Corvette: Year by Year
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 19671968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
GM brochure courtesy Skip Marketti of The Nethercutt Collection
There were few changes for the 1959 model year Corvette; perhaps GM figured people still needed time to absorb the 1958 styling.
The styling was toned down a notch as the faux louvres disappeared from the hood (above) and (below) the trunk "spears" were gone.
There were minor revisions to the instrument panel in 1959. The glass in front of the gauges was convex, which reduced the glare problem with the flat glass of the previous year. All tachometers read to 7,000 RPM and offered redline and safe limit indications.
Below: Brochure illustration shows the dashboard which was completely revised in 1958. 1959 additions included a storage bin below the grab handle. A "Corvette" script was added to the anodized aluminum area behind the grab bar.
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