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- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Ad, "Stop Dreaming and Start Driving!" - If you drove a General Motors vehicle in the late 1940s and early 1950s it wasn't a sports car. GM didn't make them. But their designers dreamt one up -- the Chevrolet Corvette. This 1954 <em>New Yorker</em> ad invited the public to stop dreaming and start driving GM's new dream car.
- July 10, 1954
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1954 Chevrolet Corvette Ad, "Stop Dreaming and Start Driving!"
If you drove a General Motors vehicle in the late 1940s and early 1950s it wasn't a sports car. GM didn't make them. But their designers dreamt one up -- the Chevrolet Corvette. This 1954 New Yorker ad invited the public to stop dreaming and start driving GM's new dream car.
- Hallmark "Corvette's 50th Anniversary: Join the Caravan!" Miniature Christmas Ornaments and Display Stand, 2003 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2003
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Hallmark "Corvette's 50th Anniversary: Join the Caravan!" Miniature Christmas Ornaments and Display Stand, 2003
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1955 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster - Corvettes became the iconic American sports car -- but not right away. Sports cars are automobiles reduced to their essence -- a motor, two seats, a simple body, and a powerful emotional appeal. The first Corvettes, with six-cylinder engines and automatic transmissions, promised more than they delivered. But when a 195-horsepower V-8 arrived in 1955, the Corvette's go finally matched its show.
- 1955
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1955 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster
Corvettes became the iconic American sports car -- but not right away. Sports cars are automobiles reduced to their essence -- a motor, two seats, a simple body, and a powerful emotional appeal. The first Corvettes, with six-cylinder engines and automatic transmissions, promised more than they delivered. But when a 195-horsepower V-8 arrived in 1955, the Corvette's go finally matched its show.
- Manhattan Auto Racing Trophy Awarded to William Mitchell's Corvette SR-2, 1956 - The Corvette SR-2 was designed and built in 1956 for racing driver Jerome Earl, son of General Motors design head Harley Earl. The SR-2 featured high-performance brakes and a heavy-duty suspension with rotary dampers. Two of its features, fuel injection and a four-speed gearbox, made their way into production Corvettes. GM designer Bill Mitchell had a similar SR-2 built for himself.
- September 30, 1956
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Manhattan Auto Racing Trophy Awarded to William Mitchell's Corvette SR-2, 1956
The Corvette SR-2 was designed and built in 1956 for racing driver Jerome Earl, son of General Motors design head Harley Earl. The SR-2 featured high-performance brakes and a heavy-duty suspension with rotary dampers. Two of its features, fuel injection and a four-speed gearbox, made their way into production Corvettes. GM designer Bill Mitchell had a similar SR-2 built for himself.
- Dave MacDonald Driving Corvette at Pomona Raceway, July 1962 - Chevrolet's early Corvettes all came with six-cylinder engines and automatic transmissions -- a combination that didn't impress racers. When a V-8 and a manual shift became options for 1955, opinions changed. Dave MacDonald drove Corvettes to victory at 28 events during the 1962 sports car racing season. MacDonald was killed in a crash at the 1964 Indianapolis 500.
- 21 July 1962 - 22 July 1962
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Dave MacDonald Driving Corvette at Pomona Raceway, July 1962
Chevrolet's early Corvettes all came with six-cylinder engines and automatic transmissions -- a combination that didn't impress racers. When a V-8 and a manual shift became options for 1955, opinions changed. Dave MacDonald drove Corvettes to victory at 28 events during the 1962 sports car racing season. MacDonald was killed in a crash at the 1964 Indianapolis 500.
- USRRC Kent GT Race, May 10, 1964 - Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, drivers, cars, and teams. This photo is from the 1964 U.S. Road Racing Championship GT Race held at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington, on May 10. Ken Miles won with the Shelby American team's #50 Shelby Cobra.
- May 10, 1964
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USRRC Kent GT Race, May 10, 1964
Dave Friedman captured and preserved auto racing history through his photography. His work -- and his collection of works by other photographers -- documents key races, drivers, cars, and teams. This photo is from the 1964 U.S. Road Racing Championship GT Race held at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington, on May 10. Ken Miles won with the Shelby American team's #50 Shelby Cobra.
- Mid-Engine Chevrolet Aerovette Design Drawing, circa 1972 - Chevrolet's Aerovette concept car evolved from experiments with a mid-engine Corvette begun in the late 1960s. Equipped with a rotary engine, the Aerovette appeared at the Chicago and Paris motor shows in 1973. After GM abandoned rotaries, the Aerovette received a conventional V-8 engine for the 1976 New York auto show. Chevrolet introduced its first production mid-engine Corvette for 2020.
- circa 1972
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Mid-Engine Chevrolet Aerovette Design Drawing, circa 1972
Chevrolet's Aerovette concept car evolved from experiments with a mid-engine Corvette begun in the late 1960s. Equipped with a rotary engine, the Aerovette appeared at the Chicago and Paris motor shows in 1973. After GM abandoned rotaries, the Aerovette received a conventional V-8 engine for the 1976 New York auto show. Chevrolet introduced its first production mid-engine Corvette for 2020.
- Rendering of William L. Mitchell's Modified Chevrolet Corvette by Clark Lincoln, 1977-1980 - General Motors designer Clark Lincoln created this rendering of a modified Chevrolet Corvette driven by GM design head Bill Mitchell. Lincoln, a graduate of Michigan State University, joined GM in 1969. He became Assistant Chief Designer at Pontiac in the early 1980s and then Chief Designer at GM's Truck 1 Studio about 1996. Lincoln retired from GM in 2001.
- 1977-1980
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Rendering of William L. Mitchell's Modified Chevrolet Corvette by Clark Lincoln, 1977-1980
General Motors designer Clark Lincoln created this rendering of a modified Chevrolet Corvette driven by GM design head Bill Mitchell. Lincoln, a graduate of Michigan State University, joined GM in 1969. He became Assistant Chief Designer at Pontiac in the early 1980s and then Chief Designer at GM's Truck 1 Studio about 1996. Lincoln retired from GM in 2001.
- Hallmark "Classic American Cars Series: 1957 Corvette" Christmas Ornament, 1991 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 1991
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Hallmark "Classic American Cars Series: 1957 Corvette" Christmas Ornament, 1991
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- Hallmark "1961 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark 1" Christmas Ornament, 2007 - Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.
- 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Hallmark "1961 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark 1" Christmas Ornament, 2007
Already known for greeting cards, Hallmark introduced a line of Christmas ornaments in 1973. The company's annual release of an increasing array of ornaments revolutionized Christmas decorating, appealing to customers' interest in marking memories and milestones as well as expressing one's personality and unique tastes.