Over decades, there are many cars that have left a lasting impression on past generations and our world today. One that has recently caught my attention is an all time favorite, the American Sport’s Car, the Corvette. From the very beginning, it has been a natural instinct for young men to dream and covet exhilirating cars. However, at one point in history, where Corvette styling and demand would go in the future was unclear, yet today in 2015, seven generations of Corvettes have evolved, manufactured, bought and raced. The sports car, as we know it today, was really defined by racing. To begin with, Americans had never been high on sports cars prior to the late forties. This was perhaps due to the fact that the idea was very European. Certainly, there were sporting American cars - Cadillac, Packard, Lincoln even Duesenberg but they …show more content…
To keep it clear and concise, I will share short terms to describe its evolutionary transformation. For starters, the Corvette initiated with the solid-axle variants of 1953 through 1962. Then followed with the so called mid-year models of 1963-67 to make up the second generation, followed by the third running form 1968-1982. After the hiccup year of 1983, an all new Corvette appeared for 1984 to kick off the fourth generation, which ended in 1996. The C5 dominated Mainstreet U.S.A. from 1997-2004. C-6 2005 -2013 generation begins; New body is first with fixed headlamps since 1962; no Z06 model and a late convertible introduction. C-7 from 2014, all new styling, chassis and drivetrain. (Mike Mueller, p. 9-10) Once again as per production statistics, the highest production and sale of a Corvette took place in 1979 with a record total of 53,807 25th Anniversary Indy 500 Pace Car Limited Edition and a Silver Anniversary Model Corvette. (Dennis Adler &