| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:sports_car 
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                                | gptkbp:assemblyLocation | gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_USA gptkb:Flint,_Michigan,_USA
 
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                                | gptkbp:bodyStyle | 2-door convertible 
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                                | gptkbp:category | gptkb:convertible gptkb:car
 1960s automobiles
 1950s automobiles
 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:sports_car 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:designer | gptkb:Harley_Earl 
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                                | gptkbp:engineType | gptkb:V8 inline-6
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstYearColor | Polo White 
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                                | gptkbp:firstYearInteriorColor | Red 
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                                | gptkbp:firstYearProductionUnits | 300 
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                                | gptkbp:fuelType | gptkb:gasoline 
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                                | gptkbp:height | 51.5 in (1,308 mm) 
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                                | gptkbp:layout | FR layout 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 167 in (4,242 mm) 
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                                | gptkbp:manufacturer | gptkb:Chevrolet 
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                                | gptkbp:market | gptkb:North_America 
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                                | gptkbp:marketedAs | gptkb:sports_car 
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                                | gptkbp:nickname | Solid Axle 
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                                | gptkbp:notableEvent | introduction at 1953 GM Motorama 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFeature | fiberglass body 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | 1953 1955
 1957
 1962
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableModel | Corvette SR-2 Corvette SS
 Corvette XP-700
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableRelease | dual headlights in 1958 fuel injection available in 1957
 introduction of V8 engine in 1955
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfDoors | 2 
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                                | gptkbp:owner | gptkb:Zora_Arkus-Duntov 
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                                | gptkbp:platform | gptkb:GM_Y_platform 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | none 
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                                | gptkbp:productionEndYear | 1962 
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                                | gptkbp:productionStartYear | 1953 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | Chevrolet Corvette (C2) 
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                                | gptkbp:transmission | 4-speed manual 3-speed manual
 2-speed Powerglide automatic
 
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                                | gptkbp:weight | 2,900 lb (1,315 kg) 
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                                | gptkbp:wheelbase | 102 in (2,591 mm) 
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                                | gptkbp:width | 72.2 in (1,834 mm) 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Chevrolet_Corvette_(early_prototypes) 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Chevrolet Corvette (C1) 
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