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03-09-2007, 02:23 PM
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Did you know?
DID YOU KNOW....................
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
* About 21,536 Corvettes were produced in 1996?
* The 1978 Corvette, 25th Anniversary, was the pace car for the 62nd running of the Indianapolis 500?
* The wheelbase on the 1963 through 1982 Corvette is 98 inches?
* The 1972 'Vette was the first with the theft-deterrent system?
* The Side Curves on the early Corvettes lasted from 1956 through 1962?
* The fiber optic monitoring system for the headlights began in 1968 and was discontinued after 1971?
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
* The 1968 Corvette was the First Year of the Third Generation ( C-3 ) Corvettes?
* The Last time you could read " Chevrolet Corvette " on the steering wheel was 1964
* 1968 was the last year that the 327 C.I.D. engine was the corvette's basic engine?
* It wasn't until 1958 that the Corvette generated a profit for General Motors.
* The heater was not standard equipment on a Corvette until the unveiling of the 1962 'Vette? Brrrrr.
* The famous (or infamous) Tuned Port Injection (TPI) was first available on the 1985 Corvette?
* The last Corvette rolled out of the St. Louis plant on 1 August 1981?
* That ABS (anti-lock Braking System) became standard on the Corvette in 1986?
* The 427 CID engine had the horsepower increased to 435hp using three two-barrel carburetors (Tri-Power)?
* The brand new 1953 Corvette made its first public appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
* 1966 was the introduction of the 427 CID engine, known to racers as the 'Rat Motor'?
* Chevrolet celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the fabulous Corvette with a special two tone (silver
and black) paint job and special emblems?
* The 1997 Corvette was the beginning of the C5 Series, or fifth generation of the Corvette?
* 16 January 1975 was the day on which they held the retirement dinner for Zora Arkus-Duntov?
* Four wheel disc brakes were made standard equipment on all Corvettes in 1965?
* The 1996 "Grand Sport" option was known as the Z16?
* In addition to the original white, the 1955 Corvette was also offered in red, blue and black?
* The Corvette big block was 396cid in 1965, but changed to 427cid in 1966?
* The Corvette body was redesigned in 1968 to look like the "Mako Shark" prototype?
* The first time a Corvette convertible came with an actual trunk since 1962 was the 1998?
* The L-88 engine was introduced in 1967, and it was available without a radio or heater?
* In 1960, engines with the high-lift cams came with an all aluminum radiator?
* The famed LT-1 engine was re-introduced in 1992?
* Only 9,752 Corvettes were produced in 1997?
* Of the 9,752 Corvettes produced in 1997, NONE were convertibles? All were coupes.
* In the 1982 Corvette - there was no such thing as a stick shift? All were built as automatics.
* The first Corvette with dual headlights was the 1958? They were called "Quadra-lights".
* The first 'Vette with factory installed seat belts was the 1958?
* When the 1967 Corvette was offered with a 36 gallon gas tank, only TWO people bought one?
* In 1957 there were 6,339 Corvettes produced - 1,040 with fuel injection?
* The 40th Anniversary Corvettes were all painted Ruby Red Metallic? It really looks maroon.
* All 1996 Corvette Collector Editions were painted Sebring Silver and featured ZR-1 five spoke rims?
* The largest ever production run of the Corvette, 53,807 units sold, was 1979?
* The C4 actually began with the 1983 model rather than the 1984?
* There really WAS a 1983 Corvette model built? 43 units were manufactured then production ceased and 42 of
these cars were destroyed. The only remaining 1983 Corvette is in the National Corvette Museum.
* Zora Arkus-Duntov, the brilliant engineer who gave the Corvette the small block Chevy engine, was cremated and
his ashes are interred in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green?
* The LEAST produced color produced in 1997 was Fairway Green Metallic?
* The last year that whitewalls were featured was 1961?
* The main engine of the Corvette was increased from 327CID to 350CID in 1969?
* There were only 80 L-88 Corvettes made in 1968?
* Out of 21,590 Corvettes manufactured in 1993, 6,749 were the "Anniversary" package?
* The 1997 Corvette had an engine with 345hp and 350 lt. pounds of torque known as the LS1?
* "Code 21" was the code for the "Radar Blue" exterior color introduced with the 1998 Corvette?
* When the first 'Vette rolled out of the Bowling Green plant, it was driven by Governor John Y. Brown?
* The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Corvette Museum took place in March 1992?
* The Cross-Fire injection was introduced in 1982?
* In 1992, all Corvettes came standard with ASR?
* ASR was the acronym for "Acceleration Slip Regulation".
* All Z06 Corvettes were made as the hardtop coupe and came with a six-speed transmission?
* The Z06 special performance package was reintroduced in 2001 after a 38 year absence?
* The 1982 'Collector Edition' was equipped with a hatchback rear window?
* The 1979 'Vettes in the light blue body color came standard with a dark blue interior color?
* The Fourth Generation or C4 spanned the years 1984 through 1996?
* That 1958 was the year the Corvette first came out with dual headlights? Almost every car on the market came out with the dual headlights that year, known in the ads as "Quad-Lights".
* The first time a Corvette could be ordered from the factory with side mounted exhaust was 1967?
* The 1986 Indianapolis 500 was the first ever to have a new (1986) Corvette as Pace Car?
* In 1994, only 116 Corvettes were painted Copper Metallic?
* In the year 2000 models, it cost MORE to have your Corvette painted Magnetic Red or Millennium Yellow?
* The 1976 Corvette was the first to utilize the HEI (High Energy Ignition) system?
* From 1970 through 1976, you could not order a Corvette painted BLACK?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
* 1981 was the first time Corvettes were produced in two separate assembly plants?
* The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
* The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport came with a specially modified LT-1 engine that gave it an additional 30hp?
* 1959 was the first year when sun visors were offered as an option on the Corvette?
* The 35th Anniversary of the Corvette was celebrated with an all white Anniversary Edition?
* That it was Myron Scott who gave the Corvette its name?
* In 1995, the ZR-1 performance package cost an additional $31,258 ON TOP of the base price of $36,785?
* All fuel injected Corvettes in 1960 had stick shift?
* 1977 is the last year the Corvette had vertical backlight (rear window)?
* There were NO Corvettes made in April of 1978?
* In 1995, there were only 527 Corvette Indianapolis Pace Cars produced?
* The 1984 thru 1987 Corvette had the same wheels - BUT in '86 the center was changed to a natural finish?
* 1959 was the last year that LESS THAN 10,000 'Vettes were produced until 1997?
* The Corvette convertible reappeared in 1998 when, in 1997, none were built?
* The new 1985 Tuned Port Injected L-98 engine produced 230 hp and 330 pounds of torque?
* The Chief Engineer on the Corvette from 1974 through 1992 was David R. McLellan?
* If you ordered the RPO# Z4Z package, you got the Indy Pace Car replica?
* In 1967, the 427c.i.d. engine was increased to 435hp with three two-barrel carburetors; Tripower?
* the 1972 was the last of the "Bumper Cars", Corvettes with metal front bumper?
* It takes about 55 hours to build a C5 Corvette?
* The 1963 through 1967 Corvettes were known as the "C2" Corvettes?
* That the name of the six-cylinder engine in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 Corvettes was known
as the "Blue Flame Six"?
* It was on 17 June 2000 that Chevrolet Corvette Group entered two C5-R race cars at LeMans?
* The last year you could order the removable rear window was 1972?
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
* Special Pace Car Package Corvettes were offered in 1978, 1986, 1995 and 1998?
* In 1977, only ONE Corvette was produced - in Chartreuse?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
* It was ob 30 June 1953 that the FIRST production Corvette rolled off the line in Flint?
* And on 2 July 1992, the ONE MILLIONTH Corvette rolled off the line?
* The 1967 was the last of the "fastback" Corvettes until 1978?
* It was n 1969 that the steering wheel size was reduced to 15 inches?
* It was also in 1969 that the ignition switch was relocated to the steering column?
* It was bad reviews from the press that caused Chevrolet to halt production of the "split window"
in mid-1963 and go to a single piece rear window, or "backlight" as it is called in the trade?
* Fifty six Corvettes were built in 1988 for the SCCA "Corvette Challenge"?
* It was in 1961 when Corvettes began the mesh grill and painted headlight bezels?
* Power steering wasn't available on Corvettes until 1963?
* With 405 hp, the 2002 ZO6 is considered to be the best Corvette to date?
* The first time the base price of a new Corvette rose above $20,000 was 1982?
* Corvette had vacuum operated doors to hide the wipers from 1968 through 1972?
* The V8 of 265 CID was put into the Corvette in 1955 to boost sales over the new Ford Thunderbird?
