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SUMMARY:1953 The show car Corvette debuts at the GM Motorama
DESCRIPTION:a prototype Chevrolet Corvette makes its debut at General 
 Motors' Motorama auto show at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York C
 ity. The Corvette was the pet project of styling chief, Harley Earl. 2
  show cars and a mule were built. EX-52 was displayed at the January M
 otorama. The name came from a fast type of naval warship. Because of t
 he interest the car was rushed into limited production. The first of 3
 00 copies rolled off the Flint MI line on June 30th, 1953.The Corvette
  was powered by the Blue Flame 6 backed by the 2 speed PowerGlide auto
 matic transmission. All cars were Polo white with red interior. The pr
 ice was around $3500. Quality, performance and handling were problems 
 and less than 200 were sold. The Corvette would have been discontinued
  by 1955 if it wasn't for a new \" sports car \" being introduced by F
 ord, the 1955 Thunderbird. GM needed an answer and development continu
 ed into the icon of today.\nEdward Cole, Chevrolet's chief engineer be
 hind the wheel with Thomas Keating, Chevrolet general manager, beside\
 n\nFor more information visit https://northeastwheelsevents.com/events
 /1953-the-show-car-corvette-debuts-at-the-gm-motorama
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CATEGORIES:historic, milestone
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