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Chevrolet Corvette

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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.

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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.

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Cultural References

A Corvette was the subject of The Beach Boys' 1989 song In My Car.

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Bibliography

Title & Subtitle	Details
Competition Corvette From Street To Strip To Speedway Star	Year & Type: 1980 Nonfiction Authors: Auto Editors of Consumer Guide Publisher: Publications International, Ltd. Content: 96 pages w/black & white photos Subject: Racing Topic: Chevrolet Corvette Availability: Reference Desk
Corvette 1953 to the Present	Year & Type: 1985 Nonfiction Author: Richard Nichols Publisher: Gallery Books Dimensions: 9.375" x 12.25" hardcover w/jacket Content: 192 pages w/black & white and color photos ISBN: 0-8317-1788-2 Topic: Chevrolet Corvette Availability: Reference Desk
Corvette America's Sports Car	Year & Type: 1984 Nonfiction Author: Jay Koblenz & the Auto Editors of Consumer Guide Publisher: Publications International, Ltd. Dimensions: 9.375" x 11.25" harcover w/jacket Content: 256 pages w/black & white and color photos ISBN: 0-88176-186-9 Topic: Chevrolet Corvette Availability: Reference Desk
Catalog of Corvette ID Numbers 1953-93	Year & Type: 1993 Nonfiction Editors: Compiled by the Staff of Cars & Parts Magazine Publisher: Amos Press Inc./Motorbooks International Dimensions: 8" x 10.75" softcover Content: 255 pages w/color paint & trim sections ISBN: 1-880524-08-2 Topic: Chevrolet Corvette Availability: Reference Desk
Funfest 2007	Year & Type: 2007 Nonfiction Publisher: Mid America Motorworks Dimensions: 10.375" x 8.5" hardcover Content: 113 pages with color photographs Topic: Chevrolet Corvette, Corvette Funfest Availability: Reference Desk
Standard Catalog of Corvette 1953-2001	Year & Type: 2001 Nonfiction Author: John Gunnell Publisher: Krause Publications Dimensions: 8.5" x 11" softcover Content: 224 pages w/color photos ISBN: 0-87349-235-8 Topic: Chevrolet Corvette Availability: Reference Desk

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Photographs

	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvettes Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2013 The Cars Time Forgot View photo of Chevrolet Corvettes - 2.7MB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvette C5 with Magna Steyr 1953 Body Photographer/Source:  Stephen Foskett License:  GNU Free Documentation License View photo of Chevrolet Corvette C5 with 1953 Body - 269KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvette C5 with Magna Steyr 1953 Body Photographer/Source:  Stephen Foskett License:  GNU Free Documentation License View photo of Chevrolet Corvette C5 with 1953 Body - 185KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvettes Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2008 Gary Lang Auto Group Car Show View photo of Chevrolet Corvettes - 3,192KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvettes Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2008 Gary Lang Auto Group Car Show View photo of Chevrolet Corvettes - 3,256KB
	Subject:  2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show Photographer:  Bill Crittenden View photo of 2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show - 3,752KB
	Subject:  2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show Photographer:  Bill Crittenden View photo of 2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show - 3,641KB
	Subject:  2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show Photographer:  Bill Crittenden View photo of 2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show - 3,314KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvettes Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2010 Gary Lang Auto Group Car Show View photo of Chevrolet Corvettes - 3,973KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvettes Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2010 Gary Lang Auto Group Car Show View photo of Chevrolet Corvettes - 3,584KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvettes Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2010 Gary Lang Auto Group Car Show View photo of Chevrolet Corvettes - 4,124KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Scale Models Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  2009 Summer NNL View photo of Chevrolet Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Models - 3,561KB
	Subject:  Chevrolet Corvettes Photographer:  Bill Crittenden Event:  Green Street Cruise Night: 18 May 2015 Caption:  It was Chevrolet Night - this is just a fraction of the Corvettes that showed up! View photo of Chevrolet Corvettes - 3.9MB

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Article Index

Date	Article	Author/Source
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

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