* In 1961, the rear styling was changed to feature four taillights, which became a Corvette tradition?
* In 1989, Corvettes changed from either the 3 or the 4 speed transmission for the 6 speed?
* Elkhart Green and Ontario Orange were the two most popular colors in 1972?
* the 1974 Corvette was the last 'Vette made to use leaded fuel?
* It was in 1957 that the 283 CID engine was available in the Corvette - the first time that
a 'Vette was available with 1 hp per cubic inch?
* The changes from 1971 to 1972 include orange rather than white parking lights and chrome
vertical bars on the egg-crate grill?
* When convertibles and coupes were available, 1975 was the lowest production run for convertibles?
* The 1995 Indy Pace car Corvette was available only as a convertible?
* The 1968 was the last Corvette to have the ignition switch mounted on the dash until 1997?
* 1980 was the first year the speedometer maxed out at only 85mph?
* It was 2 September 1994 that the National Corvette Museum opened with more than 100,000 in attendance?
* Only the Indy Pace Car replica in 1998 was available with the yellow and black interior?
* It was in 1986 that the base price for the convertible exceeded that of the coupe?
* The 396CID engine was introduced in 1965 with a whopping 425 horsepower?
* The 1962 'Vette marked the end of the "solid axel" era of Corvettes?
* It was in 1963 that the rear view mirror was moved to the windshield header and off the dash?
* It was in 1969 that the Sting Ray became known as the Stingray - one word?
* There were only 6,503 1978 Limited Edition Pace Cars produced?
* It was in 1981 that the Corvette first used a computer?
* The ZR-1 Special Performance Package was discontinued 1972 then again in 1995?
* Side-mounted exhaust was first offered for the Corvette in 1965?
* "Saddle" was the only interior color available with the 1985 Corvette with Gold Metallic Paint?
* In 1971, only 188 Corvettes were built with the LS-6 engine option?
*Prior to the debut of the Corvette at the New York Motorama, the emblem on
the front was the American Flag?
* It was in 1966 that back-up lights became standard equipment?
* The longest lived generation of Corvettes was the C-3 (1968 through 1982)?
* The NO3 option was a 36 gallon fuel tank, and only available in coupes 1963-1967?
* It was on 23 October in 1983 that the 750,000 Corvette was born?
* In 1977, the leather interior became standard equipment in Corvettes?
* When the 'Vette first appeared in 1953, the interiors were all 'Sportsman Red'?
* It was in 1984 when the Corvette first used the serpentine belt?
* The 1962 was the last 'Vette with exposed headlights?
* The side vent windows were last seen on Corvettes on the 1967 models?
* The rack and pinion steering was first available on the 1984 Corvettes?
* A gold convertible rolled off the assembly line on 19 November 1969, the 250,000th Corvette made?
* The 1963 Corvette was based on an all new ladder type chassis with independent rear suspension?
* The 1956 Corvette was the first to offer the auxiliary hardtop?
* "Project Opel" was the first name that was to be given to the car we know as the Corvette?
* It was 1957 when the 283CID engine came to the Corvette?
* In 1980, the emission restrictions in California were so strict that is was not possible to
buy a Corvette in that state with the standard 350cid engine? Only the 305cid was
available in sunny California. Sorry, Arnold.
* The 1965 Corvette was the first 'Vette ever to have two different hoods? One was for
the small block engines and the other for the big blocks.
* The 1997 'Vette was so completely redesigned that some 1,500 parts were eliminated?
* Only FIVE of the Zora produced sports model of the Corvette, known as the Grand Sport,
were made before General Motors stopped the program?
* The regular production number (RPO#) L36 represented 427cid 390hp engine 1996 - 1969?
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
* It was on Christmas Day in 1909 that Zora Arkus-Duntov was born?
* In 1991, only 417 Corvettes left the factory painted Charcoal Metallic?
* CERV means Corvette Engineering Research Vehicle?
* With the re-introduction of the ZO6 in 2001, the new powerplant was called the LS6?
* In 1976, the most popular Corvette color was Classic White?
* Tire size changed in 1965 from 6.70 x 15 to 7.75 x 15 in 1965?
* The 1986 and 1987 Corvette convertibles ordered in Medium Brown Metallic had only saddle tops?
* If you ordered a 2001 'Vette with RPO #R8C at $490 extra, you got delivery at the National Corvette Museum?
* It was in 1966 that the Holley carburetor became standard on Corvettes?
* Only 1,163 1998 Pace Car replicas were made?
* The new dual snorkel air intake was put on 'Vettes, L82 engines, in 1979 which raised the HP from 220 to 225?
* The LEAST produced option in 1966 was the M22 4-speed transmission?
* Ordering the RPO #PO2 from 1969 - 1973 got you the deluxe wheel covers?
* It wasn't until 1987 that you could order a six-way power seat for your passenger?
* In 1986, only 4 Corvettes were sold with the "Copper Metallic" paint job?
* 1960 was the last year of the "teeth" in Corvette grills?
* 1975 is the year the Corvettes first received catalytic converters?
* It was in 1967 that the parking brake handle was moved from under the dash to between the seats?
* There were 5,773 ZO6 models made in 2001?
* From 1963 through 1967, a 36 gallon fuel tank was an option?
* The "solid axle" Corvettes were built from 1953 through 1962?
* The least produced color in 1986 was Copper Metallic - only four 'Vettes made? (see 7 lines above)
* It was the 1968 Corvette that first introduced the AM/FM STEREO radio?
* 1982 was the last year the Corvette could be ordered with an 8-Track tape player?
* From 1965 through 1971, the 4th and 5th digits of all Corvette VINs were "67"?
* The length overall of a C5 Corvette is 179.6 inches - six inches short of 15 feet?
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
* It was as early as 1990 that the CD player was available in Corvettes?
* In the 1963-1967 'Vettes, the 'Body Number Plate' was located on the crossbrace under the dashboard?
* The designation "CE" in Chevrolet engine blocks means "Corvette Engine"?
* About 6,759 "Collector Edition" Corvettes were made in 1982?
* It was the 1993 model year when the Corvette first had different size from and rear tires?
* In 1960, the 'Vette came with blue, black, red.....and turquoise interiors?
* The 1979 Corvette mounted a 24 gallon fuel tank?
* Because only 448 ZR-1 'Vettes were made in 1995, that performance option was cancelled?
* The last year contrasting cove colors was available was 1961?
* In 1967, the 'knock off' wheel was changed to a bolt on because of new safety regulations?
* The first time that black was available as an interior color was the 1959 model?
* Base price for a 'Vette in 1961 was just $3,935? Today, wheels & tires cost more.
* It was in 1994 that Corvettes first were equipped with dual airbags?
* In 1967, there were not one, but three different shades of blue available for the paint on a 'Vette.
* If you ordered a '93 'Vette with RPO #Z25, you got a 40th Anniversary Corvette?
* The first Corvette off the line in 1997, 98 and 99 were painted Torch Red?
* When the 1985 'Vettes came off the line, the "Tuned Port Injection" emblem was added?
* The most popular color for the 1959 Corvette was "Snowcrest White"?
* When the 1997 Corvettes came out, the fuel door lid was moved to just behind the driver's door?
* 4,209 Corvettes in 1967 came with the optional side pipes?
* In 1989, there were only 9,749 convertible Corvettes built?
* There were no YELLOW Corvettes from 1997 to 1999?
* It was in 1999 that Corvette re-introduced the fixed-roof Corvette?
* The Corvette, the 1953, only was available with a BLACK top?
* It was actually in August of 1967 that production began on the 1968 Corvette?
* In 1964, there were a total of FOUR different power options for the 327cid engine?
* It was 1 January 1975 when Zora Arkus-Duntov retired as Chevy's Chief Engineer?
* The 1974 'Vette was the first to feature urethane bumpers front and back?
* In 1967, the least produced color Corvette was the Tuxedo Black?
* In 1963, only 199 models of the ZO6 were produced?
* There were only 1,163 of the 1998 Indy Pace Car model Corvettes produced?
* In 1965, only 759 buyers ordered their Corvette with the factory side pipes?
* In the 1964 'Vette, only the driver's side roof vent was functional - the other just for show?
* 1961 was the last year for the 283cid engine and the optional two-tone paint scheme?
* The last time the Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" trans was available was 1971?
* About 14,436 Corvette convertibles were built in 1967?
* It was Bill Mitchell who succeeded the renowned Harley Earl as VP of Styling in 1958?
* The first time that RPO A42 was available was on the 1981 'Vette? That was
the driver's side power seat. Mine has that option - and it doesn't work!
