The year was 1955. After 10 years, World War II was
beginning to fade from America's psyche. Ernest Borgnine won the Oscar for Best
Actor, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California and "Rock Around The Clock"
was burning up malt shop jukeboxes across America. Even though Don Larsen pitched
what would be the only perfect game in World Series
history, his Yankees
still lost to the Brooklyn Dodgers
in the World Series.
For the Corvette, 1955 started out looking
bleak. Sales of the 1954 model had
been way below expectations
