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C-1 First Gen Years
1953-1962
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C-2 Second Gen Years
1963-1967
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C-3 Third Gen Years
1968-1982
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C-4 Fourth Gen Years
1984-1996
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C-5 Fifth Gen Years
1997-2004
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C-6 Sixth Gen Years
2005-2013
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C-7 Seventh Gen Years
2014-?
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1953 Color Options
Polo White, Red Interior, Black Top
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1953 Engine
Inline 6 235ci, 150 HP, 3 carburetors, dual exhaust
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1954 production moved to where?
St Louis, Missouri
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1953 production where?
Flint, Michigan
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1954 Engine
Mid year camshaft change increased inline 6 235ci hp to 155
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1854 Color Options
White, Blue, Red, Black
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1955 Engine Options
235 inline 6 155hp, 265 V8 195hp
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When were hardtops first available?
1956
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New designs in 1956
roll-up windows and power assist optional. External door handles and locks exposed headlights and the famous side cove. This was also the first year for two-tone paint, seat belts, factory hard tops, and the 1956 Corvette was the first car to offer a "Transistorized" AM Radio, and "Dual Point" Distributors. Dual four-barrel carburetors were available as an option on the V-8.
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Year of fuel injected engine and 4 speed manual transmission
1957
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1957 Engine Options
- 283ci with:
- 245hp 2-4 barrel carbs
- 270hp 2-4 barrel carbs
- 250hp with DI
- 283hp with DI
- 283hp with DI and fresh air intake
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1958 major changes
- Dual headlights, new dash and upholstery
- Seat belts factory installed for the first time
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1959 Major changes
- Hood louvers and trunk chrome eliminated
- "T" shifter with reverse lockout introduced
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1960 major changes
- Aluminum radiators have limited first use
- Last year for heavy "teeth" in front grill
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1961 major changes
- Headlight bezels are now painted body color
- Four taillights featured into new rear design
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1962 changes
- Engine displacement increased to 327ci - 300hp, 340hp, 360hp FI
- Bright trim pieces on side cove removed
- Could not be ordered with painted side cove
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1963 changes
- Complete body and chassis redesign
- Coupe body style available for first time
- hide-away headlights
- In 1963 only, a center split on the coupe roof flowed through the rear glass creating the famous "Split Window". This was also the first Corvette to use an independent rear suspension, doing away with the solid rear axle.
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1964 changes
- The split window as eliminated in the coupe
- Simulated vent panels removed from hood
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1965 Changes
- 396 ci 425 hp engine with special hood
- Four-wheel disc brakes become standard
- last year for fuel injection in Corvettes until the throttle body injection in 1982
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1965 Engine options
- 327ci 300hp
- 327ci 365hp
- 396ci 425hp
- 327ci 350hp
- 327ci 375hp Engine - Fuel Injection
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1966 changes
- addition of the Corvette script to the hood, and a new square mesh cast grill.
- The roof vents were deleted.
- Headrests were available for the first time
- backup lights were incorporated into the rear taillights
- Holley carburetors were now standard
- This was the first year for the famous 427ci big block
- 427ci 390hp
- 427ci 450hp
- 427ci 425hp
- 327ci 350hp Engine Big Block engine
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1967 changes
Due to removal of trim, the 1967 Corvette was the least adorned of these model years. Functional side fender vents went from three to five slots, the parking break lever was moved to the transmission tunnel between the seats and the backup lights were relocated to an area above the rear license plate.
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