Red C4's?
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Torch Red
The Corvette Black Book says it started in 1993 and last year was 2014. Funny thing I found is only one Torch Red coupe was made in 2005! Anyone have that one? 2006-2009 there were no Torch Red.
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According to the Black Book, 118,307 red C4's were produced. Who knows how many were coupes and how many were verts?
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looking at a red 1995. thinking seriously about it. Just a stock coupe. one owner. my mechanic has done all service on car since warranty ran out. It is very clean. owned by wealthy guy, well taken care of, guy is now into boats and selling other toys. 75,000 miles. The attractive thing to me is that the car has a known history. Looking at two others locally that were bought at auto auction and other than car fax history is unknown. neither is as clean as the red one.
Seems like half the corvettes I see are red, including 1981 of my son's sitting in driveway. LOL.
My son tells me black is actually the most common color for corvettes. My Dodge Magnum is red as well as his vette.
Maybe red is our destiny.
Seems like half the corvettes I see are red, including 1981 of my son's sitting in driveway. LOL.
My son tells me black is actually the most common color for corvettes. My Dodge Magnum is red as well as his vette.
Maybe red is our destiny.
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I have a 1986 Coupe painted Bright Red. My friend has a 1996 Convertible painted Torch Red. When they are parked side by side it is interesting to note the contrast. Torch Red is brighter (or lighter, however you want to describe it).
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If your son had told you that red is the most common Corvette color, I wouldn't argue with him; but black is not.
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Ok, by my calculators math:
total C4 production = 369,257
Red all shades= 119,255
Red % of total = 32.5%
Note: in 1993 there were three shades of red.
WAG it looks like 1/3 were convertibles, 2/3 coupes
1996 silver 5412
red 4418
To much time on my hands!
total C4 production = 369,257
Red all shades= 119,255
Red % of total = 32.5%
Note: in 1993 there were three shades of red.
WAG it looks like 1/3 were convertibles, 2/3 coupes
1996 silver 5412
red 4418
To much time on my hands!
Last edited by johnny diamond; Apr 5, 2014 at 07:08 PM.
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I'll let you do the digging, but click on each year in turn, and the total numbers/colors is listed year by year.
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Only 4 vettes in 1986 came with Copper Metallic paint
I wonder if anyone here owns one.
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* At an earlier meeting, a discussion of paint quality and paint colors for future years of Corvette had dragged on so long that John Heinricy, then leading Corvette’s development group of test drivers, couldn’t take it any longer. “Why are we even having this discussion?” he asked. “All Corvettes are red. The rest are mistakes.” *
Quote from “All Corvettes Are Red” by James Schefter
True dat 
Quote from “All Corvettes Are Red” by James Schefter
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Shades of RED:
bright red
dark red metallic
ruby red
torch red
Limited color production run:
1984-yellow-1
1986-copper metallic-4
1994-copper metallic-116
bright red
dark red metallic
ruby red
torch red
Limited color production run:
1984-yellow-1
1986-copper metallic-4
1994-copper metallic-116
Last edited by johnny diamond; Apr 6, 2014 at 05:32 PM.