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September 16, 2008 "GM Company passes 100 years - Chevrolet Corvettes have over a 50 year long history" Corvette “American Metal Racing” modern muscle cars
1953 Chevrolet Corvette First generation Corvette (among the first off the line)
Modern Corvette Racing 12 Hours of Sebring March 15, 2008 – Modeling in Motion
General Motors Corporation (GM) was founded September 16, 1908. This article on General Motors is included to demonstrate how GM fits in the Chevrolet Corvette picture.
Old GMC Automobile
General Motors or GM has many brands. The Corvette, of course, is a Chevrolet, and Chevrolet is a General Motors (GM) brand. GM is the parent and Chevrolet is the child. A few of the other GM brands that may show up around the Corvettes are: Cadillac, Holden, Pontiac, GMC, and sometimes Buick.
Cadillac LeMans Prototype
So, for example, the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird were essentially the same cars dressed up differently. Also, today the Cadillac V series cars use many parts from the Corvette (or vice versa), especially as far as the engines are concerned.
General Motors Corp. – logo
General Motors is the world's largest automobile manufacturer. They were founded in 1908.
Chevrolet is a GM brand and includes the Corvette
Chevrolet first used this "bowtie" logo in 1913. Chevrolet, a division of GM, was founded in 1911.
Ramjet Mechanical Fuel Injection on V8
The Chevy small-block V-8 has been in production since 1955, which was right after the birth of the Corvette. This Chevrolet small block V8 design has had the longest production run of any mass produced engine in history.
1996 EV1 The First Modern-day Electric Propulsion System
GM has a long history with safety (see video below) and also with vehicles that are kind to the environment. Remember in 1990 GM made the first real marketing attempt on a zero emissions car that had been seen in over three decades. It was the EV1 and could be purchased at certain dealerships. Now they have what may finally be a real "winner" in the elusive environmental car market with the new Volt. Many Corvette owners have their Corvette as a hobby car and commute in a different type of vehicle all together.
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and Kid Rock Share the Stage at GM Style
2011 Chevrolet Volt Production Show Car
The Corvette ZR1 was part of various GM 100th anniversary celebrations, as was the Chevrolet Volt.
Corvette S limited edition - motorauthorty.com
Japanese buyers are also being treated to a special limited edition of Corvette, the S-Limited, in honor of General Motors' 100th anniversary.
Renaissance Center - Detroit, Michigan -General Motors' world headquarters - Flibirigit
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General Motors Chevrolet Corvette Videos:
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Kid Rock & Rev Run Live @ 2008 GM Style Event video
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Video on GM's History with Crash Testing (safety) videos
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This series is dedicated to the Chevrolet Corvette C5 C6 C7 enthusiast. We include news and details on the base Chevy Vettes, the Z06, and new ZR1 SuperCar model. The V8 LS2, LS3, LS7, LS9, a racing engine, crate motor, or hot rod tuning subject is always game for discussion. Factory stock General Motors Corvettes, the engines and options, suspension and horsepower specialty tuners, and aftermarket performance parts to make a modified Super Vette the fastest or quickest are what we are all about. The main years of interest are 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and beyond for the GM future.
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