1media/1954_Chevrolet_Corvette-thumb.jpgmedia/Chevrolet_03.jpg2020-06-22T13:57:17-07:001954 Chevrolet Corvette6plain2020-08-24T10:12:10-07:00Named after a class of small, fast warships, the Corvette debuted as a concept car in 1953. With its streamlined racing style and plastic-reinforced fiberglass body, the car was hailed as the “first of the dream cars to come true.” The Corvette graduated to mass production the following year. This photograph of a fleet cruising down a newly built section of the Harbor Freeway in Los Angeles was published in the Examiner with the caption “Cars of the Future on the Highway of the Future,” echoing the vehicle’s marketing materials, which emphasized its groundbreaking design.
