Wide availability of ice cream in the late 19th century led to new creations. In 1874, the American soda fountain shop and the profession of the soda jerk emerged with the invention of the ice cream soda.
10 most valuable Corvettes. With a new Corvette being revealed at the Detroit auto show, here are past 'Vettes that are the most valuable today. 1963 Grand Sport. The 1963 Grand Sport only barely qualifies as a production car but, going for between six and eight million dollars, it definitely qualifies as valuable.
The C-1 First Generation Solid Axle 1953 to 1962 Corvettes were produced for ten years with 69,015 total production but the highly popular C-2 (2nd generation) Mid-Year 1963-'67 Corvettes were produced for F I V E short years and a total production of 117,966 units ending with The Lastâ¢ Corvette VIN #22,940.