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In1953,whenGMexecutiveswerelookingtoanamethenewChevroletsportscar,assistantdirectorforthePublicRelationsdepartmentMyronScottsuggestedCorvetteafterthesmallmaneuverablewarship—andthenamewasapproved.Thefirstmodel,aconvertible,wasintroducedattheGMMotoramain1953asaconceptandwasfollowedtenyearslater,inthe1963secondgeneration,incoupeandconvertiblestyles.OriginallymanufacturedinFlint,MichiganaswellasSt.Louis,Missouri,theCorvettehasbeenmanufacturedsince1981inBowlingGreen,Kentucky.
TheCorvettehassincebecomewidelyknownas"America'sSportsCar."AutomotiveNewssaidthatafter'starring'intheearly1960stelevisionshowRoute66,theCorvettebecamesynonymouswithfreedomandadventure,"ultimatelybecomingboth"themostsuccessfulconceptcarinhistoryandthemostpopularsportscarinhistory."