Model histories by make
Chevrolet.
6 researched Chevrolet histories spanning 1953 to 1995, from the Corvette to the Corvette ZR-1. 142 cited sources in all, with 22 claims where those sources disagree and we say so.
Corvette (C1)
1953–1962
The Chevrolet Corvette C1 (1953-1962) began as a Motorama show car and spent its first two seasons close to cancellation. The 300 cars built largely by han…
Corvette (C2 Sting Ray)
1963–1967 · 117,964 built
The second-generation Corvette (1963-1967) replaced the C1's leaf-sprung live axle with an independent rear end on a shorter 98-inch wheelbase, and added a…
Camaro (First generation)
1967–1969
Chevrolet met the Ford Mustang three years late, and with more engine. The Camaro was shown to the press in Detroit on 12 September 1966 and reached dealer…
Chevelle SS (Second generation)
1968–1972
The second-generation Chevelle SS covers the 1968-1972 A-body, and across those five model years the car changes character completely. It arrives in 1968 a…
Corvette (C3)
1968–1982
The third-generation Corvette (1968-1982) took the Mako Shark II show car's waisted, high-fendered shape into production and then carried it, largely uncha…
Corvette ZR-1 (C4)
1990–1995
The Corvette ZR-1 was the option that turned a Chevrolet into a 175 mph car. Announced for 1989, delayed a year and sold from 1990 to 1995, it was built ar…
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