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Good evening, I purchased a C3 Corvette about a year ago. It is a 1981 and it is a two tone silver/dark blue with the pinstripes dividing the both. Does anyone have any idea if this color option is rare or quantity?
Here are some stats on production numbers. Perhaps 80 (total) two-tone cars rolled out of Bowling Green that year. EDIT: Perhaps a lot more. ADDITIONAL EDIT: St. Louis (?!?)
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According to the Corvette Black Book there are not any numbers posted for two tone cars for 1981. However, here is what is says about them...
** The two-tone quantities were included in the single code counts.
** Two-tones (about 25 of each combination) were also built at St Louis in late 1980, prior to production startup at Bowling Green. At least some trim plates for these had only the lower body color code.
So, they may be a very low production rare color or they may not.
Last edited by Buccaneer; Mar 29, 2020 at 01:24 AM.
My father in law bought a 1982 corvette that is two tone and was built in St Louis. We know there were very few produced. The paint appears original but the manifest show 59/59 paint codes. The car is beige and bronze. I am trying to see if there is any way to confirm the factory paint. It is the old style of paint.
Always loved the Two Tone schemes on the 80's C3's.......to me it looks like money......especially the Blue on Light Blue.......
My 82' Z/28 is a Pace car with a two tone scheme and I would never change it.......
Always loved the Two Tone schemes on the 80's C3's.......to me it looks like money......especially the Blue on Light Blue.......
My 82' Z/28 is a Pace car with a two tone scheme and I would never change it.......
Jebby
absolutely agree, love the two tones... my favorite was the 81 claret over dark claret
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
My father in law bought a 1982 corvette that is two tone and was built in St Louis. We know there were very few produced. The paint appears original but the manifest show 59/59 paint codes. The car is beige and bronze. I am trying to see if there is any way to confirm the factory paint. It is the old style of paint.
Not sure if this is a typo or what? But if you are talking about the two tone car in the pic as an 82, it is not OR somebody put 81 emblems on the car. I think you may have meant 81 model year. Very clean car none the less.
Not sure if this is a typo or what? But if you are talking about the two tone car in the pic as an 82, it is not OR somebody put 81 emblems on the car. I think you may have meant 81 model year. Very clean car none the less.
thought the same, also never seen a factory two tone not separated by stripe tape (this looks like a painted stripe separation but I could be wrong) I've seen one silver over charcoal St Louis claimed two tone paint and did have multi color stripe tape between the colors, possible dealer two toned?
From: Arizona - If you don’t know CFI, STOP proliferating the myths around it...
I would think that that post is a typo and is in fact an 81. It also doesn't have "crossfire injection" badging on the fender for an 82. Another odd thing is the paint code. For 81 in those colors it should be code 50/74, Beige and Dark Bronze, not 59/59.
1981 C3 Corvette
