July 2nd 1910
Frank D. and Spencer Stranahan incorporated Champion Spark Plug Company in Toledo, Ohio in accordance with manufacturing contract with Willys-Overland Company.
June 2nd 1992
Original Corvette engineer Zora Arkus Duntov drove the one-millionth Chevrolet Corvette off of the assembly line in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The event was monumental to both America's first sports car and the man that made the car possible.
The color choice for the one millionth Corvette - white with red interior and black roof - was appropriate. This was a nod to the 1953 Corvette, whose entire production run of 300 units featured the same livery
Zora Arkus-Duntov
One millionth Corvette with Original 1953 Corvette
One millionth Corvette
Zora Arkus-Duntov (left) and Dave McLellan, the past and present Corvette chief engineers.
Source:
The History Channel
Wikipedia