Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company   Even before the Chevrolet Corvette C7 started the design process, the Corvette C6 had already set the bar very high for a successor. It was ultimately successful, and it was produced in good numbers between 2013 and 2019. Only two parts remained of the old Corvette, the air filter and the hood release lever; the rest was completely new. The base Corvette C7 was already a perfect car, the Z06 was an accurate track tool, and the ZR1 made the transition to a sledgehammer. Of course, the new generation had to go a step further in order to convin ..read more

Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company   Like all the Corvettes before it, the development story of the Chevrolet Corvette C6 begins a few years before the actual market launch. This time we start right on time at the turn of the millennium. The sixth generation started in 2005 and ended in 2013.  Since Corvette C5 was a complete success, Chevrolet decided to keep the basic recipe and sharpen it in the right places. However GM wanted and expected C6 to be less expensive than the last generation, so a little downsizing was on the wish list. A completely new development was not ..read more

Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company   Dave McLellan had damn big shoes to fill when Zora Arkus Duntov aka the Father of the Corvette retired in 1975. Although he had been working in Chevrolet since 1968, this was his first try at a chief developer position.   His signature first became visible when Chevrolet presented the successor to the Corvette C3 at the end of 1982. The Chevrolet Corvette C4 officially started production in 1984 and showed the world that GM was beginning to learn lateral forces.   The Corvette C4 was built from March 1983 to the end of 19 ..read more

Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company   The Chevrolet Corvette C3 was introduced in the fall of 1967 as the third-generation Corvette, and it was built through the fall of 1982. From 1969 to 1976, it was also called Stingray and carried this name with a beautiful badge on the body.  The Corvette C3 was very successful despite initial problems. The new generation was characterized by a consistent new design of both the interior and the body. The eye-catching body design went down in car history as the “ Coke Bottle Corvette ”. Chevy took wheelbase and most of the chassis from ..read more

Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company   The year was 1963 and General Motors Company was very excited about the Corvette’s sale figures over the last couple of years. Chevrolet had to build a legendary muscle car to keep the hype up and they came up with the Chevrolet Corvette C2. The first Corvette, which was now called the C1 and was built from 1953 to 1963, rightly had the reputation of a "boulevard cruiser". It had the appearance of a sports car, but suffered from hideous handling due to the large-scale production parts used.  All the stops were therefore pulled out for t ..read more

Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company   Harley Earl was a gifted designer. In the early 1950s, he was over 40, had headed the styling department of General Motors for years, and had even made it to the position of vice president of the company. Numerous technical innovations and design elements, such as the well-known tail fins, are based on his ideas. In fact, he could have made history in the automobile industry with his great designs only, but he was unsatisfied.  For years, European sports car manufacturers have been making money in the USA with models such as the Jaguar ..read more