Flush from success in the mid 50’s, GM styling under Harley Earl took a few bizarre turns in the 1958 model year, and the Corvette fell victim to these excesses with a major redesign. Dual headlamps were now in vogue, along with considerable amounts of bright exterior trim, and the Corvette got it all. Compared to the clean and simplistic styling of the 1957 model, the ’58 wore most of the tricks of contemporary automotive design. Bright work was trowled on with louvers on the hood, along the fender tops and down the trunk. A more aggressive toothy grille now replaced the delicate look of the ’57, including large chrome openings on each side of the grille.