Population Demographics for Van Wert County, Ohio in 2016 and 2015.
Best Answer: The corvette's name came from naval corvettes, a corvette is diefined as a small, fast, and maneuverable, lightly armed warship, which was used during the second world war to protect merchant vessels from German U-Boats, The Chevrolet Corvette is a small, fast, and maneuverable car.ccording to Corvette history, this happened in September 1952: The Opel project sports car prototype is named Corvette, after a light fast type of World War II warship.
More Chevrolet Corvettes by Year. 1  Chevrolet Corvette 2017. 2  Chevrolet Corvette 2015. 3  Chevrolet Corvette 2013.  Chevrolet Corvette 1  2012. Chevrolet Corvette 2011.  Chevrolet Corvette 1  2010. Chevrolet Corvette 2  2009. Chevrolet Corvette  2008.