Corvette: A pop culture classic

摘要

Dazzling 1953 Motorama debut launched a great American sport car that hasn't lost its luster. Harley Earl was too tall to sit in one. At 6 toot 3, he towered over the low curved windshield, which might explain why you almost never see the father of the Corvette pictured with his offspring. Earl's creation is the most successful concept car in history and the most popular sports car in history. An extremely positive public response confirmed Chevrolet's plans to put the Corvette into production after its debut at New York's Waldorf Astoria ballroom in January 1953. The Corvette has had a couple of brushes with extinction, but more than 1.5 million Corvettes have been produced, and the nameplate is still going strong.