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Chevrolet Corvette Wikipedia. Chevrolet Corvette. Chevrolet Corvette logos over time. Overview. Manufacturer. Chevrolet General MotorsAlso called. Sting Ray 1. 96. Stingray 1. Production. 19. 53present. Model years. 19. 531. C1 1. 95. 31. 96. C2 1. 96. 31. 96. C3 1. 96. 81. 98. C4 1. 98. 41. 99. C5 1. 99. 72. 00. C6 2. 00. 52. 01. C7 2. 01. 4present. Assembly. United States Body and chassis. Class. Sports car. Back in July, the German website for Volvo slipped and accidentally released a partial image of the 2018 Volvo XC40. Today, thanks to another leak, we now have a full. Body style. 2 door coup2 door convertible. Layout. Powertrain. Engine. The Chevrolet Corvette, known colloquially as the Vette1 or Chevy Corvette, is a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet. The car has been produced through seven generations. The first model, a convertible, was introduced at the GM Motorama in 1. Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after the type of small, maneuverable warship called a corvette. Originally built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, the Corvette is currently manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky and is the official sports car of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. HistoryeditFirst generation C1 1. The first generation of Corvette was introduced late in the 1. Originally designed as a show car for the 1. Motorama display at the New York Auto Show, it generated enough interest to induce GM to make a production version to sell to the public. First production was on June 3. Chevrolet Corvette displayed at the 1. GM Motorama car show. This generation was often referred to as the solid axle models the independent rear suspension was not introduced until the second generation. Three hundred hand built polo white Corvette convertibles were produced for the 1. The 1. 95. 4 model year vehicles could be ordered in Pennant Blue, Sportsman Red, Black, or Polo White 3,6. The 1. 95. 5 model offered a 2. L V8 engine as an option. With a large inventory of unsold 1. GM limited production to 7. With the new V8, the 06. Chevrolet Corvette transistorized hybrid vacuum tubes and transistors car radio option. A new body was introduced for the 1. An optional fuel injection system was made available in the middle of the 1. It was one of the first mass produced engines in history to reach 1 bhp 0. W per cubic inch 1. Chevrolets advertising agency used a one hp per cubic inch slogan for advertising the 2. Subscribe and SAVE, give a gift subscription or get help with an existing subscription by clicking the links below each cover image. C5 RPO Codes for Corvette C5 regular production options for all years. W 2. 83 cu in 4. L Small Block engine. Other options included power windows 1. Delco Radio transistorized signal seeking hybrid car radio, which used both vacuum tubes and transistors in its radios circuitry 1. The 1. 95. 8 Corvette received a body and interior freshening which included a longer front end with quad headlamps, bumper exiting exhaust tips, a new steering wheel, and a dashboard with all gauges mounted directly in front of the driver. Exclusive to the 1. The 1. 95. 96. 0 model years had few changes except a decreased amount of body chrome and more powerful engine offerings. In 1. 96. 1, the rear of the car was completely redesigned with the addition of a duck tail with four round lights. The light treatment would continue for all following model year Corvettes until 2. In 1. 96. 2, the Chevrolet 2. L Small Block was enlarged to 3. L. In standard form it produced 2. W. For an extra 1. W,1. 7 making it the fastest of the C1 generation. Ms Project 2010 Sp1. The trunk lid and exposed headlamps did not reappear for many decades. Corvette exits assembly line. Corvette convertible. Corvette convertible. Corvette convertible rear1. Corvette convertible. Second generation C2 1. Corvette Sting Ray coupe. The second generation C2 Corvette, which introduced Sting Ray to the model, continued with fiberglass body panels, and overall, was smaller than the first generation. The C2 was later referred to as mid years. The car was designed by Larry Shinoda with major inspiration from a previous concept design called the Q Corvette, which was created by Peter Brock and Chuck Pohlmann under the styling direction of Bill Mitchell. Earlier, Mitchell had sponsored a car known as the Mitchell Sting Ray in 1. Chevrolet no longer participated in factory racing. This vehicle had the largest impact on the styling of this generation, although it had no top and did not give away what the final version of the C2 would look like. The third inspiration was a Mako Shark Mitchell had caught while deep sea fishing. Production started for the 1. Introducing a new name, Sting Ray, the 1. Corvette coup and it featured a distinctive tapering rear deck a feature that later reappeared on the 1. Boattail Buick Riviera with, for 1. The Sting Ray featured hidden headlamps, non functional hood vents, and an independent rear suspension. Corvette chief engineer Zora Arkus Duntov never liked the split rear window because it blocked rear vision, but Mitchell thought it to be a key part of the entire design. Maximum power for 1. W and was raised to 3. W in 1. 96. 4. Options included electronic ignition, the breakerless magnetic pulse triggered Delcotronic first offered on some 1. Pontiac models. 2. On 1. 96. 4 models the decorative hood vents were eliminated and Duntov, the Corvettes chief engineer, got his way with the split rear window changed to a full width window. Corvette Sting Ray coupe. Corvette C5 Manual Transmission Problems' title='Corvette C5 Manual Transmission Problems' />Four wheel disc brakes were introduced in 1. L V8. Side exhaust pipes were also optionally available in 1. The introduction of the 4. W 3. 96 cu in 6. L big block in 1. Rochester fuel injection system. The 3. 96 cu in 6. L option cost US2. L engine cost US5. Few people could justify spending US2. W less, even though FI could deliver over 2. G loading in corners taken at racing speeds. Another rare 6. 3 and 6. Z0. 6 competition package, which offered stiffer suspension, bigger, multi segment lined brakes with finned drums and more, only a couple hundred coupes and ONE convertible were factory equipped this way in 1. With only 7. 71 fuel injected cars built in 1. Chevrolet discontinued the option at the end of the 6. For 1. 96. 6, Chevrolet introduced an even larger 4. L Big Block version. Other options available on the C2 included the Wonderbar auto tuning AM radio, AM FM radio mid 1. The Sting Rays independent rear suspension was successfully adapted for the new for 1. Chevrolet Corvair, which solved the quirky handling problems of that unique rear engine compact. Corvette Sting Ray convertible. C2 generation. The 1. The first use of all four taillights in red started in 1. C 2 line up except for the 1. The 1. 96. 7 and subsequent models continuing on all Corvettes since. L8. 8 engine option which was rated at 4. W, but unofficial estimates place the actual output at 5. W or more. 2. 8 Only twenty such engines were installed at the factory. From 1. 96. 7 to 1. Holley triple two barrel carburetor, or Tri Power, was available on the 4. L8. 9 a 3. 68 option, on top of the cost for the high performance 4. Despite these changes, sales slipped over 1. Duntov came up with a lightweight version of the C2 in 1. Concerned about Ford and what they were doing with the Shelby Cobra, GM planned to manufacture 1. Grand Sport Corvettes, but only five were actually built. They were driven by historic drivers such as Roger Penske, A. J. Foyt, Jim Hall, and Dick Guldstrand among others. Today the five cars 0. Corvettes ever built. Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum and is in running condition. Third generation C3 1. Corvette Stingray convertible. Corvette Stingray coupe.