and continued on until 1982. No cars were built for public ...
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