Across 1. Chevy 5. 1954 - February 17 - ______'s entry in the sports car market becomes a major part of General Motors' decision to continue production of the Corvette. 7. 1955 - - The 3-speed shifter boot on production Corvettes is changed from leather to _________ with a metal bezel stamped with gear locations. 9. 1954 - October 22 - Ford _________ cars arrive in dealer showrooms. 4,000 orders are placed on the first day. 11. 1954 - - Joe Pike founds the first Corvette _____. 13. 1954 - - __________ tires begin to be used on 1954 model Corvettes. 15. 1954 - June - Corvette production at the St. Louis facility reaches 50 cars per _____. However, due to slow sales, production is stopped for weeks at a time for the rest of the year. 16. 1955 - August - A special 1956 Corvette is created at GM Styling Studios for Prince Bertil of _________. Differences include front emblem replaced by a large V, large grille shell with flat black screen instead of teeth, tail pipes exiting through lower rear side of rear fender, chrome spears on trunk lid, gas filler in center at front of trunk lid, narrow whitewall tires, and Dayton wire wheels. 17. 1954 - April 27 - At the General Motors Training Center in Chicago, Illinois, Chevrolet _________ in the area learn sales and service information about Corvettes, then drive away 44 1954 model Corvettes to dealership lots. 18. 1954 - - A General Motors executive tells Zora Arkus-

________ that Corvette is finished, that no more would be built. 20. 1954 - August 20 - At a __________- sanctioned sports car race at Raleigh Speedway, Chevrolet races a stock-engined 1953 Corvette. Down 1. 1954 - - The Chevrolet Studio begins designing the 1956 Corvette, transforming the full- size 1953 _______ model. 2. 1955 - - The exterior paint color _____ is first made available for 1955 model Corvettes. 3. 1954 - - Chevrolet Engineering installs a functional prototype Chevrolet V-8 ________ in a 1954 Corvette, which is given experimental record number EX87. 4. 1955 - - A new _______-speed manual transmission is completed, and testing begins on production Corvettes. 5. 1955 - - Vinyl-coated _______ material is introduced for soft tops on production Corvettes, in addition to canvas tops used previously. 6. 1954 - - Chevrolet begins _________ the Corvette in the automotive press. 8. 1954 - - At the Mexican Road Race, a Corvette is entered but ends on the first leg of the race with a _____ through the block. 9. 1955 - November - EX87 (1954 Corvette with V-8 engine) is moved to Chevrolet Engineering, and assigned __________ number 5951. 10. 1955 - April 16 - A fiberglass model of the ________ (1956) Corvette is shown to Chevrolet management. 12. 1954 - December - Production of the 1954 model Corvette ends, with over 3600 made, but over 1000 ________. 14. 1955 - January - The General Motors 1955 Motorama show opens at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York. The _________ prototype is displayed, employing many Corvette design ideas, and is presented to management as a new direction for the Corvette. 15. 1955 - October - Two new 1955 Corvettes are ordered to be prepared for racing at _________. 19. 1954 - - Chevrolet decides that the new ___ engine would be available on 1955 model Corvettes.

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Across: 1. Corvette, 5. Ford, 7. Rubber, 9. Thunderbird, 11. Club, 13. Tubeless, 15. Day, 16. Sweden, 17. Dealers, 18. Duntov, 20. NASCAR.

Down: 1. Clay, 2. Red, 3. Engine, 4. Three, 5. Fabric, 6. Advertising, 8. Rod, 9. Tracking, 10. Restyled, 12. Unsold, 14. Biscayne, 15. Daytona, 19. V8.