| 1953 Corvette | First year production starts on June 30; polo white with red interior and black top is only color combination |
| 1954 Corvette | Production moves to St. Louis; blue, red, and black are added; beige top, longer exhaust pipes |
| 1955 Corvette | Both straight-6 and 265 in³ V8 engines produced; 3-speed manual transmission added late in the model year |
| 1956 Corvette | New body with roll-up windows; V8-only; 3-speed manual transmission becomes standard equipment and Powerglide moved to option list |
| 1957 Corvette | 283 in³ V8; Optional 4-speed manual and fuel injection added |
| 1958 Corvette | Quad-headlight body and new interior. Fake louvres on hood and chrome strips on trunk lid. Number of teeth in grille reduced to 9 (from 13) |
| 1959 Corvette | First black interior and dash storage bin; only year with a turquoise top. Louvres and chrome strips from '58 removed. |
| 1960 Corvette | Very minor changes to the interior: red and blue bars on the dash logo, vertical stitching on seats |
| 1961 Corvette | New rear styling, bumpers, and round tailights. Grille now a fine mesh instead of teeth |
| 1962 Corvette | 327 in³ V8 engine; last year with a trunk until the 1998 Convertible. Grille blackened (late versions also had gold), chrome fender trim removed. |
