{"id":6,"date":"2012-09-27T18:51:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T18:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.volvette.com\/blog\/?p=6"},"modified":"2012-10-01T14:06:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T14:06:17","slug":"corvette-trivia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.volvette.com\/blog\/corvette-trivia.html","title":{"rendered":"Corvette Trivia – Did You Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Corvette fans know lots about their cars – but maybe there’s some Corvette trivia you haven’t run across yet. See if you know the following fun Corvette facts.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Corvette was named after a small,\u00a0maneuverable warship of the same name.\u00a0Myron Scott, the creator of the All-American Soap Box Derby, is credited with naming the Corvette.<\/p>\n

\"Original

Original Chevrolet Logo with American Flag<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022\u00a0The original front emblem and horn button was designed to show a checkered flag crossed with an American flag. The design was changed when it was discovered that using an American flag on a commercial product is illegal. The American flag was changed to a flag showing the Chevrolet “bow-tie” emblem and a French fleur-de-lis symbol, reflective of the French etymology of the Chevrolet name.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Corvettes are assembled today in\u00a0Bowling Green, Kentucky. They have previously also been assembled in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0All states have official insignia, such as a state flower or state bird. Kentucky, where Corvettes are currently manufactured, also has an Official Sports Car – the Corvette, of course!<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0A Corvette has had the honor of serving as the pace car ten different times in the Indianapolis 500.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Generation C2 Corvettes<\/a>, produced during the years\u00a01963\u20131967,\u00a0are also known as Sting Rays. The design was partially inspired by a Mako shark that the designer Bill Mitchell had caught while deep-sea fishing. The Mako shark further inspired the C3 generation as well.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0The 1963\u20131967\u00a0Sting Ray also tops\u00a0Automobile Magazine<\/em>‘s Top 100 Coolest cars list.<\/p>\n

\"Astronauts

Astronauts with their Corvettes<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022\u00a0A long relationship exists between NASA’s astronauts and the Chevy Corvette. In 1960,\u00a0Jim Rathmann – owner of the nearby Chevrolet dealership and winner of the Indianapolis 500, convinced General Motors to give the Mercury 7 astronauts brand new Corvettes for publicity and advertising benefits. \u00a0Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom were known for racing their Corvettes on Florida’s Space Coast highways near Cape Canaveral.\u00a0Space-race pilot\u00a0Chuck Yeager drove the Corvette pace car for the 1986 Indianapolis 500.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a047% of Corvette owners hold college degrees, higher than the national average…only 27% of all US adults have a degree.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The original 1953 Corvettes were all Polo White with a red interior. The Polo White paint was last used in 1957.<\/p>\n

\"1963

1963 Split Rear Window – Image Copyright Serious Wheels<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2022 An argument developed between\u00a0Bill Mitchell and Zora Arkus-Duntov over the now-famous split rear window in the 1963 coupe, favored by Mitchell. It was removed the next year and never seen again. A total of\u00a010,594 split-window coupes were produced in 1963.<\/p>\n

\u2022 One of the rarest collector models is a\u00a01969 Corvette<\/a>\u00a0with the ZL-1 all aluminum 427 engine, because only two units were sold in 1969 with that particular engine.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The 2005 model first introduced the keyless access and start. It also featured headlights that didn’t pop up, which hadn’t been seen on a Corvette since 1962.<\/p>\n

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Sources<\/strong>
\nWikipedia<\/a>
\nRoger’s Corvette Center<\/a>
\nNBC<\/a>
\nAbout.com<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Photo Sources<\/strong>
\nThe Accutron Place \u00a0(astronaut photo)<\/a>
\nCamaro5 Forums (original logo photo)<\/a>
\nSerious Wheels (1963 coupe photo)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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