Talk:Chevrolet Corvette Convertible (C1) '54/@comment-68.1.43.109-20121015195835/@comment-2601:46:4201:A9AE:75E0:442C:503:96CB-20181021143957

AwesomeAndrew62- its an early Corvette powered by a Blue Flame V6 (a tuned up pedestrian economy engine) and a 2-speed Powerglide automatic (the 3-speed was a few years away yet). Why? Because it was an experimental car and GM didn't want to spend too much money on it if it failed (unique chassis, unproven new technology in fiberglass, car segment that GM had never been in). the 150hp of the v6 was beyond the ability of any GM manual trans at the time. the famed small block Chevy V8 wouldn't be released until 1955 was GMs first V8 since 1919 and by then GM had devopled a stronger manual trans. 1955 was the first year for the v8 vette.