In 1953, the decision is final: there will be a new Chevrolet sports car, the Corvette. Myron Scott, assistant director of the public relations department at General Motors, was given the task of creating a design. As a result, the name Corvette is already established and is taken from a small agile warship of the time. Indeed, although to us the Corvette is a decent car, in America it is a compact and highly maneuverable two-seater. The Corvette therefore stands for "freedom and adventure."The Corvette you see here was built in 1956 in St. Louis and first registered on July 1 of that year. This makes the Corvette one more of the first series of C1s, with some complemented by chrome wire wheels with tires with a subtle whitewall. Top of the fifties, this C1. headlights. The bodywork of this C1 is neat and finished in one of the most popular color schemes: red with white. The paintwork is in excellent condition. Even the chrome shines at you, as befits a 1950s American.

Those fifties are continued in the interior with lots of red paintwork, chrome and beige leather. The dashboard is reminiscent of the style of jukeboxes of the era but at the same time is fairly simple in design. The speedometer right in front of the driver's nose is accompanied by quite a few centrally placed gauges. These are all very neat and function properly. Then the upholstery, which is done in beautiful beige leather. It has a very subtle patina with no damage. It matches the rest of the condition of the car excellently.The technology is also completely fine, with the 265 cubic inch V8, in European values 4.3 liters in size. With an output of a generous over 200 horsepower, the Corvette is still a more than sporty car capable of very appealing performance. The technique is well maintained, so the eight-cylinder spins beautifully and via a four-speed manual transmission releases the power via the rear wheels on the asphalt.A neat Corvette C1 for many very enjoyable and anything but subdued drives. The car comes with an instruction booklet, power printout and the necessary invoices.