life: What a day for birthdays, huh? Muhammad Ali, Betty White, Michelle Obama, Zooey Deschanel, Benjamin Franklin… (to name a few) It’s also the birthday for a different kind of American icon — the corvette. On this day in 1953, the first prototype for the corvette was unveiled at the GM Motorama Auto Show. Pictured: A new Corvette looks to be racing while standing still in a showroom in 1953. Built by hand, the first Corvette numbered only 300 (John Wayne owned one) and took its name from sleek fighting ships. (see more — American Classic: The Corvette)

life:

What a day for birthdays, huh? Muhammad Ali, Betty White, Michelle Obama, Zooey Deschanel, Benjamin Franklin… (to name a few)

It’s also the birthday for a different kind of American icon — the corvette. On this day in 1953, the first prototype for the corvette was unveiled at the GM Motorama Auto Show.

Pictured: A new Corvette looks to be racing while standing still in a showroom in 1953. Built by hand, the first Corvette numbered only 300 (John Wayne owned one) and took its name from sleek fighting ships.

(see more — American Classic: The Corvette)

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