1957 Corvette

1957 Corvette Facts

The 1957 Corvette facts are fascinating indeed! Would you believe Corvette is a word used by the French that was used to identify a flush-decked warship? The name started being use back around the 17th-18th centuries. A Corvette carried a single tier of cannons; its class ranked just below a frigate. In today’s modern navy, any lightly armed blue water warship is small compared to a frigate but still very efficient at any kind of oceanic duty.

One interesting fact is that many Navies the world over use Corvette class war ships. Many will remember the PCC-772 ROKS Cheonan of South Korea that broke in half for what may have been a torpedo attach from North Korea. The Pohang class Corvette of the Republic Korea Navy that received her commission in 1989.

The Chevrolet Corvette made its first appearance in 1953. The Corvette was built by hand in Flint Michigan as a gentlemens' sports car. This first Corvette named after the war ship was a classic beauty. But to start with the blue flame 6 cylinder Chevy pickup truck motor used to power it just did not have the performance to add the sport to its beauty. Without performance the Corvette was almost abandon by Chevrolet.

1957 Corvette by Chevrolet one Cool Classic! Many do not remember today but the birth of the Chevrolet Corvette may have never made its appearance on the highways of the world had it not been for World War II. In 1953 finding enough steel was a big issue and would be for some time to come. So the Chevrolet car designers went out in search for a fresh idea that did not need all the steel. A new product hit the marketplace that could be molded into a durable auto body without much trouble. This new product was the invention of a revolutionary material called fiberglass. It was perfect so Corvettes started coming from Chevrolet hand-built with fiberglass bodies and other standard components.

Chevrolet dealers started trying to spice up the Corvette by adding Paxton supercharger to the standard blue flam 6 cylinder pickup truck engine. Later in 1954 Chevrolet started adding some interesting upgrades to the Corvette. One rather spicy upgrade was an intake manifold that took a three two barrel carburetors not only did it look flashy it made the Corvette more sporty.

Most sports car buffs agree that had in not been for the introduction of the Chevrolet small block 265 cubic inch V8 in 1955 we very likely would not see Corvettes on the roads today. The early small block V8 put Corvette on the map so to speak. And performance was the start of modern motorsports history. The 1957 Corvette

The most coveted was the 1957 Corvette because it was the first to be produced with a V8 with one horse power per cubic inch. The real performance V8 was joined to a Borg-Warner four speed manual transmission or the famous 4 on the floor. The combination of 4-on-the-floor and a V-8 with fuel injection was the perfect combination for racing.

You might be interested to know that out of 6,336 1957 Corvettes built 713 got the 283 cubic inch V8 that put out a scorching 283 hp. Only 664 of these beauties were joined to the 4 speed transmission.

There were 1,336 built with power convertible tops for 1957 Corvette. The popular color was the Aztec Copper on 452 to roll into showrooms across the country. The RPO 684 racing suspension at a cost of $780.10 made it into 51 of the 57 Corvettes.

Owning The 1957 Corvette

A source of great pleasure to be the owner of the 1957 Corvette and the most coveted it the 283 V8 Fuelie model with the checker flag emblem on the sides of the front of the car. A big attraction today and appeal is they get great gas mileage. People today though that the classic high powered 1957 Corvette was not a gas guzzler.