When Chevrolet came out with the all-new Corvette in 1953, its fiberglass body was a bold step in modern automotive technology and manufacturing. It had plenty of advantages for sure, with weight ...

Corvettes have their own special problems. Replacement parts are expensive; theft and insurance rates are high; fiberglass bodies don't dent like steel-bodied cars (they break) and that requires quick ...

A sound that a Corvette owner never wants to hear is a siren wailing from behind. Another is the sickening sound of crunching fiberglass. And the latter is likely to be even more painful than the ...

We equate Corvette with fiberglass like we do pinstripes on a Yankees uniform or red on a can of Coca-Cola. It's just always been that way. Fiberglass isn't the primary body material on Vettes these ...