Beginning Friday, Aug. 9, LeMay —America’s Car Museum (ACM) will recount the six-decade evolution of the Chevrolet Corvette, a sports car whose iconic styling and performance will be showcased in the museum’s new “60 Years of Vette” exhibit that will run through the end of the year.
“The Corvette is Americana; its power, speed and matchless design are ingrained into our culture,” says ACM President and CEO David Madeira. “America’s quintessential sports car belongs at America’s Car Museum, and thanks to General Motors and the Northwest Chevy Dealers, we’re able to showcase all seven generations of this supreme symbol of performance.”
The ACM is set to explore the evolution of the Corvette, which first established its reputation as a leader in technology, design and performance when its sleek, fiberglass bodied concept was introduced at the GM Motorama exposition in New York City on January 17, 1953. Sixty years later, nearly 1.6 million Corvettes have been produced, including the 2014 Corvette Stingray, the latest vehicle to become part of the world’s longest-running, continuously produced passenger car.
The Aug. 9-11 opening weekend at ACM will include an array of festivities, including a GM product display and a special showing of three of the most important concept cars in Corvette’s history—the 1959 Stingray Racer, 1961 Mako Shark and 1965 Manta Ray. The historic vehicles are on loan from the GM Heritage Center in Michigan, which will immediately ship them south to participate in the Pebble Beach Concours the following weekend.
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