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PRES. EISENHOWER NOTES
6,339 CORVETTES
BUILT IN 1957
 St Louis, MO (AP) - The President of the USA, Dwight D. Eisenhower, proclaimed this day as "America's Sports Car Day" in honor of the 1957 Corvette.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon released the final production numbers and statistics on the 1957 Corvette.
Turn to Corvette Facts - Page 2
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CORVETTE CHANGES FOR 1957
- Fuel injected engine offered for the first time
- 4-Speed manual transmission is an option
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THIS YEAR'S TOP HEADLINES
The World in Review
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- USSR launches
Sputnik, first
earth-orbiting
satellite
- “Little Rock Nine” integrate
Arkansas high school
- MacMillan
becomes British Prime
Minister when Anthony Eden resigns
- Eisenhower Doctrine
calls for aid to Mideast
countries that resist
aggression from
Communist
nations
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COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA
- Automobile = $2,100
- Avg. Income = $4,750
- Gal. Gasoline = $.24
- New Home = $19,000
- Postal Stamp = $.03
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CLICK ON THE 1957 AD
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Top Movies -
The Bridge on the River Kwai, Twelve Angry Men,
Sayonara, Peyton Place
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Television -
Leave It to Beaver premieres on CBS
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Music -
Young Love, Honeycomb, Love Letters In The Sand, Wake Up Little Susie
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1957 OWNER'S MANUAL
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World Series -
Milwaukee Braves defeated NY
Yankees (4-3)
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NBA Championship -
Boston Celtics defeated
St. Louis Hawks
(4-3)
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Stanley Cup -
Montreal d. Boston (4-1)
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Kentucky Derby -
Iron Liege
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- Humphrey Bogart
- Joseph McCarthy
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