Chevrolet Corvette invented.

Before World War II, two-seater sports cars were essentially the toys of the rich and mostly restricted to European roadways. During the late 1940’s, however, imports such as the Jaguar XK-120 and MG-TD became increasingly visible in metropolitan America. The most expensive cars were still purchased largely by the wealthy, but the relatively affordable MGs revealed an appetite for fun-to-drive sports cars in middle-class America.