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1953.
The polio vaccine was released.
TV Guide began publication.
RCA started selling color televisions.
And Chevrolet started producing the Corvette—America’s first sports car.
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For those of us not around in 1953, it’s hard to imagine a time in which the vast majority of Americans showed virtually no interest in a performance automobile.
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But that’s the way it was. Families were growing, and two-seaters didn’t make much sense in an era where there was typically just one family car per household.
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It took a few years and some competition success, but by 1956 the Corvette started to get noticed for what it was—a true high-performance car right off the production line. And most importantly, it was ours.
![Corvettes at Carlisle, 2013](https://www.onallcylinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1j4ebV3FchEXVlJjyw432Si_tCVsT7uvYQ3UQ31GsJA1.jpg)
Dollar for dollar, what car has given more to performance enthusiasts than the classic Corvette?
![](https://www.onallcylinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/28/c6-corvette-ZR1-1024x775.jpg)
That was rhetorical, Ford and Mopar Guy.
Happy birthday, Corvette.
![Corvette Grand Sport](https://www.onallcylinders.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/08/Corvette-Grand-Sport-1024x768.jpg)
I’m going to have one of you someday. Maybe even two. Until then, keep on keepin’ on.
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nice
love me a nice chevy.
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