Chevrolet Corvette C1 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chevrolet Corvette (C1)
1954 Corvette
Overview
Manufacturer	The Chevrolet Division of General Motors
Production	June 1953–July 1962
Model years	1953–1962
Assembly	United States: Flint, Michigan (1953–early 1954) United States: St. Louis, Missouri (early 1954–1962)
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door convertible
Layout	FR layout
Related	Chevrolet Corvette Scaglietti Coupe
Powertrain
Engine	235 cu in (3.9 L) Blue Flame I6 265 cu in (4.3 L) Small-block V8 283 cu in (4.6 L) Small-block V8 327 cu in (5.4 L) Small-block V8
Transmission	2-speed Powerglide automatic 3-speed manual 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	102 in (2,600 mm) (1953–1962)
Length	167.3 in (4,250 mm) (1953–1955) 168 in (4,300 mm) (1956–1957) 177.2 in (4,500 mm) (1958–1962)
Width	69.8 in (1,770 mm) (1953–1955) 70.5 in (1,790 mm) (1956–1957) 72.8 in (1,850 mm) (1958–1961) 70.4 in (1,790 mm) (1962)
Height	51.5 in (1,310 mm) (1953–1957) 51 in (1,300 mm) (1958–1962)
Weight	2,886 lb (1,309 kg) (1953–1954, 1956) 2,805 lb (1,272 kg) (1955) 2,849 lb (1,292 kg) (1957) 2,926 lb (1,327 kg) (1958) 2,975 lb (1,349 kg) (1959) 2,985 lb (1,354 kg) (1960–1961) 3,065 lb (1,390 kg) (1962)
Chronology
Successor	Chevrolet Corvette (C2)

The Chevrolet Corvette C1 is the first generation of the Chevrolet Corvette produced from 1953 to 1962.

In 1963 it became the Chevrolet Corvette C2.

Gallery

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  1953–1955 Corvette

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  1956–1957 Corvette

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  1958–1960 Corvette

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  1961–1962 Corvette

Images for kids

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  Performance-themed logo

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  Interior of a 1954 Corvette

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  Options in 1956-57 included a car radio that featured both transistors –cutting-edge technology at that time – and a vacuum tube

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  Fuel-injected 1957 convertible

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  1958 convertible

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  1959 was the next to last year for tail lights atop the rear fenders

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  There were fewer and heavier teeth in the grill in 1960

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  1961 was the last year for two-tone paint until 1978

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  A 1959 Scaglietti Corvette

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  Corvette Corvair show car, rear view

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  1955

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  1957

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  1960

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  1962