The Corvette has featured numerous engine’s beneath its hood since becoming available to consumers in 1953. During many production years, consumers were provided with multiple engine options to choose from. This was especially true during the late 1960s when multiple small-block and big-block powerplant options were offered during any given year.
However, by the late 1970s, GM had begun to significantly scale back the number of production engines offered for the Corvette, during any year. This trend peaked in 1981, when only one engine, known as the L81, was offered to prospective Corvette owners.
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