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What Car Does
This Emblem
Belong To:
A checkered flag waving on the left, crossing with another waving red flag on the right?
Answer: Chevrolet Corvette
Who is Responsible
for Designing
the First Corvette?
Answer: Harley J. Earl
He also designed the popular
Buick LeSabre… not that anybody cares about that
In What Year
Was the First
Corvette Made?
Answer: 1953
How Many
Colors was
the 1953
Corvette
Available In?
Answer: One
Polo White, Red Interior and a Black Canvass Top
What Material
Was the 1953
Vette Made From?
Answer: Fiberglass
In fact the 1953 Vette was the very first all-fiberglass-bodied auto ever produced
How Many
Corvettes Were Manufactured
in 1953?
Answer:300
Alternative answer: Not near enough for Vette Lovers
How Many
1954 Corvettes
Were Produced?
Answer: 3,640
How Many
1955 Corvettes
Were Manufactured?
Answer: Only 700
Why Did Chevrolet
Drastically Reduce
Its Production of
Corvettes in 1955?
Answer: Three Main Reasons:
1. The Corvette did not catch on as a sports car after the first two production runs (1953 & 1954)
2. Chevrolet officials discovered that Ford was releasing a new sports car of their own in 1955 which might cut into Corvette sales (the T-Bird)
3. Chevrolet was installing a new experimental engine into Corvettes (the V-8)
Basically Chevrolet was unsure that Corvette was going to make it as an American sports car
What was the
Retail Price of
the 1955
Corvette?
Answer: The 1955 sold for $2,774, the same exact price as the 1954 Corvette.
However the original price of the 1953 was almost $3,500 - about 20% less than the year the first Corvette was introduced.
In fact, Corvettes never hit the $4,000 price tag until 1962 when they sold for a whopping $4,038!
When Was The
First V-8 Engine Introduced?
Answer: I just told you.
The V-8 was first introduced in the 1955 Corvette. This greatly improved the Corvette’s performance and consequently its reputation eventually making Corvette the most sought after sports car on the planet
What Year Did
Corvette Dump
Their Trunk?
Answer: 1962
They added it back in 1998
What Year Did
Corvette Dump Their
Convertible Top?
Answer: 1975
The Top went back down in 1986
What Year Did
Chevrolet Not
Build Corvettes?
Answer: 1983 Chevrolet did not officially manufacture Corvettes however they did produce 43 prototypes for 1984 that year (some of them were referred to as 1983s
What Year Did
Chevrolet Hit
the One Millionth
Mile Marker For
Total Corvettes Built?
Answer: 1992A white Corvette with red interior (matching the very first manufactured Corvette) rolled off the line in Bowling Green Kentucky
In Which Year
Was the Term
“Sting Ray”
Officially
Registered as
a Trademark?
Answer: 1993
What Is the
First Signed
Limited Edition
in Corvette
History?
Answer: Ron Fellows Championship Edition in 2007
What Was the
Most Unique
Feature of the
1963 Sting Ray?
Answer: The 63’ Sting Ray had a split rear windshield which was totally unique to any sports car. Unfortunately the feature was dropped in 1964 because it impeded driver vision
Which Film
Features Arnold
Schwarzenegger
Driving a Vette?
Answer: True Lies
Schwarzenegger test drives a red and white Corvette as he is accompanied by sleazy used car sales guy (Bill Paxton) who Arnold suspects of having an affair with his wife
What is the
Most Expensive
Corvette Ever
Sold At Auction?
Answer: 1967 Chevy Corvette L88Only twenty models of the 67’ L88 were produced and only one in red. That particular Corvette sold for a remarkable $3,850,000 in 2014. The L88 featured neither a radio or a heater
What Was the
Title of Prince’s
First Hit Song
Featuring
A Corvette?
Answer: Little Red Corvette
How Fast CanA Corvette Go… in Reverse?
Answer: The 2014 Corvette was clocked at 53 MPH, going backwards. We don’t recommend you try it
What Were
The First Two
Options Offered
On A Corvette?
Answer: The 1953 offered only two options- a heater for $91 and an AM radio for $145
How Many
Corvettes
Have Been
Sold to Date?
Answer: As of 2015 nearly two million Corvettes have been sold. Corvettes account for nearly one third of all sports cars sold in the U.S.
What is the
Famous Corvette
Named After?
Answer: A warship that was small and extremely fast. The original name for Corvette was Opel- Really ?!?!?!
What Emblem
Was Originally
To Be Used On
The Corvette?
Answer: An American flag was to be used as the logo or emblem for the Corvette but prior to the 1953 release of the first Corvette Chevrolet found that it was illegal to us it for advertising purposes. Instead Chevy decided on the fleur de lis (a French symbol for purity) crossed by a checkered flag
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