1953 - 1962 Corvette

The first generation of the Chevrolet Corvette started in 1953 and is commonly known as solid-axle. Originally sold for $3,498, the first Corvette would cost about $26,903 in today. After a few shaky years the car gained traction due in part to a V8 engine, a 3 speed manual transmission, and a rivalry with Ford’s Thunderbird. The C1 ended its run with the 1962 Corvette but today these famed Chevy Corvettes are some of the most sought-after classic cars anywhere.

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	1958 Chevrolet Corvette - Dream Ride #13 Ed Hoyt's long-ago ride in 1965 led to his first-day '58 fuelie many years later. more


	1960 Corvette - Full Circle - Feature A Big Brake Fuelie That's Part Of A Family Tree more


	1961 Chevrolet Corvette - Second-Chance '61 A few years back, Robert McNerney went to the Atlantic City Classic Car Auction in hopes of finding a C1 that he could buy as a weekend... more


	1962 Corvette - South Georgia Silver Star This well modified 1962 is the one Corvette Gerald Copeland wishes he could have had way-back when. Sometimes you just have to wait. more


	1959 Chevrolet Corvette - Overhauling a Friend's '59 Vette Part 1 An All-In-The-Family Approach To Vette Rodding more


	C1/C2 Corvette Swap - Hot Rod Corvettes Square Off Two drivers swap a C4 suspensioned 1962 Corvette convertible and a high-horsepower 1964 Corvette roadster more


	1962 Chevy Corvette - Beyond Phenomenal Anthony Loria's Injected, Resto-Modded '62 more


	1962 Corvette - Black Cherry Bomb Making The Most Of A Total Basket-Case '62 Roadster more


	1960 Chevrolet Corvette C1 - Righthand Drive June in Europe means LeMans, and so far this century, Corvette has been the dominant force in the all-important GT1 category. The effect in... more


	1961 Chevrolet Corvette - Total Transformation What if you could transplant the heart and soul of the sizzling Z06 Corvette into a vintage Corvette with its classic style? Larry Allman... more


	1958 Corvette Kit Car - Mirror Image Street Rods Only Impresses Us With Their '58 Kit Car more


	1955 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster - An American Sportscar In Europe Exclusive 1955 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster, featuring 265 ci Horsepower, Two-Speed Powerglide Engine, and More! more


	1957 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Hard Top - King Of The Hill Chip Travis' fully restored 1957 Chevrolet Corvette more


	1959 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster - Having It All Exclusive 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster, featuring a 350 small-block engine, 700R4 automatic Transmission, Lokar shifter, and More! more


	1958 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible - Sky High Exclusive 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, featuring a 283 V-8 engine, several NCRS events, and much More! more


	1956 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Convertible - Power Pop-Top Exclusive 1956 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Convertible, featuring a three-speed transmission, small-block engine, and More! more


	1954 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe - When Worlds Collide When Chevrolet finally entered the two-seater roadster pool, many felt the overly-common, Blue Flame inline six-cylinder engine was... more


	Custom 1957 Chevrolet Corvette - Black & Bruiser The enthusiast market is starting to turn away from hermetically-sealed, untouched, never-driven, garage showponies and shift slowly... more


	1955 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary - Poised And Proper The year 1955 had a number of firsts for Chevrolet. Externally, the '55 Corvette was nearly indistinguishable from the '54, apart from the... more


	1959 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible - Memento From 1959 Buddy Barrett wowed us with this beautifully kept '59 Corvette convertible. Though an enthusiast for sentimental reasons, Buddy was a... more

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	Corvette Fever Readers Rank The Best And The Rest Here's the listing of the Top 10 Corvettes of all time, as our readers decreed in response to... more
	2000 Chevrolet Corvette - High Country Street Stormer Dave Barkus' drop-top 2000 Chevrolet Corvette is now a Z06 convertible... more
	1967 Chevrolet Corvette - The Perfect Midyear? Restored '67 Is Two-Time Top Flight Car... more
	2005 Chevrolet Corvette - In The 9s Charlie Johnson's 2005 Corvette uses a ProCharged LS7 to win automatically... more

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	Anybody interested in flush mount glass for midyear corvette Hi not sure if this is the correct place to post so if you feel it would be better in a different... more
	supercharger L98 Has any one installed a supercharger on a l98 c4. have a 1991 coupe and thinking about installing... more
	1961 VIN My husband has owned his 1961 Corvette since 1966. We are now looking for the VIN on it and can't... more
	Electrical Problems 2002 year model Recently, I'm driving along and everything starts going haywire, air conditioner... more
	87 restoration Got a chance to get what I think is a decent deal on an 88 coupe. It ran but the flywheel/ torue... more

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