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 2010
1956, 1957
1956 and 1957 Corvettes shared the same single headlight body style. The grill was the same as the 1953 - 55 vettes but the tail fin (right) was more subdued. The cove area, which would become a Corvette trademark, was introduced.
Differentiating the '56 / '57 Corvettes is not easy as they are mostly identical. About the only certainty is if the subject has fuel injection which would include the fender (above) and trunk script (below) it can only be a 1957 as that option was not offered in 1956.
Below: Another 1956 or '57 clue is on the dash mounted rear view mirror. On the left is the 1956 mirror and on the right is a 1957 mirror; note the jam nut requiring a wrench to loosen it for adjustment. Be aware that there are reports that a few mirrors without the jam nut were installed on '57s.
All the 1956 colors were also available in 1957 with one addition: Inca Silver, a particularly striking hue. Unfortunately only 65 were built in that shade.
1958
1958 was a major styling upgrade which distinguished by the four open headlights, which would continue through 1962.
Identifying a 1958 Corvette is easy; that year featured hood louvers (above) and twin chrome trunk spears (below). Both items were exclusive for 1958.
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