* The 1989 Corvette marked the first time that the base price exceeded the $30,000 mark?
* If you got the ZL1 engine in your 1969 'Vette, the price went up by more than $4,718?
* It was the 1975 Corvette that first carried the L82 hood emblems?
* In 1978, the Silver Anniversary paint scheme cost an additional $300?
* In 1965, more Nassau Blue Corvettes were made than any other color?
* Approximately 1,000 GRAND SPORT Corvettes were made in 1996? This option cost an
additional $2,880 on the convertibles and $3,250 more on the coupes.
* It was 1977 when the 8-track player was first available on Corvettes?
* The 1953 and 1954 Corvette did not have roll up windows or door handles on the outside of the door?
* Only the factory L88 performance engine required 103 octane gasoline?
* There were 5,412 'Collector Edition' Corvettes made in 1996?
* It was in 1973 that steel beams were added in the side doors for impact protection?
* The passenger side grab bar was introduced in the 1958 Corvette?
* In the year 2,000, Millennium Yellow came on 3,578 out of 33,683 Corvettes - more than 10%?
* 1992 was the first year since 1970 that a Corvette could be ordered with 300hp?
* 1976 was the last year of the Stingray?
* The overall length of the 1975-1979 Corvette was 185.2 inches? Like - who cares?
* The 1984 Corvette was the first 'Vette to feature Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires?
* For some reason, the hood emblem was left off the 1967 Corvette?
* The maximum horsepower engine available in the 1962 Corvette was the 360hp engine with fuel injection?
* The ignition switch on the 1968 'Vette was on the dash?
* There were four different hp options on the 427cid 1967 engine - 390, 400, 430 and 435hp?
* On the 1953 Corvette, the two engine casting numbers were 3701481 and 3835911?
* It was Jim Perkins who drove the Corvette Pace Car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500?
Access to the rear storage area was made easier in 1979 with the addition of the high folding seat back?
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
* About 21,536 Corvettes were produced in 1996?
* The 1978 Corvette, 25th Anniversary, was the pace car for the 62nd running of the Indianapolis 500?
* The wheelbase on the 1963 through 1982 Corvette is 98 inches?
* The 1972 'Vette was the first with the theft-deterrent system?
* The Side Curves on the early Corvettes lasted from 1956 through 1962?
* The fiber optic monitoring system for the headlights began in 1968 and was discontinued after 1971?
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
* The 1968 Corvette was the First Year of the Third Generation ( C-3 ) Corvettes?
* The Last time you could read " Chevrolet Corvette " on the steering wheel was 1964
* 1968 was the last year that the 327 C.I.D. engine was the corvette's basic engine?
* It wasn't until 1958 that the Corvette generated a profit for General Motors.
* The heater was not standard equipment on a Corvette until the unveiling of the 1962 'Vette? Brrrrr.
* The famous (or infamous) Tuned Port Injection (TPI) was first available on the 1985 Corvette?
* The last Corvette rolled out of the St. Louis plant on 1 August 1981?
* That ABS (anti-lock Braking System) became standard on the Corvette in 1986?
* The 427 CID engine had the horsepower increased to 435hp using three two-barrel carburetors (Tri-Power)?
* The brand new 1953 Corvette made its first public appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
* 1966 was the introduction of the 427 CID engine, known to racers as the 'Rat Motor'?
* Chevrolet celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the fabulous Corvette with a special two tone (silver
and black) paint job and special emblems?
* The 1997 Corvette was the beginning of the C5 Series, or fifth generation of the Corvette?
* 16 January 1975 was the day on which they held the retirement dinner for Zora Arkus-Duntov?
* Four wheel disc brakes were made standard equipment on all Corvettes in 1965?
* The 1996 "Grand Sport" option was known as the Z16?
* In addition to the original white, the 1955 Corvette was also offered in red, blue and black?
* The Corvette big block was 396cid in 1965, but changed to 427cid in 1966?
* The Corvette body was redesigned in 1968 to look like the "Mako Shark" prototype?
* The first time a Corvette convertible came with an actual trunk since 1962 was the 1998?
* The L-88 engine was introduced in 1967, and it was available without a radio or heater?
* In 1960, engines with the high-lift cams came with an all aluminum radiator?
* The famed LT-1 engine was re-introduced in 1992?
* Only 9,752 Corvettes were produced in 1997?
* Of the 9,752 Corvettes produced in 1997, NONE were convertibles? All were coupes.
* In the 1982 Corvette - there was no such thing as a stick shift? All were built as automatics.
* The first Corvette with dual headlights was the 1958? They were called "Quadra-lights".
* The first 'Vette with factory installed seat belts was the 1958?
* When the 1967 Corvette was offered with a 36 gallon gas tank, only TWO people bought one?
* In 1957 there were 6,339 Corvettes produced - 1,040 with fuel injection?
* The 40th Anniversary Corvettes were all painted Ruby Red Metallic? It really looks maroon.
* All 1996 Corvette Collector Editions were painted Sebring Silver and featured ZR-1 five spoke rims?
* The largest ever production run of the Corvette, 53,807 units sold, was 1979?
* The C4 actually began with the 1983 model rather than the 1984?
* There really WAS a 1983 Corvette model built? 43 units were manufactured then production ceased and 42 of
these cars were destroyed. The only remaining 1983 Corvette is in the National Corvette Museum.
* Zora Arkus-Duntov, the brilliant engineer who gave the Corvette the small block Chevy engine, was cremated and
his ashes are interred in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green?
* The LEAST produced color produced in 1997 was Fairway Green Metallic?
* The last year that whitewalls were featured was 1961?
* The main engine of the Corvette was increased from 327CID to 350CID in 1969?
* There were only 80 L-88 Corvettes made in 1968?
* Out of 21,590 Corvettes manufactured in 1993, 6,749 were the "Anniversary" package?
* The 1997 Corvette had an engine with 345hp and 350 lt. pounds of torque known as the LS1?
* "Code 21" was the code for the "Radar Blue" exterior color introduced with the 1998 Corvette?
* When the first 'Vette rolled out of the Bowling Green plant, it was driven by Governor John Y. Brown?
* The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Corvette Museum took place in March 1992?
* The Cross-Fire injection was introduced in 1982?
* In 1992, all Corvettes came standard with ASR?
* ASR was the acronym for "Acceleration Slip Regulation".
* All Z06 Corvettes were made as the hardtop coupe and came with a six-speed transmission?
* The Z06 special performance package was reintroduced in 2001 after a 38 year absence?
* The 1982 'Collector Edition' was equipped with a hatchback rear window?
* The 1979 'Vettes in the light blue body color came standard with a dark blue interior color?
* The Fourth Generation or C4 spanned the years 1984 through 1996?
* That 1958 was the year the Corvette first came out with dual headlights? Almost every car on the market came out with the dual headlights that year, known in the ads as "Quad-Lights".
* The first time a Corvette could be ordered from the factory with side mounted exhaust was 1967?
* The 1986 Indianapolis 500 was the first ever to have a new (1986) Corvette as Pace Car?
* In 1994, only 116 Corvettes were painted Copper Metallic?
* In the year 2000 models, it cost MORE to have your Corvette painted Magnetic Red or Millennium Yellow?
* The 1976 Corvette was the first to utilize the HEI (High Energy Ignition) system?
* From 1970 through 1976, you could not order a Corvette painted BLACK?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
* 1981 was the first time Corvettes were produced in two separate assembly plants?
* The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
* The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport came with a specially modified LT-1 engine that gave it an additional 30hp?
* 1959 was the first year when sun visors were offered as an option on the Corvette?
* The 35th Anniversary of the Corvette was celebrated with an all white Anniversary Edition?
* That it was Myron Scott who gave the Corvette its name?
* In 1995, the ZR-1 performance package cost an additional $31,258 ON TOP of the base price of $36,785?
* All fuel injected Corvettes in 1960 had stick shift?
* 1977 is the last year the Corvette had vertical backlight (rear window)?
* There were NO Corvettes made in April of 1978?
* In 1995, there were only 527 Corvette Indianapolis Pace Cars produced?
* The 1984 thru 1987 Corvette had the same wheels - BUT in '86 the center was changed to a natural finish?
* 1959 was the last year that LESS THAN 10,000 'Vettes were produced until 1997?
* The Corvette convertible reappeared in 1998 when, in 1997, none were built?
* The new 1985 Tuned Port Injected L-98 engine produced 230 hp and 330 pounds of torque?
* The Chief Engineer on the Corvette from 1974 through 1992 was David R. McLellan?
* If you ordered the RPO# Z4Z package, you got the Indy Pace Car replica?
