<Li> 6.2 L LT1 V8 </Li> <Li> 6.2 L LT4 supercharged V8 </Li> <P> The Chevrolet Corvette, known colloquially as the Vette or Chevy Corvette, is a sports car manufactured by Chevrolet . The car has been produced through seven generations . The first model, a convertible, was introduced at the GM Motorama in 1953 as a concept show car . Myron Scott is credited for naming the car after the type of small, maneuverable warship called a corvette . Originally built in Flint, Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri, the Corvette is currently manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky and is the official sports car of the Commonwealth of Kentucky . </P> <P> The first generation of Corvette was introduced late in the 1953 model year . Originally designed as a show car for the 1953 Motorama display at the New York Auto Show, it generated enough interest to induce GM to make a production version to sell to the public . First production was on June 30, 1953 . </P>

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