Sales & Performance Milestones for Corvette Generations

The Corvette is one of the most enduring American nameplates of all time across any industry. After all, what’s more American than Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, and Chevrolet? We put together this slick infographic to showcase the popularity of each generation (as well as the most notable performance milestones that generation achieved). As well, if you want to delve more in depth into each generation of Corvette, we have a quick summary of each generation available under the infographic.

Corvette C1

The first Corvette C1 rolled off the production line on June 30, 1953. This day marked the beginning of what would come to be a non-stop production of, as of this post, almost 70 years of Corvettes and 8 generations. While Corvettes are now almost a by-word for V8 American muscle, the first two model years, 1953 and 1954, actually did not have a V8 under the hood. Instead, the first cars had Chevrolet’s inline 6 “Blue Flame” engine, which put out a respectable 150 HP and 233 lbs-ft of torque.