National Corvette Museum Live Cam

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Corvette First generation

The first generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, also known as the C1, was produced from 1953 to 1962. It was introduced in January 1953 at the General Motors Motorama show in New York City as a concept car, and was met with such a positive response that GM decided to put it into production later that year.

The first generation Corvette had a fiberglass body and was powered by a 235 cubic inch Blue Flame inline-six engine that produced 150 horsepower. The car was available only as a convertible, with a manual transmission as standard equipment. It featured a sleek and sporty design, with a long hood, short deck, and distinctive side coves.