1st Generation Chevrolet Corvette 1953 – 1962
The First Generation Chevrolet Corvette first appeared on June 30, 1953 as it rolled off the makeshift assembly line in Flint Michigan. The Chevrolet Corvette has represented American performance for the past 50 years.
1953 Engine:
235 (3×1 bbl) Inline 6 150 HP
1954 Engines:
235 (3×1 bbl) Inline 6 150 HP
Performance: 235/150- 0-60 in 11.2 seconds
1955 Engines:
235 (3×1 bbl) Inline 6 150 HP
265 (4 bbl) V8 195 HP
1956 Engines:
265 (4 bbl) V8 210 HP
265 (2×4 bbl) V8 225 HP
1957 Engines:
283 (4 bbl) V8 220 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 245 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 270 HP
283 (fuel injected w/ automatic) V8 250 HP
283 (fuel injected w/ manual) V8 283 HP
Performance: 283/283 0-60 in 5.9 seconds, ¼ mile in 14.3 seconds @ 100 mph
1958 Engines:
283 (4 bbl) V8 230 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 245 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 270 HP
283 (fuel injected) V8 250 HP
283 (fuel injected) V8 290 HP
1959 Engines:
283 (4 bbl) V8 230 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 245 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 270 HP
283 (fuel injected) V8 250 HP
283 (fuel injected) V8 290 HP
1960 Engines:
283 (4 bbl) V8 230 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 245 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 270 HP
283 (fuel injected) V8 250 HP
283 (fuel injected) V8 290 HP
1961 Engines:
283 (4 bbl) V8 230 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 245 HP
283 (2×4 bbl) V8 270 HP
283 (fuel injected) V8 275 HP
283 (fuel injected) V8 315 HP
1962 Engines:
327 V8 250 HP
327 V8 300 HP
327 V8 340 HP
327 (fuel injected) V8 360 HP
Performance: 327/370: 0-60 in 5.9 seconds, ¼ mile in 14.9 seconds