* In 1967, the 427c.i.d. engine was increased to 435hp with three two-barrel carburetors; Tripower?
* the 1972 was the last of the "Bumper Cars", Corvettes with metal front bumper?
* It takes about 55 hours to build a C5 Corvette?
* The 1963 through 1967 Corvettes were known as the "C2" Corvettes?
* That the name of the six-cylinder engine in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 Corvettes was known
as the "Blue Flame Six"?
* It was on 17 June 2000 that Chevrolet Corvette Group entered two C5-R race cars at LeMans?
* The last year you could order the removable rear window was 1972?
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
* Special Pace Car Package Corvettes were offered in 1978, 1986, 1995 and 1998?
* In 1977, only ONE Corvette was produced - in Chartreuse?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
* It was ob 30 June 1953 that the FIRST production Corvette rolled off the line in Flint?
* And on 2 July 1992, the ONE MILLIONTH Corvette rolled off the line?
* The 1967 was the last of the "fastback" Corvettes until 1978?
* It was n 1969 that the steering wheel size was reduced to 15 inches?
* It was also in 1969 that the ignition switch was relocated to the steering column?
* It was bad reviews from the press that caused Chevrolet to halt production of the "split window"
in mid-1963 and go to a single piece rear window, or "backlight" as it is called in the trade?
* Fifty six Corvettes were built in 1988 for the SCCA "Corvette Challenge"?
* It was in 1961 when Corvettes began the mesh grill and painted headlight bezels?
* Power steering wasn't available on Corvettes until 1963?
* With 405 hp, the 2002 ZO6 is considered to be the best Corvette to date?
* The first time the base price of a new Corvette rose above $20,000 was 1982?
* Corvette had vacuum operated doors to hide the wipers from 1968 through 1972?
* The V8 of 265 CID was put into the Corvette in 1955 to boost sales over the new Ford Thunderbird?
* In 1961, the rear styling was changed to feature four taillights, which became a Corvette tradition?
* In 1989, Corvettes changed from either the 3 or the 4 speed transmission for the 6 speed?
* Elkhart Green and Ontario Orange were the two most popular colors in 1972?
* the 1974 Corvette was the last 'Vette made to use leaded fuel?
* It was in 1957 that the 283 CID engine was available in the Corvette - the first time that
a 'Vette was available with 1 hp per cubic inch?
* The changes from 1971 to 1972 include orange rather than white parking lights and chrome
vertical bars on the egg-crate grill?
* When convertibles and coupes were available, 1975 was the lowest production run for convertibles?
* The 1995 Indy Pace car Corvette was available only as a convertible?
* The 1968 was the last Corvette to have the ignition switch mounted on the dash until 1997?
* 1980 was the first year the speedometer maxed out at only 85mph?
* It was 2 September 1994 that the National Corvette Museum opened with more than 100,000 in attendance?
* Only the Indy Pace Car replica in 1998 was available with the yellow and black interior?
* It was in 1986 that the base price for the convertible exceeded that of the coupe?
* The 396CID engine was introduced in 1965 with a whopping 425 horsepower?
* The 1962 'Vette marked the end of the "solid axel" era of Corvettes?
* It was in 1963 that the rear view mirror was moved to the windshield header and off the dash?
* It was in 1969 that the Sting Ray became known as the Stingray - one word?
* There were only 6,503 1978 Limited Edition Pace Cars produced?
* It was in 1981 that the Corvette first used a computer?
* The ZR-1 Special Performance Package was discontinued 1972 then again in 1995?
* Side-mounted exhaust was first offered for the Corvette in 1965?
* "Saddle" was the only interior color available with the 1985 Corvette with Gold Metallic Paint?
* In 1971, only 188 Corvettes were built with the LS-6 engine option?
*Prior to the debut of the Corvette at the New York Motorama, the emblem on
the front was the American Flag?
* It was in 1966 that back-up lights became standard equipment?
* The longest lived generation of Corvettes was the C-3 (1968 through 1982)?
* The NO3 option was a 36 gallon fuel tank, and only available in coupes 1963-1967?
* It was on 23 October in 1983 that the 750,000 Corvette was born?
* In 1977, the leather interior became standard equipment in Corvettes?
* When the 'Vette first appeared in 1953, the interiors were all 'Sportsman Red'?
* It was in 1984 when the Corvette first used the serpentine belt?
* The 1962 was the last 'Vette with exposed headlights?
* The side vent windows were last seen on Corvettes on the 1967 models?
* The rack and pinion steering was first available on the 1984 Corvettes?
* A gold convertible rolled off the assembly line on 19 November 1969, the 250,000th Corvette made?
* The 1963 Corvette was based on an all new ladder type chassis with independent rear suspension?
* The 1956 Corvette was the first to offer the auxiliary hardtop?
* "Project Opel" was the first name that was to be given to the car we know as the Corvette?
* It was 1957 when the 283CID engine came to the Corvette?
* In 1980, the emission restrictions in California were so strict that is was not possible to
buy a Corvette in that state with the standard 350cid engine? Only the 305cid was
available in sunny California. Sorry, Arnold.
* The 1965 Corvette was the first 'Vette ever to have two different hoods? One was for
the small block engines and the other for the big blocks.
* The 1997 'Vette was so completely redesigned that some 1,500 parts were eliminated?
* Only FIVE of the Zora produced sports model of the Corvette, known as the Grand Sport,
were made before General Motors stopped the program?
* The regular production number (RPO#) L36 represented 427cid 390hp engine 1996 - 1969?
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
* It was on Christmas Day in 1909 that Zora Arkus-Duntov was born?
* In 1991, only 417 Corvettes left the factory painted Charcoal Metallic?
* CERV means Corvette Engineering Research Vehicle?
* With the re-introduction of the ZO6 in 2001, the new powerplant was called the LS6?
* In 1976, the most popular Corvette color was Classic White?
* Tire size changed in 1965 from 6.70 x 15 to 7.75 x 15 in 1965?
* The 1986 and 1987 Corvette convertibles ordered in Medium Brown Metallic had only saddle tops?
* If you ordered a 2001 'Vette with RPO #R8C at $490 extra, you got delivery at the National Corvette Museum?
* It was in 1966 that the Holley carburetor became standard on Corvettes?
* Only 1,163 1998 Pace Car replicas were made?
* The new dual snorkel air intake was put on 'Vettes, L82 engines, in 1979 which raised the HP from 220 to 225?
* The LEAST produced option in 1966 was the M22 4-speed transmission?
* Ordering the RPO #PO2 from 1969 - 1973 got you the deluxe wheel covers?
* It wasn't until 1987 that you could order a six-way power seat for your passenger?
* In 1986, only 4 Corvettes were sold with the "Copper Metallic" paint job?
* 1960 was the last year of the "teeth" in Corvette grills?
* 1975 is the year the Corvettes first received catalytic converters?
* It was in 1967 that the parking brake handle was moved from under the dash to between the seats?
* There were 5,773 ZO6 models made in 2001?
* From 1963 through 1967, a 36 gallon fuel tank was an option?
* The "solid axle" Corvettes were built from 1953 through 1962?
* The least produced color in 1986 was Copper Metallic - only four 'Vettes made? (see 7 lines above)
* It was the 1968 Corvette that first introduced the AM/FM STEREO radio?
* 1982 was the last year the Corvette could be ordered with an 8-Track tape player?
* From 1965 through 1971, the 4th and 5th digits of all Corvette VINs were "67"?
* The length overall of a C5 Corvette is 179.6 inches - six inches short of 15 feet?
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
* It was as early as 1990 that the CD player was available in Corvettes?
* In the 1963-1967 'Vettes, the 'Body Number Plate' was located on the crossbrace under the dashboard?
* The designation "CE" in Chevrolet engine blocks means "Corvette Engine"?
* About 6,759 "Collector Edition" Corvettes were made in 1982?
* It was the 1993 model year when the Corvette first had different size from and rear tires?
* In 1960, the 'Vette came with blue, black, red.....and turquoise interiors?
* The 1979 Corvette mounted a 24 gallon fuel tank?
* Because only 448 ZR-1 'Vettes were made in 1995, that performance option was cancelled?
* The last year contrasting cove colors was available was 1961?
* In 1967, the 'knock off' wheel was changed to a bolt on because of new safety regulations?
* The first time that black was available as an interior color was the 1959 model?
* Base price for a 'Vette in 1961 was just $3,935? Today, wheels & tires cost more.
* It was in 1994 that Corvettes first were equipped with dual airbags?
* In 1967, there were not one, but three different shades of blue available for the paint on a 'Vette.
* If you ordered a '93 'Vette with RPO #Z25, you got a 40th Anniversary Corvette?
