The Chevrolet Corvette From 1953 to 1970

THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE

Harley Earl 1893~1969

Who was Harley Earl??? Well without Harley Earl's help we would not have a Corvette today.

Harley Earl started working for Generals Motors in 1927 as designer. Earl's job was to displace Ford Motors prominence in the automotive world.
He had many successes with GM. Harley Earl loved Sports Cars, and when the returning GI's after World War II came home with MGs , Jaguars, convinced GM that they needed to build a sports car. The result was the 1953 Corvette!

This was a nice car but was built almost entirely with existing part from the Chevrolet.
Then along came Zora Arkus-Duntov. He was a man with a vision and this vision saved the Corvette.
Zora was determined to develop the 'Vette into a true world class sports car.
Soon, Zora became director of high performance at Chevrolet and set about transforming GM's largest division from a conservative company into a youthful, exciting one. In the process, he would change the Corvette from a docile roadster into a full-blown sports car that measured up on and off the racetrack against the likes of Porsche, Ferrari, Maserati, and Mercedes.
So those are two names any Corvette fan should know.
For a more complete history of the Corvette please go to the following web sites.

This page was last updated on May9, 2012

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A 1963, 1954 and a 1957 Corvertte taken at MacCaskeys,
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1956 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster	1956 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

1956 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster	1956 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

1956 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster	1957 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster

1956 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster Mockup	1956 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster Mockup

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	This picture was submitted by Franz Lopez and it is part of the Woodie and Surfboard Exhibit, Murphy Auto Museum, Oxnard, CA

1961 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster	1961 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster


1961 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster	1961 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

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1962 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe	1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport This picture was posted on alt.binaries.pictures.autos by Square Wheels

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible	1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Split Window	1963 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Split Window

1963 Corvette at MacCaskeys, October 1965	1963 Corvette at MacCaskeys, October 1965
The car was owned by Don Cordier, Simi Valley, California USA

1964 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe	1964 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible	1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible Interior

1964 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Coupe

1965 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe	1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

1965 Chevrolet Corvette FI Coupe	1965 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

1966 Chevrolet Corvette L72 Convertible	1966 Chevrolet Corvette L72 Convertible

1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427 435 hp Sting Ray Coupe	1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427 435 hp Sting Ray Coupe

1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427 435 hp Sting Ray Coupe

1969 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible	1969 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

1969 Corvette Stingray Coupe	1969 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

1970 Corvette Stingray LT1 Coupe

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