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Chevrolet’s All-American sports car debuted in 1953 as a 2-seat convertible powered by a 6-cylinder engine. Since then Corvette has evolved into a high-performance mid-engine sports car that challenges the top exotics of the world. Chevrolet’s eighth generation of the legendary Vette — a mid-engine design for the first time ever — continues Corvette’s evolution from a racy convertible to a race-toughened test bed conquering tracks around the world to a survivor of emissions regulations of the 1970s, emerging as one of the top performance cars of all time. Enjoy this quick bit of Chevrolet Corvette history in photos, from that original convertible to today’s C8.
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First Generation
1953 Chevrolet Corvette
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1955 Chevrolet Corvette
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1957 Chevrolet Corvette
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Chevrolet Corvette at Sebring in 1956
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Corvette SR-2
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Corvette SS in 1957
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1959 Chevrolet Corvette
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1959 Stingray Racer Concept
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1960 24 Hours of Le Mans
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1961 Mako Shark
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Second Generation
1963 Chevrolet Corvette
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Second Generation
Corvette Grand Sport
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Second Generation
1965 Mako Shark II
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Second Generation
1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
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Third Generation
1968 Chevrolet Corvette
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Third Generation
1972 Chevrolet Corvette
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Third Generation
1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
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Third Generation
1978 Chevrolet Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace Car
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Third Generation
1982 Chevrolet Corvette Collector’s Edition
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Fourth Generation
1984 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
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Fourth Generation
Corvette Challenge
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Fourth Generation
1986 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
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Fourth Generation
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1
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Fourth Generation
1993 Chevrolet Corvette 40th Anniversary Edition
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Fourth Generation
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
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Fifth Generation
1997 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
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Fifth Generation
1998 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Indy Pace Car
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Fifth Generation
Corvette C5-R
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Fifth Generation
2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
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Fifth Generation
2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition
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Sixth Generation
2005 Chevrolet Corvette
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Sixth Generation
Corvette C6.R
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Sixth Generation
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
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Sixth Generation
2007 Ron Fellows ALMS GT1 Champion Corvette Z06
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Sixth Generation
2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
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Sixth Generation
2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
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Sixth Generation
2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition
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Sixth Generation
2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition
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Sixth Generation
2013 Chevrolet Corvette 60th Anniversary Design Package
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Seventh Generation
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
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Seventh Generation
2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
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Seventh Generation
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
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Seventh Generation
2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition
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Seventh Generation
2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
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Seventh Generation
2018 Chevrolet Corvette Carbon 65 Edition
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Seventh Generation
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
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Seventh Generation
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible
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Seventh Generation
2019 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Indy 500 Pace Car
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Eighth Generation
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
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Eighth Generation
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
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Eighth Generation
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible
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Eighth Generation
2020 Corvette Stingray Indianapolis 500 Pace Car
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