Thoughts about Corvettes usually bring to mind images of bright-colored, long, and low sports cars with a massive engine protruding from the hood. However, Corvette is truly an American icon. It is one of the longest-running, continuously produced passenger cars in automobile history and has been manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky, since 1981. So, we have compiled a history of all eight Corvette generations from the C1 in 1953 to the present day. Read on to learn more about America's Sports Car.