Chevrolet Corvette (C1) 是 Chevrolet 生产的第一代 Corvette 跑车。它于 1953 款车型年末推出，一直生产到 1962 年。这一代通常被称为“实心轴”一代，因为独立后悬挂直到 1963 年的 Sting Ray 才出现。
Corvette 在其首发车型年匆忙投产，以利用公众对概念车的热烈反响。然而，对新车型的期望在很大程度上未能实现。评价褒贬不一，且在该车早期年份销量远低于预期。该项目险些被 General Motors 取消，但最终决定进行必要改进，因为 Ford 正在开发一款后来成为 Thunderbird 的双座跑车。
Interior of a 1954 Corvette
Options in 1956-57 included a car radio that featured both transistors –cutting-edge technology at that time – and a vacuum tube
Fuel-injected 1957 convertible
1957 Corvette
1957 Corvette Dashboard
1958 convertible
1958 Corvette in Silver Blue
1959 was the next to last year for tail lights atop the rear fenders
There were fewer and heavier teeth in the grill in 1960
1961 was the last year for two-tone paint until 1978
Scaglietti Corvette #2, custom built for Jim Hall
Scaglietti Corvette #3, custom built for Carroll Shelby
