Corvette and Thunderbird: The Beginning
It wasn’t until the early 1950s that the two biggest American carmakers decided to roll out something that was a departure from the family sedan. In 1953, General Motors unveiled a prototype of a sports car…the Corvette. A little over a year later, Ford revealed their new sports car…the Thunderbird. Both cars were the epitome of cool and were unlike anything either manufacturer had ever rolled out on a showroom…