* The first Corvette off the line in 1997, 98 and 99 were painted Torch Red?
* When the 1985 'Vettes came off the line, the "Tuned Port Injection" emblem was added?
* The most popular color for the 1959 Corvette was "Snowcrest White"?
* When the 1997 Corvettes came out, the fuel door lid was moved to just behind the driver's door?
* 4,209 Corvettes in 1967 came with the optional side pipes?
* In 1989, there were only 9,749 convertible Corvettes built?
* There were no YELLOW Corvettes from 1997 to 1999?
* It was in 1999 that Corvette re-introduced the fixed-roof Corvette?
* The Corvette, the 1953, only was available with a BLACK top?
* It was actually in August of 1967 that production began on the 1968 Corvette?
* In 1964, there were a total of FOUR different power options for the 327cid engine?
* It was 1 January 1975 when Zora Arkus-Duntov retired as Chevy's Chief Engineer?
* The 1974 'Vette was the first to feature urethane bumpers front and back?
* In 1967, the least produced color Corvette was the Tuxedo Black?
* In 1963, only 199 models of the ZO6 were produced?
* There were only 1,163 of the 1998 Indy Pace Car model Corvettes produced?
* In 1965, only 759 buyers ordered their Corvette with the factory side pipes?
* In the 1964 'Vette, only the driver's side roof vent was functional - the other just for show?
* 1961 was the last year for the 283cid engine and the optional two-tone paint scheme?
* The last time the Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" trans was available was 1971?
* About 14,436 Corvette convertibles were built in 1967?
* It was Bill Mitchell who succeeded the renowned Harley Earl as VP of Styling in 1958?
* The first time that RPO A42 was available was on the 1981 'Vette? That was
the driver's side power seat. Mine has that option - and it doesn't work!
* The 1989 Corvette marked the first time that the base price exceeded the $30,000 mark?
* If you got the ZL1 engine in your 1969 'Vette, the price went up by more than $4,718?
* It was the 1975 Corvette that first carried the L82 hood emblems?
* In 1978, the Silver Anniversary paint scheme cost an additional $300?
* In 1965, more Nassau Blue Corvettes were made than any other color?
* Approximately 1,000 GRAND SPORT Corvettes were made in 1996? This option cost an
additional $2,880 on the convertibles and $3,250 more on the coupes.
* It was 1977 when the 8-track player was first available on Corvettes?
* The 1953 and 1954 Corvette did not have roll up windows or door handles on the outside of the door?
* Only the factory L88 performance engine required 103 octane gasoline?
* There were 5,412 'Collector Edition' Corvettes made in 1996?
* It was in 1973 that steel beams were added in the side doors for impact protection?
* The passenger side grab bar was introduced in the 1958 Corvette?
* In the year 2,000, Millennium Yellow came on 3,578 out of 33,683 Corvettes - more than 10%?
* 1992 was the first year since 1970 that a Corvette could be ordered with 300hp?
* 1976 was the last year of the Stingray?
* The overall length of the 1975-1979 Corvette was 185.2 inches? Like - who cares?
* The 1984 Corvette was the first 'Vette to feature Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires?
* For some reason, the hood emblem was left off the 1967 Corvette?
* The maximum horsepower engine available in the 1962 Corvette was the 360hp engine with fuel injection?
* The ignition switch on the 1968 'Vette was on the dash?
* There were four different hp options on the 427cid 1967 engine - 390, 400, 430 and 435hp?
* On the 1953 Corvette, the two engine casting numbers were 3701481 and 3835911?
* It was Jim Perkins who drove the Corvette Pace Car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500?
Access to the rear storage area was made easier in 1979 with the addition of the high folding seat back?
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DID YOU KNOW....................
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
* About 21,536 Corvettes were produced in 1996?
* The 1978 Corvette, 25th Anniversary, was the pace car for the 62nd running of the Indianapolis 500?
* The wheelbase on the 1963 through 1982 Corvette is 98 inches?
* The 1972 'Vette was the first with the theft-deterrent system?
* The Side Curves on the early Corvettes lasted from 1956 through 1962?
* The fiber optic monitoring system for the headlights began in 1968 and was discontinued after 1971?
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
* The 1968 Corvette was the First Year of the Third Generation ( C-3 ) Corvettes?
* The Last time you could read " Chevrolet Corvette " on the steering wheel was 1964
* 1968 was the last year that the 327 C.I.D. engine was the corvette's basic engine?
* It wasn't until 1958 that the Corvette generated a profit for General Motors.
* The heater was not standard equipment on a Corvette until the unveiling of the 1962 'Vette? Brrrrr.
* The famous (or infamous) Tuned Port Injection (TPI) was first available on the 1985 Corvette?
* The last Corvette rolled out of the St. Louis plant on 1 August 1981?
* That ABS (anti-lock Braking System) became standard on the Corvette in 1986?
* The 427 CID engine had the horsepower increased to 435hp using three two-barrel carburetors (Tri-Power)?
* The brand new 1953 Corvette made its first public appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
* 1966 was the introduction of the 427 CID engine, known to racers as the 'Rat Motor'?
* Chevrolet celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the fabulous Corvette with a special two tone (silver
and black) paint job and special emblems?
* The 1997 Corvette was the beginning of the C5 Series, or fifth generation of the Corvette?
* 16 January 1975 was the day on which they held the retirement dinner for Zora Arkus-Duntov?
* Four wheel disc brakes were made standard equipment on all Corvettes in 1965?
* The 1996 "Grand Sport" option was known as the Z16?
* In addition to the original white, the 1955 Corvette was also offered in red, blue and black?
* The Corvette big block was 396cid in 1965, but changed to 427cid in 1966?
* The Corvette body was redesigned in 1968 to look like the "Mako Shark" prototype?
* The first time a Corvette convertible came with an actual trunk since 1962 was the 1998?
* The L-88 engine was introduced in 1967, and it was available without a radio or heater?
* In 1960, engines with the high-lift cams came with an all aluminum radiator?
* The famed LT-1 engine was re-introduced in 1992?
* Only 9,752 Corvettes were produced in 1997?
* Of the 9,752 Corvettes produced in 1997, NONE were convertibles? All were coupes.
* In the 1982 Corvette - there was no such thing as a stick shift? All were built as automatics.
* The first Corvette with dual headlights was the 1958? They were called "Quadra-lights".
* The first 'Vette with factory installed seat belts was the 1958?
* When the 1967 Corvette was offered with a 36 gallon gas tank, only TWO people bought one?
* In 1957 there were 6,339 Corvettes produced - 1,040 with fuel injection?
* The 40th Anniversary Corvettes were all painted Ruby Red Metallic? It really looks maroon.
* All 1996 Corvette Collector Editions were painted Sebring Silver and featured ZR-1 five spoke rims?
* The largest ever production run of the Corvette, 53,807 units sold, was 1979?
* The C4 actually began with the 1983 model rather than the 1984?
* There really WAS a 1983 Corvette model built? 43 units were manufactured then production ceased and 42 of
these cars were destroyed. The only remaining 1983 Corvette is in the National Corvette Museum.
* Zora Arkus-Duntov, the brilliant engineer who gave the Corvette the small block Chevy engine, was cremated and
his ashes are interred in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green?
* The LEAST produced color produced in 1997 was Fairway Green Metallic?
* The last year that whitewalls were featured was 1961?
* The main engine of the Corvette was increased from 327CID to 350CID in 1969?
* There were only 80 L-88 Corvettes made in 1968?
* Out of 21,590 Corvettes manufactured in 1993, 6,749 were the "Anniversary" package?
* The 1997 Corvette had an engine with 345hp and 350 lt. pounds of torque known as the LS1?
* "Code 21" was the code for the "Radar Blue" exterior color introduced with the 1998 Corvette?
* When the first 'Vette rolled out of the Bowling Green plant, it was driven by Governor John Y. Brown?
* The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Corvette Museum took place in March 1992?
* The Cross-Fire injection was introduced in 1982?
* In 1992, all Corvettes came standard with ASR?
* ASR was the acronym for "Acceleration Slip Regulation".
* All Z06 Corvettes were made as the hardtop coupe and came with a six-speed transmission?
* The Z06 special performance package was reintroduced in 2001 after a 38 year absence?
* The 1982 'Collector Edition' was equipped with a hatchback rear window?
* The 1979 'Vettes in the light blue body color came standard with a dark blue interior color?
* The Fourth Generation or C4 spanned the years 1984 through 1996?
* That 1958 was the year the Corvette first came out with dual headlights? Almost every car on the market came out with the dual headlights that year, known in the ads as "Quad-Lights".
