Corvette Timeline

History of Corvette Development

C1 Prototype

Above – January, 1954 – The first public look at the Corvette; this is Serial Number EX-122 at the 1953 Motorama.

Above – January, 1954 – Corvette fastback coupe variant, called the "Corvair", was introduced at the 1954 Motorama. It would be 1963 before a fastback coupe was introduced into production in the Corvette line. Click here for several more pages of Corvair information.

Above – January, 1954 – Corvette sport wagon variant, called the "Nomad", was also introduced at the 1954 Motorama. Click here for more Nomad information.

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