The Chevrolet Corvette has been Detroit's answer to the European sports car for more than seventy years.
Since 1953, it has gone through eight distinct generations.
The idea behind the Corvette came from Harley Earl, former head of design at General Motors, who envisioned an affordable two-seat roadster that could stand beside the imports returning stateside with World War II veterans.
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