... years is an interesting part of American automotive culture. In September of 1951, Harley Earl, the General Motors chief stylist, began designing a new sports car for Chevrolet. Earl's dream began production in June, 1952 and debuted in January, 1953 as the Chevrolet Corvette. In its first year Chevrolet produced ... were produced with fuel injection that pushed the cars rating up to 283 horsepower. This engine was a landmark because for the first time a passenger car engine produced one horsepower per cubic inch. From 1957 to 1961 the V-8 Corvettes came with the option of three differen...

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