* The first time a Corvette could be ordered from the factory with side mounted exhaust was 1967?
* The 1986 Indianapolis 500 was the first ever to have a new (1986) Corvette as Pace Car?
* In 1994, only 116 Corvettes were painted Copper Metallic?
* In the year 2000 models, it cost MORE to have your Corvette painted Magnetic Red or Millennium Yellow?
* The 1976 Corvette was the first to utilize the HEI (High Energy Ignition) system?
* From 1970 through 1976, you could not order a Corvette painted BLACK?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
* 1981 was the first time Corvettes were produced in two separate assembly plants?
* The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
* The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport came with a specially modified LT-1 engine that gave it an additional 30hp?
* 1959 was the first year when sun visors were offered as an option on the Corvette?
* The 35th Anniversary of the Corvette was celebrated with an all white Anniversary Edition?
* That it was Myron Scott who gave the Corvette its name?
* In 1995, the ZR-1 performance package cost an additional $31,258 ON TOP of the base price of $36,785?
* All fuel injected Corvettes in 1960 had stick shift?
* 1977 is the last year the Corvette had vertical backlight (rear window)?
* There were NO Corvettes made in April of 1978?
* In 1995, there were only 527 Corvette Indianapolis Pace Cars produced?
* The 1984 thru 1987 Corvette had the same wheels - BUT in '86 the center was changed to a natural finish?
* 1959 was the last year that LESS THAN 10,000 'Vettes were produced until 1997?
* The Corvette convertible reappeared in 1998 when, in 1997, none were built?
* The new 1985 Tuned Port Injected L-98 engine produced 230 hp and 330 pounds of torque?
* The Chief Engineer on the Corvette from 1974 through 1992 was David R. McLellan?
* If you ordered the RPO# Z4Z package, you got the Indy Pace Car replica?
* In 1967, the 427c.i.d. engine was increased to 435hp with three two-barrel carburetors; Tripower?
* the 1972 was the last of the "Bumper Cars", Corvettes with metal front bumper?
* It takes about 55 hours to build a C5 Corvette?
* The 1963 through 1967 Corvettes were known as the "C2" Corvettes?
* That the name of the six-cylinder engine in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 Corvettes was known
as the "Blue Flame Six"?
* It was on 17 June 2000 that Chevrolet Corvette Group entered two C5-R race cars at LeMans?
* The last year you could order the removable rear window was 1972?
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
* Special Pace Car Package Corvettes were offered in 1978, 1986, 1995 and 1998?
* In 1977, only ONE Corvette was produced - in Chartreuse?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
* It was ob 30 June 1953 that the FIRST production Corvette rolled off the line in Flint?
* And on 2 July 1992, the ONE MILLIONTH Corvette rolled off the line?
* The 1967 was the last of the "fastback" Corvettes until 1978?
* It was n 1969 that the steering wheel size was reduced to 15 inches?
* It was also in 1969 that the ignition switch was relocated to the steering column?
* It was bad reviews from the press that caused Chevrolet to halt production of the "split window"
in mid-1963 and go to a single piece rear window, or "backlight" as it is called in the trade?
* Fifty six Corvettes were built in 1988 for the SCCA "Corvette Challenge"?
* It was in 1961 when Corvettes began the mesh grill and painted headlight bezels?
* Power steering wasn't available on Corvettes until 1963?
* With 405 hp, the 2002 ZO6 is considered to be the best Corvette to date?
* The first time the base price of a new Corvette rose above $20,000 was 1982?
* Corvette had vacuum operated doors to hide the wipers from 1968 through 1972?
* The V8 of 265 CID was put into the Corvette in 1955 to boost sales over the new Ford Thunderbird?
* In 1961, the rear styling was changed to feature four taillights, which became a Corvette tradition?
* In 1989, Corvettes changed from either the 3 or the 4 speed transmission for the 6 speed?
* Elkhart Green and Ontario Orange were the two most popular colors in 1972?
* the 1974 Corvette was the last 'Vette made to use leaded fuel?
* It was in 1957 that the 283 CID engine was available in the Corvette - the first time that
a 'Vette was available with 1 hp per cubic inch?
* The changes from 1971 to 1972 include orange rather than white parking lights and chrome
vertical bars on the egg-crate grill?
* When convertibles and coupes were available, 1975 was the lowest production run for convertibles?
* The 1995 Indy Pace car Corvette was available only as a convertible?
* The 1968 was the last Corvette to have the ignition switch mounted on the dash until 1997?
* 1980 was the first year the speedometer maxed out at only 85mph?
* It was 2 September 1994 that the National Corvette Museum opened with more than 100,000 in attendance?
* Only the Indy Pace Car replica in 1998 was available with the yellow and black interior?
* It was in 1986 that the base price for the convertible exceeded that of the coupe?
* The 396CID engine was introduced in 1965 with a whopping 425 horsepower?
* The 1962 'Vette marked the end of the "solid axel" era of Corvettes?
* It was in 1963 that the rear view mirror was moved to the windshield header and off the dash?
* It was in 1969 that the Sting Ray became known as the Stingray - one word?
* There were only 6,503 1978 Limited Edition Pace Cars produced?
* It was in 1981 that the Corvette first used a computer?
* The ZR-1 Special Performance Package was discontinued 1972 then again in 1995?
* Side-mounted exhaust was first offered for the Corvette in 1965?
* "Saddle" was the only interior color available with the 1985 Corvette with Gold Metallic Paint?
* In 1971, only 188 Corvettes were built with the LS-6 engine option?
*Prior to the debut of the Corvette at the New York Motorama, the emblem on
the front was the American Flag?
* It was in 1966 that back-up lights became standard equipment?
* The longest lived generation of Corvettes was the C-3 (1968 through 1982)?
* The NO3 option was a 36 gallon fuel tank, and only available in coupes 1963-1967?
* It was on 23 October in 1983 that the 750,000 Corvette was born?
* In 1977, the leather interior became standard equipment in Corvettes?
* When the 'Vette first appeared in 1953, the interiors were all 'Sportsman Red'?
* It was in 1984 when the Corvette first used the serpentine belt?
* The 1962 was the last 'Vette with exposed headlights?
* The side vent windows were last seen on Corvettes on the 1967 models?
* The rack and pinion steering was first available on the 1984 Corvettes?
* A gold convertible rolled off the assembly line on 19 November 1969, the 250,000th Corvette made?
* The 1963 Corvette was based on an all new ladder type chassis with independent rear suspension?
* The 1956 Corvette was the first to offer the auxiliary hardtop?
* "Project Opel" was the first name that was to be given to the car we know as the Corvette?
* It was 1957 when the 283CID engine came to the Corvette?
* In 1980, the emission restrictions in California were so strict that is was not possible to
buy a Corvette in that state with the standard 350cid engine? Only the 305cid was
available in sunny California. Sorry, Arnold.
* The 1965 Corvette was the first 'Vette ever to have two different hoods? One was for
the small block engines and the other for the big blocks.
* The 1997 'Vette was so completely redesigned that some 1,500 parts were eliminated?
* Only FIVE of the Zora produced sports model of the Corvette, known as the Grand Sport,
were made before General Motors stopped the program?
* The regular production number (RPO#) L36 represented 427cid 390hp engine 1996 - 1969?
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
* It was on Christmas Day in 1909 that Zora Arkus-Duntov was born?
* In 1991, only 417 Corvettes left the factory painted Charcoal Metallic?
* CERV means Corvette Engineering Research Vehicle?
* With the re-introduction of the ZO6 in 2001, the new powerplant was called the LS6?
* In 1976, the most popular Corvette color was Classic White?
* Tire size changed in 1965 from 6.70 x 15 to 7.75 x 15 in 1965?
* The 1986 and 1987 Corvette convertibles ordered in Medium Brown Metallic had only saddle tops?
* If you ordered a 2001 'Vette with RPO #R8C at $490 extra, you got delivery at the National Corvette Museum?
* It was in 1966 that the Holley carburetor became standard on Corvettes?
* Only 1,163 1998 Pace Car replicas were made?
* The new dual snorkel air intake was put on 'Vettes, L82 engines, in 1979 which raised the HP from 220 to 225?
* The LEAST produced option in 1966 was the M22 4-speed transmission?
* Ordering the RPO #PO2 from 1969 - 1973 got you the deluxe wheel covers?
* It wasn't until 1987 that you could order a six-way power seat for your passenger?
* In 1986, only 4 Corvettes were sold with the "Copper Metallic" paint job?
* 1960 was the last year of the "teeth" in Corvette grills?
* 1975 is the year the Corvettes first received catalytic converters?
* It was in 1967 that the parking brake handle was moved from under the dash to between the seats?
