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By Todd Lassa The
1957: Zora Arkus-Duntov names a special racing Corvette
"SS." Asked whether the car is a sports car,
he replies, "No, it's a Super Sports car."
.Serious
Wheels Excerpts"Automotive
history is filled with a series of "what-ifs,"
and few of these "what-ifs" are as intriguing
to Corvette racing fans as the 1957 Corvette SS project.
In the early days before the Corvette was an American
icon, and at the time even in danger of being discontinued
by GM management, one obvious tactic to shore up the
Corvette's sports car image and spur sales was to institute
a racing program. Thus was born the short-lived Corvette
SS project, with the initial goal of winning at Sebring.
Led by the gifted Zora Arkus-Duntov, a team of engineers
created this ultra-lightweight (1850 lbs) and powerful
(307 bhp) racecar.
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The
First CORVETTE 1953
The
first time the public saw Harley J. Earl's Corvette Dream
car was in January 1953 at the Motorama display at the
Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. On June 30, 1953
the Corvette went into full production (each car was built
by hand) at the GM facility in Flint, Michigan, where
300 Corvettes were built that year. All 1953 Corvettes
were white with a red interior, all had Powerglide automatic
transmissions mated to 150 HP, six cylinder engines with
three carburetors and dual exhaust. This is the rarest
Corvette. Of the 300 built, 255 are accounted for today.
Due to a shortage of wheel covers, the first 25 cars were
delivered with the standard Chevrolet "baby moon"
passenger car wheel cover. All of the 1953 production
were convertibles with black canvas tops.
Born over 50 years ago this Corvette remains a beatifully
designed work of art. One of the original 300 made in
1953 has recently been sold at auction for
over $300,000.
