Chevrolet 1993 Corvette Owner's Manual page 5

In 1953, Chevrolel produmd
300
new lightweight fiberglass;
roadsters.
A handful
went 'io
project
engineers, General Motors -managers,
and
a select group
of
movie--stars
and celebrities.
With
.o two-speed
Powerglide automatic. transmiision,
Blue Flame-six-cylinder
engine, and
gleaming Pola. White exterior,
Corvelte began 'its drive into
the,
heart
of
America:.
-I.
Designers freshened up the
'Velte in
1956by
adding a r6movubte
hardtop and
the
famous ~o?veth?
I.ls*-'
8
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