* There were 5,773 ZO6 models made in 2001?
* From 1963 through 1967, a 36 gallon fuel tank was an option?
* The "solid axle" Corvettes were built from 1953 through 1962?
* The least produced color in 1986 was Copper Metallic - only four 'Vettes made? (see 7 lines above)
* It was the 1968 Corvette that first introduced the AM/FM STEREO radio?
* 1982 was the last year the Corvette could be ordered with an 8-Track tape player?
* From 1965 through 1971, the 4th and 5th digits of all Corvette VINs were "67"?
* The length overall of a C5 Corvette is 179.6 inches - six inches short of 15 feet?
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
* It was as early as 1990 that the CD player was available in Corvettes?
* In the 1963-1967 'Vettes, the 'Body Number Plate' was located on the crossbrace under the dashboard?
* The designation "CE" in Chevrolet engine blocks means "Corvette Engine"?
* About 6,759 "Collector Edition" Corvettes were made in 1982?
* It was the 1993 model year when the Corvette first had different size from and rear tires?
* In 1960, the 'Vette came with blue, black, red.....and turquoise interiors?
* The 1979 Corvette mounted a 24 gallon fuel tank?
* Because only 448 ZR-1 'Vettes were made in 1995, that performance option was cancelled?
* The last year contrasting cove colors was available was 1961?
* In 1967, the 'knock off' wheel was changed to a bolt on because of new safety regulations?
* The first time that black was available as an interior color was the 1959 model?
* Base price for a 'Vette in 1961 was just $3,935? Today, wheels & tires cost more.
* It was in 1994 that Corvettes first were equipped with dual airbags?
* In 1967, there were not one, but three different shades of blue available for the paint on a 'Vette.
* If you ordered a '93 'Vette with RPO #Z25, you got a 40th Anniversary Corvette?
* The first Corvette off the line in 1997, 98 and 99 were painted Torch Red?
* When the 1985 'Vettes came off the line, the "Tuned Port Injection" emblem was added?
* The most popular color for the 1959 Corvette was "Snowcrest White"?
* When the 1997 Corvettes came out, the fuel door lid was moved to just behind the driver's door?
* 4,209 Corvettes in 1967 came with the optional side pipes?
* In 1989, there were only 9,749 convertible Corvettes built?
* There were no YELLOW Corvettes from 1997 to 1999?
* It was in 1999 that Corvette re-introduced the fixed-roof Corvette?
* The Corvette, the 1953, only was available with a BLACK top?
* It was actually in August of 1967 that production began on the 1968 Corvette?
* In 1964, there were a total of FOUR different power options for the 327cid engine?
* It was 1 January 1975 when Zora Arkus-Duntov retired as Chevy's Chief Engineer?
* The 1974 'Vette was the first to feature urethane bumpers front and back?
* In 1967, the least produced color Corvette was the Tuxedo Black?
* In 1963, only 199 models of the ZO6 were produced?
* There were only 1,163 of the 1998 Indy Pace Car model Corvettes produced?
* In 1965, only 759 buyers ordered their Corvette with the factory side pipes?
* In the 1964 'Vette, only the driver's side roof vent was functional - the other just for show?
* 1961 was the last year for the 283cid engine and the optional two-tone paint scheme?
* The last time the Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" trans was available was 1971?
* About 14,436 Corvette convertibles were built in 1967?
* It was Bill Mitchell who succeeded the renowned Harley Earl as VP of Styling in 1958?
* The first time that RPO A42 was available was on the 1981 'Vette? That was
the driver's side power seat. Mine has that option - and it doesn't work!
* The 1989 Corvette marked the first time that the base price exceeded the $30,000 mark?
* If you got the ZL1 engine in your 1969 'Vette, the price went up by more than $4,718?
* It was the 1975 Corvette that first carried the L82 hood emblems?
* In 1978, the Silver Anniversary paint scheme cost an additional $300?
* In 1965, more Nassau Blue Corvettes were made than any other color?
* Approximately 1,000 GRAND SPORT Corvettes were made in 1996? This option cost an
additional $2,880 on the convertibles and $3,250 more on the coupes.
* It was 1977 when the 8-track player was first available on Corvettes?
* The 1953 and 1954 Corvette did not have roll up windows or door handles on the outside of the door?
* Only the factory L88 performance engine required 103 octane gasoline?
* There were 5,412 'Collector Edition' Corvettes made in 1996?
* It was in 1973 that steel beams were added in the side doors for impact protection?
* The passenger side grab bar was introduced in the 1958 Corvette?
* In the year 2,000, Millennium Yellow came on 3,578 out of 33,683 Corvettes - more than 10%?
* 1992 was the first year since 1970 that a Corvette could be ordered with 300hp?
* 1976 was the last year of the Stingray?
* The overall length of the 1975-1979 Corvette was 185.2 inches? Like - who cares?
* The 1984 Corvette was the first 'Vette to feature Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires?
* For some reason, the hood emblem was left off the 1967 Corvette?
* The maximum horsepower engine available in the 1962 Corvette was the 360hp engine with fuel injection?
* The ignition switch on the 1968 'Vette was on the dash?
* There were four different hp options on the 427cid 1967 engine - 390, 400, 430 and 435hp?
* On the 1953 Corvette, the two engine casting numbers were 3701481 and 3835911?
* It was Jim Perkins who drove the Corvette Pace Car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500?
Access to the rear storage area was made easier in 1979 with the addition of the high folding seat back?
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
* About 21,536 Corvettes were produced in 1996?
* The 1978 Corvette, 25th Anniversary, was the pace car for the 62nd running of the Indianapolis 500?
* The wheelbase on the 1963 through 1982 Corvette is 98 inches?
* The 1972 'Vette was the first with the theft-deterrent system?
* The Side Curves on the early Corvettes lasted from 1956 through 1962?
* The fiber optic monitoring system for the headlights began in 1968 and was discontinued after 1971?
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
* The 1968 Corvette was the First Year of the Third Generation ( C-3 ) Corvettes?
* The Last time you could read " Chevrolet Corvette " on the steering wheel was 1964
* 1968 was the last year that the 327 C.I.D. engine was the corvette's basic engine?
* It wasn't until 1958 that the Corvette generated a profit for General Motors.
* The heater was not standard equipment on a Corvette until the unveiling of the 1962 'Vette? Brrrrr.
* The famous (or infamous) Tuned Port Injection (TPI) was first available on the 1985 Corvette?
* The last Corvette rolled out of the St. Louis plant on 1 August 1981?
* That ABS (anti-lock Braking System) became standard on the Corvette in 1986?
* The 427 CID engine had the horsepower increased to 435hp using three two-barrel carburetors (Tri-Power)?
* The brand new 1953 Corvette made its first public appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
* 1966 was the introduction of the 427 CID engine, known to racers as the 'Rat Motor'?
* Chevrolet celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the fabulous Corvette with a special two tone (silver
and black) paint job and special emblems?
* The 1997 Corvette was the beginning of the C5 Series, or fifth generation of the Corvette?
* 16 January 1975 was the day on which they held the retirement dinner for Zora Arkus-Duntov?
* Four wheel disc brakes were made standard equipment on all Corvettes in 1965?
* The 1996 "Grand Sport" option was known as the Z16?
* In addition to the original white, the 1955 Corvette was also offered in red, blue and black?
* The Corvette big block was 396cid in 1965, but changed to 427cid in 1966?
* The Corvette body was redesigned in 1968 to look like the "Mako Shark" prototype?
* The first time a Corvette convertible came with an actual trunk since 1962 was the 1998?
* The L-88 engine was introduced in 1967, and it was available without a radio or heater?
* In 1960, engines with the high-lift cams came with an all aluminum radiator?
* The famed LT-1 engine was re-introduced in 1992?
* Only 9,752 Corvettes were produced in 1997?
* Of the 9,752 Corvettes produced in 1997, NONE were convertibles? All were coupes.
* In the 1982 Corvette - there was no such thing as a stick shift? All were built as automatics.
* The first Corvette with dual headlights was the 1958? They were called "Quadra-lights".
* The first 'Vette with factory installed seat belts was the 1958?
* When the 1967 Corvette was offered with a 36 gallon gas tank, only TWO people bought one?
* In 1957 there were 6,339 Corvettes produced - 1,040 with fuel injection?
* The 40th Anniversary Corvettes were all painted Ruby Red Metallic? It really looks maroon.
* All 1996 Corvette Collector Editions were painted Sebring Silver and featured ZR-1 five spoke rims?
* The largest ever production run of the Corvette, 53,807 units sold, was 1979?
* The C4 actually began with the 1983 model rather than the 1984?
