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Chevrolet Corvette
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Corvette
Vehicle Model
A sports car produced by
Chevrolet. First produced from model years 1954-1982 and again from 1984 on.
In 1976 a rear-engined Corvette concept was produced called the
Aerovette.
The
Chevrolet Corvette has made 9 appearances as the Pace Car for the
Indianapolis 500 starting in 1978.
History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Chevrolet Corvette page on 29 March 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Chevrolet Corvette, known colloquially as the Vette, 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 1953 as a concept show car. 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.
Cultural References
A Corvette was the subject of The Beach Boys' 1989 song In My Car.
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Article Index
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 17 July 2001 | VW and Corvette Vintage Ad Gallery Advertising Space Available! | WestCoastVenture.com Inc. |
| 30 April 2004 | Corvette Conversions Corvettes with Attitude | Avelate Automotive, Inc. |
| 2 May 2004 | Corvettes at Carlisle features Corvette racers, Greenwood & '54 reunions | Carlisle Events |
| 3 May 2004 | Lance Miller carries on his father's legacy with Corvettes at Carlisle | Carlisle Events |
| 19 March 2011 | The Thrill Of A Corvette | Sandra Tiffany |
| 9 September 2011 | Mandeville Automaker Charged with Wire Fraud of More Than $38,000
According to the indictment, ARTHUR owned and operated a replica vintage Corvette manufacturing business in Mandeville, Louisiana. The business used several names including Retro Vette, Corvette Creations, Vetterod, Inc., Vintage Vette, and Streetrod Corvette. | Press Release ( PDF)
Agency: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern LouisianaTopic: David Mapp Arthur,
Chevrolet Corvette |
| 15 November 2011 | Grand-Am Road Racing Media Conference | Tom Bledsoe
Jim Campbell
Joie Chitwood, III
Jim Lutz |
| 3 January 2012 | Southern Car Parts Develops Unique Corvette Curb Alert Installation Package | Southern Car Parts |
| 3 April 2013 | Aurora Man Accused of Diverting $225,000 from Construction Contracts for Personal Use, Including Restoring Corvette | U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio |
| 31 December 2013 | autoMedia.com Names 10 Best Corvettes of All Time | autoMedia.com |
| 11 September 2014 | More on the Mid Engine 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Zora ZR1  | Patrick Rall, TorqueNews |
