10 Little Known Facts About the World of the Corvette

My husband and I belong to a local Corvette Club and we drive our 'Vette often. We go to a lot of events with our 'Vette friends both near and far. Traveling to these different events, I began to learn a lot of interesting things and as a result, decided to write my graduate thesis and entitle it "Corvette Girl." It covered the car from a female perspective. I have tons of material. Along the way I learn about little tid bits about the car. Here are a few of my favorites:

The Corvette's floor is made of balsa wood - yes, that's right - the stuff you use to make airplanes out of.

Just hours before the Corvette's debut at the Motorama Show in New York in 1953, the logo was switched because it was realized it contained an American Flag which is forbidden on commercial products.

The Corvette was made in only three places in it's history: Michigan, Missouri, and now Bowling Green, KY, known as "the home of the Corvette."

There is a National Corvette Museum and it is located across the street from the Corvette Assembly Plant.

Owners of new Corvettes can take delivery on them at the Museum for an additional fee and see their car being built at the Assembly Plant.

When a new Corvette design is being worked on, General Motors has to disguise the car while test driving it to prevent spy photographers from getting a glimpse of it before it is launched to the public. There are people that make their living trying to "spy and photograph" the new 'Vettes.

160 Corvettes are made at the Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, KY, every day.

People all over the world use their Corvettes for positive purposes. Corvettes Conquer Cancer, who raises money at Corvette events and donates the money to the American Cancer Society in that town, is a good example.

The brand has it's own racing team, "The Corvette Racing Team" and a very talented woman, Melanie Correll, is their official timer.

A caravan of Corvettes from all over the United States gathered together to honor the 9/11 tradegy. They made stops all three locations in PA, Washington, D.C., and NY presenting American flags to local officials that were given to them from Corvette clubs during their travels.

I have chapters more of interesting things about the car and what people in the Corvette culture do with it and because of it. It is defidently an interesting world filled with caring people who all come together in the name of a sporty and classic vehicle.