The C1 Corvette had already been in production for ... The National Corvette Museum says the race car project was Earl’s idea but his plan was to drop a Chevy engine into a Jaguar D-type and ...
Following the well-received unveiling of the EX-122 pre-production prototype at the General Motors Motorama in New York, January 1953, the C1 Corvette was hurried into production that same year.
Thus, the "Opel Project" emerged, which would eventually ... an icon of the American automotive industry. Over time, the ...