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With the launch of the first Corvette in 1953, GM offered the industry’s first production volume sports car and created a new market segment and a new cadre of automobile enthusiasts.

The promise of tomorrow, the 1953 Chevrolet Corvett Show Car
1953 Motorama debut
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1953 Corvette Brochure

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