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Real Identity: Chevorlet Corvette
Affiliation(s): General Motors and Chevorlet
Specifications: Sports Car
Chevorlet begain manufacture of the Corvette line in 1953. It was the first American sports car built by an American car company. Harley Earl was tapped by General Motors to come up with American designs that could compete with European cars being shipped home by World War II GI's. Earl was able to convince his employers that the solution was a two seat sports car. Named after a fighting frigate, the Corvette was handbuilt in Flint, Michigan. The outer body utilized revolutionary fiber glass, as steel was heavily used up in wartime while the inner components were the standard Chevorlet type; "Blue Flame" inline six cylinder truck engine, Two speed Powerglide Automatic Transmission and Drum Brakes. In 1955, Zora Arkus-Duntov put the V8 and three speed transmission into the Corvette and made it a hot sales item.