Corvettes Came to Newport For the Wheels Back On Monmouth Event

When American soldiers returned home from Europe following World War II many brought with them an interest in the sports cars they saw over there. So they started to import some. In order to counter this, General Motors developed a small, two seat sports car of their own. Introduced in 1953 the Corvette has become something of an icon in the States. With nearly 300 cars and trucks showing up for the Wheels Back On Monmouth show in Newport, it's easy to imagine the number of Vettes on hand. Here are just some of them.