Population Demographics for Van Wert County, Ohio in 2016 and 2015.
Best Answer: The corvette's name came from naval corvettes, a corvette is diefined as a small, fast, and maneuverable, lightly armed warship, which was used during the second world war to protect merchant vessels from German U-Boats, The Chevrolet Corvette is a small, fast, and maneuverable car.ccording to Corvette history, this happened in September 1952: The Opel project sports car prototype is named Corvette, after a light fast type of World War II warship.
Corvette was introduced with 235cid six-cylinder engine (150hp) and two-speed automatic transmission. All 300 first edition Vettes were Polo White roadsters with red interior. Vette manufacturing plant was located in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1954 Corvette differed little from the 1953 model. More exterior paint choices were added. Under the hood, a new camshaft gave the six-cylinder an extra five horsepower, boosting the total to 155 hp. 265cid OHV V8 engine and manual transmission introduced, also the last year for six-cylinder engine.