The Corvette’s first iteration saw big changes, with America’s sports car morphing from a handsome but underpowered six-cylinder boulevard cruiser to a serious race-winning bruiser. Important ...

We tested every available Corvette C1 engine (235, 265, 283, and 327), with the slowest being the 1954 Corvette: Its 235-cubic-inch 150-hp Blue Flame inline-six and two-speed automatic required 11 ...

Such is the case with the EX87 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Test Car on Bring a Trailer. 1955 Chevrolet Corvette EX87 — Source: Fantasy Junction/Bring a Trailer. A story of technical innovation.

Nothing chants U-S-A with as much patriotic gusto as the Chevrolet Corvette. It’s been a symbol of the American dream since the original C1 landed in the '50s, with presidential endorsements and ...

Crucially, the upfront cost of a Corvette is also significantly lower than some of its competitors. ... A mint 1953 C1 Corvette could fetch anywhere from $50,000 to a mindblowing $700,000.

Despite that “flaw,” I’d wager the car was more inline with Zora’s dreams for the V-8-powered C1 than anything factory. It has an attitude without being a full-blown muscle car experience.

Taking on the challenge of tinkering with an automotive legend like the C1-generation Chevrolet Corvette is no small feat. However, this custom model, crafted and transformed by Kindig It Designs ...

Chevrolet Corvette C1 ‘Fuelie ... It has a lower seating position than the C2, with a high windowline and a smaller glass area in every direction giving it a more cockpit-like feel, as does the steep ...

Although the first C1 Corvette, introduced in 1953, deserves recognition as the model with jaw-dropping good looks that started an uninterrupted seven decades of American automotive engineering ...

Starting with a genuine C1 Briggs Cunningham Le Mans Corvette, ... This car had three victories and never finished lower than second place in the GT1 class in the 2007 American Le Mans Series.