National Corvette Day is celebrated every year, on June 30, today.
It gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate a major accomplishment in their automobile history.
It is a great time to learn about how the Corvette became a part of modern American history by pushing the limits of technology and making the American automobile industry a symbol of industrial genius.

History of National Corvette Day

National Corvette Day is celebrated as a remembrance of the origins of the Corvette, the iconic American sports automobile.
The model was introduced in 1953 by the General Motors automobile factory in Michigan.
The unique design and sturdiness of the Corvette made it widely popular, and it soon became a symbol of American industry and national pride.

In 2008, the American House of Representatives announced that June 30 would be commemorated as National Corvette Day. Incidentally, this was the year when GM had completed 100 years of its operations, which made it the right time to dedicate an entire day in the national calendar to celebrate an important milestone.

Another interesting fact is that 2008 was also the year when the American automobile industry, and the entire economy for that matter, was undergoing a huge crisis. It was the biggest crisis since the Great Depression and was being felt quite severely by the automobile industry, including General Motors.
Therefore, by announcing National Corvette Day, the government also intended to reduce some of the gloom and doom that was being spread about the American automobile industry by celebrating one of its most remarkable achievements.

The decision proved to be timely and well-received because since then National Corvette Day has been celebrated regularly across America and the automobile industry has also recovered from the crisis. Today, celebrating National Corvette Day has become a symbol of the American people’s faith in their automobile industry and confidence in its prosperous future.

Emerging as the unique sports car design in an otherwise rather boring line of vehicles for General Motor’s Chevrolet brand, the Corvette brought a new vibe in 1953. Premiering at New York City’s GM Motorama Show, the Corvette was a sports car that came off the Flint, Michigan assembly line a few months later–on June 30.

The original model of this car got off to a slow start, selling only 183 out of the original production of 300.
But when the 1957 Corvette Super Sport was born, it quickly became legendary with its V-8 engine and up to 225 horsepower.
Since that time, the Corvette has been a symbol of speed and sport for several generations.

The Corvette logo is two flags on crossed poles. One of the flags is checkered to symbolize the race, while the other is the American Stars and Stripes flag to symbolize the place of its production.
National Corvette Day is celebrated on June 30, giving a nod to the day the first Corvette rolled off the assembly line back in 1953.

It was in June 2008,
in honor of the 55th anniversary of this classic car, that the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution that the day would be known as National Corvette Day.

H.Res.970 - Expressing support for designation of June 30 as "National Corvette Day". 110th Congress (2007-2008)
Passed House without amendment (06/26/2008)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Supports the designation of June 30 as National Corvette Day.

In the House of Representatives, U. S. A

June 26, 2008.

Whereas the Chevrolet Corvette is America’s first sports car;
Whereas the first production Corvette rolled off a Flint, Michigan, assembly line on June 30, 1953;
Whereas the Corvette is now manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky;
Whereas the Corvette is the most widely respected production sports car in United States history;
Whereas the Corvette is truly a symbol of American pride;
Whereas General Motors is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008; and
Whereas the 30th of June would be an appropriate day to designate as “National Corvette Day”: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives supports the designation of a “National Corvette Day” to honor the Chevrolet Corvette.

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