The history of the Corvette started in the 1950's when Harley, a top designer at GM, Earl told General Motor's high executives that GM should build a sports car. He though if Jaguar, Ferrari, and Porsche ruled the roads of Europe, then GM should build a sport car that could rule the roads of America. But as usual they disagreed because it would cost too much. And finally they agreed because the public loved the …showed first 75 words of 1060 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1060 total…the old Vettes. Corvettes are still going to rule the roads of America like always. The history of the Corvette has been a long but useful history. Because Chevy has learnt a lot about cars and the drivers, the cars they like and the features. So they know what the public likes and what it doesn't like. Bibliography Gronvall, Kal. Corvettes Mankato, Minnesota.: Capstone Press, 1996. Schleifer, Jay. Corvette, America's Sports Car New York.: Crestwood House, 1992.