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“From the front or rear, the signature lighting brings
the new Corvette to life,” said Tom Peters, exterior
design director. “It looks beautiful, sinister, and more
than a little intimidating. It gives the Corvette a
nighttime appearance unlike anything else on the
street.”
Indeed, add up all of these high-tech features, and it’s
probably safe to say there will be no car like the 2014
Corvette Stingray on any street in the world.
As Jeuchter says, “we believe the Corvette represents the future of modern performance cars because it
delivers more power, more driving excitement, and better fuel efficiency. The result is better
performance by every measure.”
Corvette Enters the World Stage 60 Years Ago Today
It was 60 years ago today that
thousands of American’s gathered
at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
New York City to witness
Chevrolet’s first foray into the
world of sports cars. Dubbed the
Corvette, the two seat sports car
was an instant hit with the public
and GM rushed into production
the revolutionary fiberglassbodied
car six months later.
Celebrating that milestone today,
Chevrolet brought the newest
iteration of America’s sports car,
the 2014 Corvette Stingray, to
New York City where it will be
reunited with that original Motorama Corvette at the Waldorf Astoria.
The original Corvette featured an all-fiberglass body with a white exterior and red interior. Chevrolet
raided the parts bin of other cars and sourced a relatively unremarkable 150-horsepower straight-six
engine called the Blue Flame, which was mated to a two-speed Powerglide automatic.
While on display at the 1953 Motorama, the Corvette caught the attention of Belgium-born Zora Arkus-
Duntov. Zora was so taken with the Corvette and its potential that he wrote a letter to Chevrolet Chief
Engineer Ed Cole, which led to Zora being hired by GM as an assistant staff engineer. Zora would later
become the Corvette’s first Chief Engineer.
Over 1.4 million Americans would eventually see the Corvette in its tour across America as part of the
1953 Motorama show. It was eventually retired and returned to GM engineering where it was used as a
test mule. During this time it was painted red and received a new 265 ci V8 engine and it still retains that
engine today.