October 3, 1973 – Rotary-powered mid-engine Corvette debuts
If you happened to attend the 1973 Paris Motor Show, which opened on this day of that year, there would
If you happened to attend the 1973 Paris Motor Show, which opened on this day of that year, there would
The National Corvette Museum opened to the public on this day in 1994 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the city home
On this day in 1992 the 1,000,000th Corvette rolled out of GM’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, assembly plant. It was a
The automotive industry changed forever when the first production Chevrolet Corvette rolled out of a General Motors’ assembly facility in
Automotive designer and executive Harley J. Earl, often referred to as the “Father of the Corvette,” passed away on this
Automotive designer and executive Harley J. Earl was born on this day in 1893 in Hollywood, California. Earl began his
On this day in 1992 the 1,000,000th Corvette rolled out of GM’s Bowling Green, Kentucky, assembly plant. It was a
Automotive designer and executive Harley J. Earl, often referred to as the “Father of the Corvette,” passed away on this
The Bowling Green, Kentucky GM plant has been pumping out Corvettes since 1991. Just a quarter of a mile away
The Chevrolet Corvette has been an American icon since its introduction in 1953 and will remain so with the introduction
On this day in 1968 the annual New York International Auto Show opened its doors to the public. Among the
America’s sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette, made its public debut at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City during GM’s
For a long time the C3 Chevrolet Corvette, produced from 1967 until 1983, got a pretty bad wrap as salesman
In 1957 the average monthly rent in the US was $90 and a dozen eggs would set you back 28
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