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#1955 corvette

Close-up of a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette 265 cubic inch small-block V8 engine bay showing chrome air cleaner, polished valve covers, and period-correct carburetor
History & Heritage

How the V8 saved the 1955 Corvette

Wayne Coburn · · 8 min
Chevrolet chief engineer Ed Cole standing beside a 1955 Corvette with the hood open showing the new small-block V8 in a 1950s GM design studio setting
History & Heritage

Ed Cole and the small-block V8 that saved the Corvette

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1955 Ford Thunderbird parked side by side with a 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
Car Features

Thunderbird vs Corvette 1955: The Rivalry That Defined Both

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
A 1955 Chevrolet Corvette and a 1955 Ford Thunderbird parked side by side on a mid-century American road for comparison
History & Heritage

Corvette vs Thunderbird 1955: Two different answers to the American sports car question

Patrick Walsh · · 8 min
1953 Corvette Polo White roadster with hood open revealing the Blue Flame inline six engine with three side-draft Carter carburetors in a museum display
History & Heritage

Corvette Blue Flame Six: the engine that started it all

Tom Ramirez · · 8 min