| Chevrolet started the production of the first | | | | and the work of Larry Shinoda and Bill Mitchell is |
| corvette in 1953 which makes the corvette the first | | | | responsible for a large part of the popularity of the |
| true American made sports car. Chevrolet has since | | | | Sting Ray, the Mako Shark and other classic |
| released six different generations of the ever popular | | | | corvettes. |
| corvette called C1 - C6. The C6 is presently in | | | | There are many other reasons that these cars |
| production and is a 100 000$ car. | | | | became the classics they are today. There is the |
| The first generation of Corvettes, C1, was made | | | | fact that they where the first all American made |
| between 1953 and 1962. In 1963 it was replaced by | | | | sport car which made them appealing in a patriotic |
| the C2. The C2 was the first corvette generation to | | | | age. There is also the fact that they where truly |
| feature a Corvette Sting Ray coupe. This generation | | | | great sports cars with a lot of power. The 1963 |
| was designed by Lawrence Kiyoshi Shinoda - Larry | | | | corvette had a 365 hp engine (272 kW), and that's |
| Shinoda - and was styled by Bill Mitchell. This | | | | was only the beginning. Each new model grew a little |
| generation of the corvette became an instant classic | | | | more powerful. |