10 Best and Worst Corvettes of the Past 68 Production Years

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The current C8 Chevy Corvette may be a wonderful, powerful, and striking machine, but we have to remember the humble beginnings of America’s iconic sports car.

While the Corvette continuously ups its game to bring some heat to Europe’s finest, not all Corvettes have been as pretty, reliable, or even enjoyable as the last couple of generations. Let’s take a minute to highlight the 10 best Corvettes, as well as the 10 worst Corvettes in history according to our loyal forum members, presented here in chronological order.

[Editor’s note: this article has been updated for 2021.]

10 Worst Corvettes

1953 Corvette

worse corvettes

Photo Credit: Lingenfelter Collection

I personally disagree with this choice, due to its striking beauty. The very first Corvette has been called the best and also the worst Corvette ever. Built from parts belonging to other Chevrolet passenger cars at the time, the first Corvette was slow, unreliable, and featured poor fit and finish.


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