GTP Cool Wall: 1958-1962 Chevrolet Corvette (C1)

[Wiegert]

1958-1962 Chevrolet Corvette (C1) nominated by @Cowboy

Body Style: 2-door convertible, 2-door hard-top
Engine: 4.6L V8, 5.4L V8
Power: 230-360 hp
Torque: 251-315 ft-lbs
Weight: 1320-1400 kg
Transmission: 2-speed Powerglide automatic, 3-speed manual, 4-speed manual
Drivetrain: Front-engine, rear wheel drive​

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[el fayce]

A Corvette that isn't a dick pump.

 

[FerrariF1GT]

Hey, it's not a lowrider!

 

[Obelisk]

A Corvette that isn't a dick pump.

What on Earth is...nevermind.

I love Vettes. SZ

 

[Cowboy]

I like a nice Vette, especially from this generation.

Solid cool.

 

[MisterWaffles]

White walls! SZ

 

[TheCracker]

A Corvette that isn't a dick pump.

The average C1 driver is way past needing one of those. Meh.

 

[Liquid]

A very cool Sunday stroller.

 

[Casey]

Solid cool.

 

[TB]

I've never been a fan of the C1.

Meh.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

Solid cool. Always preferred the later C1's front end to the simpler (blander) original.

 

[Adamgp]

Always loved the later C1's.

SZ

 

[LM7325]

High cool. The later C1 cars paved the way, proving the car deserved a permanent position in the line-up. Amazing how close Corvette came to being a foot note instead of an icon.

 

[Stephan]

SZ. Made me feel like I was in the 60s or 50s when driving the C1 Vette in Forza Horizon 2 or Test Drive Unlimited 2.

 

[LivingWithGames]

Not the original '53-'54 but I will allow these. I prefer the 58 and 59 with that rear.

Considering I love Corvettes too, my vote's real easy.

 

[mustafur]

The only classy corvette generation.

Sub zero.

 

[Fat Tyre]

I personally love it although the coolness could be influence by who's driving it. Say you see a senior in this car, you'd think that's nice he's enjoying his retirement (meh, lukewarm cool). Now you put a suicide girl/ alt punk rocker behind the wheel and it's an instant Sub Zero. Regardless, on its own it's a solid SZ for me.

 

[Tornado]

The 58-60 was much better than the 56-57, but the C3 preview was always awful.

 

[7up747]

Low cool, i like 53-58 more.

 

[Wiegert]

For me, the late '50s C1 was always the definitive C1. Quad lights and excessive chrome as you'd expect at that time, even though the real beauty queens were arguably around for just the first three years of the C1's run.

If only they'd kept the '56 rear through to the end instead of copying cues over from the Stingray concept.

Cool.

 

[Mike458]

Cool, only missing Sub-Zero status from the 2 speed transmission...

 

[Tornado]

Powerglides aren't actually that bad when they are put behind an engine that breathes well.

 

[LM7325]

There is a reason they are still desirable over a Turbo 400. Low rotating mass is a big reason. Who needs gears when you can break traction at any RPM anyway...

Speaking for the fast guys on the strip that still reach for the 'glide.

 

[Stotty]

Lovely cars. Very high cool.

 

[Heldenzeit]

Beginning of the legend. Great style and lots of race history. SZ.

 

[SPhilli911]

Meh. I've somehow never been able to see Corvettes as cool cars, despite having a few in the family and having an uncle who used to build the Z06 motors before retiring. I like the Corvette, but I don't think it's cool, not even the C1.

 

[Roger the Horse]

Not as pretty as the earlier versions.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Only ever found the later versions of the C1 appealing, the early ones I find look better with modern pro-touring stuff. So long as you don't go overboard.

 

[TenEightyOne]

So sub-zero that I'm surprised it doesn't just turn into a gas on contact with air.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Uncool.