As one of the most revered performance nameplates, the Corvette recently celebrated\u00a0its 67th anniversary, making it the world\u2019s longest running continuously produced passenger car. The first Corvette sports car went into production in Flint, Michigan on June 30, 1953. Over the past six-plus decades, Chevrolet has built as many as 1.75 million Corvettes over its lifespan. More importantly, Chevrolet has pushed the envelope consistently to offer leading-edge technology to deliver unprecedented performance which has culminated in the 2020 Corvette Stingray, the first-ever mid-engine Corvette.<\/p>\n
But where did it begin? The original Corvette debuted\u00a0as a concept vehicle at the General Motors Motorama\u00a0in New York City on Jan. 17, 1953. Given its futuristic design and performance promise, it received immense public and critical acclaim. This spurred General Motors to launch a limited production\u00a0run of 300 Corvettes justa few months later. The rest, as the saying goes, is history.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, all 1953 models were Polo White with a red interior and were priced at $3,498. But such is the allure of the gen-one Corvette that in 2006, the third 1953 Corvette ever produced sold for a then-record of $1.06 million at auction, underscoring the devotion of the brand\u2019s followers.<\/p>\n
While the all-new Chevrolet Corvette Stingrayfollows a different formula, with a V-8, mid-engine layout, the original Corvette was exclusively available with an inline six-cylinder engine until 1955. However, Chevrolet did provide an optional all-new small block V-8 engine, which was ordered by just seven buyers. Corvette has been available exclusively with V-8 power since 1956.<\/p>\n
Another fun fact about the Corvette is that it was produced only as a convertible for its first 10 years. The iconic fixed-roof \u201csplit-window\u201d Sting Ray coupe was produced in 1963 with the second-generation Corvette.\u202f Predictably, this resulted in a sales surge, with nearly twice as many cars finding new homes.<\/p>\n
Nearly 1.75 million Corvettes have been produced since June 30, 1953. For instance, the 500,000th<\/sup>\u00a0Corvette was built in 1977; the millionth in 1992, and the 1.5 millionth Corvette rolled off the line in 2009 – a testament to the car\u2019s following.<\/p>\n That said, in 1983 no Corvettes were sold to the public. The model year was skipped in preparation for the all-new 1984 Corvette, which launched the C4 generation. However, 44 Corvette prototypes were built as 1983 models, out of which only one remains, and is on display at the National Corvette Museum\u00a0in Bowling Green.<\/p>\n
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