* There really WAS a 1983 Corvette model built? 43 units were manufactured then production ceased and 42 of
these cars were destroyed. The only remaining 1983 Corvette is in the National Corvette Museum.
* Zora Arkus-Duntov, the brilliant engineer who gave the Corvette the small block Chevy engine, was cremated and
his ashes are interred in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green?
* The LEAST produced color produced in 1997 was Fairway Green Metallic?
* The last year that whitewalls were featured was 1961?
* The main engine of the Corvette was increased from 327CID to 350CID in 1969?
* There were only 80 L-88 Corvettes made in 1968?
* Out of 21,590 Corvettes manufactured in 1993, 6,749 were the "Anniversary" package?
* The 1997 Corvette had an engine with 345hp and 350 lt. pounds of torque known as the LS1?
* "Code 21" was the code for the "Radar Blue" exterior color introduced with the 1998 Corvette?
* When the first 'Vette rolled out of the Bowling Green plant, it was driven by Governor John Y. Brown?
* The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Corvette Museum took place in March 1992?
* The Cross-Fire injection was introduced in 1982?
* In 1992, all Corvettes came standard with ASR?
* ASR was the acronym for "Acceleration Slip Regulation".
* All Z06 Corvettes were made as the hardtop coupe and came with a six-speed transmission?
* The Z06 special performance package was reintroduced in 2001 after a 38 year absence?
* The 1982 'Collector Edition' was equipped with a hatchback rear window?
* The 1979 'Vettes in the light blue body color came standard with a dark blue interior color?
* The Fourth Generation or C4 spanned the years 1984 through 1996?
* That 1958 was the year the Corvette first came out with dual headlights? Almost every car on the market came out with the dual headlights that year, known in the ads as "Quad-Lights".
* The first time a Corvette could be ordered from the factory with side mounted exhaust was 1967?
* The 1986 Indianapolis 500 was the first ever to have a new (1986) Corvette as Pace Car?
* In 1994, only 116 Corvettes were painted Copper Metallic?
* In the year 2000 models, it cost MORE to have your Corvette painted Magnetic Red or Millennium Yellow?
* The 1976 Corvette was the first to utilize the HEI (High Energy Ignition) system?
* From 1970 through 1976, you could not order a Corvette painted BLACK?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
* 1981 was the first time Corvettes were produced in two separate assembly plants?
* The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
* The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport came with a specially modified LT-1 engine that gave it an additional 30hp?
* 1959 was the first year when sun visors were offered as an option on the Corvette?
* The 35th Anniversary of the Corvette was celebrated with an all white Anniversary Edition?
* That it was Myron Scott who gave the Corvette its name?
* In 1995, the ZR-1 performance package cost an additional $31,258 ON TOP of the base price of $36,785?
* All fuel injected Corvettes in 1960 had stick shift?
* 1977 is the last year the Corvette had vertical backlight (rear window)?
* There were NO Corvettes made in April of 1978?
* In 1995, there were only 527 Corvette Indianapolis Pace Cars produced?
* The 1984 thru 1987 Corvette had the same wheels - BUT in '86 the center was changed to a natural finish?
* 1959 was the last year that LESS THAN 10,000 'Vettes were produced until 1997?
* The Corvette convertible reappeared in 1998 when, in 1997, none were built?
* The new 1985 Tuned Port Injected L-98 engine produced 230 hp and 330 pounds of torque?
* The Chief Engineer on the Corvette from 1974 through 1992 was David R. McLellan?
* If you ordered the RPO# Z4Z package, you got the Indy Pace Car replica?
* In 1967, the 427c.i.d. engine was increased to 435hp with three two-barrel carburetors; Tripower?
* the 1972 was the last of the "Bumper Cars", Corvettes with metal front bumper?
* It takes about 55 hours to build a C5 Corvette?
* The 1963 through 1967 Corvettes were known as the "C2" Corvettes?
* That the name of the six-cylinder engine in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 Corvettes was known
as the "Blue Flame Six"?
* It was on 17 June 2000 that Chevrolet Corvette Group entered two C5-R race cars at LeMans?
* The last year you could order the removable rear window was 1972?
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
* Special Pace Car Package Corvettes were offered in 1978, 1986, 1995 and 1998?
* In 1977, only ONE Corvette was produced - in Chartreuse?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
* It was ob 30 June 1953 that the FIRST production Corvette rolled off the line in Flint?
* And on 2 July 1992, the ONE MILLIONTH Corvette rolled off the line?
* The 1967 was the last of the "fastback" Corvettes until 1978?
* It was n 1969 that the steering wheel size was reduced to 15 inches?
* It was also in 1969 that the ignition switch was relocated to the steering column?
* It was bad reviews from the press that caused Chevrolet to halt production of the "split window"
in mid-1963 and go to a single piece rear window, or "backlight" as it is called in the trade?
* Fifty six Corvettes were built in 1988 for the SCCA "Corvette Challenge"?
* It was in 1961 when Corvettes began the mesh grill and painted headlight bezels?
* Power steering wasn't available on Corvettes until 1963?
* With 405 hp, the 2002 ZO6 is considered to be the best Corvette to date?
* The first time the base price of a new Corvette rose above $20,000 was 1982?
* Corvette had vacuum operated doors to hide the wipers from 1968 through 1972?
* The V8 of 265 CID was put into the Corvette in 1955 to boost sales over the new Ford Thunderbird?
* In 1961, the rear styling was changed to feature four taillights, which became a Corvette tradition?
* In 1989, Corvettes changed from either the 3 or the 4 speed transmission for the 6 speed?
* Elkhart Green and Ontario Orange were the two most popular colors in 1972?
* the 1974 Corvette was the last 'Vette made to use leaded fuel?
* It was in 1957 that the 283 CID engine was available in the Corvette - the first time that
a 'Vette was available with 1 hp per cubic inch?
* The changes from 1971 to 1972 include orange rather than white parking lights and chrome
vertical bars on the egg-crate grill?
* When convertibles and coupes were available, 1975 was the lowest production run for convertibles?
* The 1995 Indy Pace car Corvette was available only as a convertible?
* The 1968 was the last Corvette to have the ignition switch mounted on the dash until 1997?
* 1980 was the first year the speedometer maxed out at only 85mph?
* It was 2 September 1994 that the National Corvette Museum opened with more than 100,000 in attendance?
* Only the Indy Pace Car replica in 1998 was available with the yellow and black interior?
* It was in 1986 that the base price for the convertible exceeded that of the coupe?
* The 396CID engine was introduced in 1965 with a whopping 425 horsepower?
* The 1962 'Vette marked the end of the "solid axel" era of Corvettes?
* It was in 1963 that the rear view mirror was moved to the windshield header and off the dash?
* It was in 1969 that the Sting Ray became known as the Stingray - one word?
* There were only 6,503 1978 Limited Edition Pace Cars produced?
* It was in 1981 that the Corvette first used a computer?
* The ZR-1 Special Performance Package was discontinued 1972 then again in 1995?
* Side-mounted exhaust was first offered for the Corvette in 1965?
* "Saddle" was the only interior color available with the 1985 Corvette with Gold Metallic Paint?
* In 1971, only 188 Corvettes were built with the LS-6 engine option?
*Prior to the debut of the Corvette at the New York Motorama, the emblem on
the front was the American Flag?
* It was in 1966 that back-up lights became standard equipment?
* The longest lived generation of Corvettes was the C-3 (1968 through 1982)?
* The NO3 option was a 36 gallon fuel tank, and only available in coupes 1963-1967?
* It was on 23 October in 1983 that the 750,000 Corvette was born?
* In 1977, the leather interior became standard equipment in Corvettes?
* When the 'Vette first appeared in 1953, the interiors were all 'Sportsman Red'?
* It was in 1984 when the Corvette first used the serpentine belt?
* The 1962 was the last 'Vette with exposed headlights?
* The side vent windows were last seen on Corvettes on the 1967 models?
* The rack and pinion steering was first available on the 1984 Corvettes?
* A gold convertible rolled off the assembly line on 19 November 1969, the 250,000th Corvette made?
* The 1963 Corvette was based on an all new ladder type chassis with independent rear suspension?
* The 1956 Corvette was the first to offer the auxiliary hardtop?
* "Project Opel" was the first name that was to be given to the car we know as the Corvette?
* It was 1957 when the 283CID engine came to the Corvette?
* In 1980, the emission restrictions in California were so strict that is was not possible to
buy a Corvette in that state with the standard 350cid engine? Only the 305cid was
available in sunny California. Sorry, Arnold.
* The 1965 Corvette was the first 'Vette ever to have two different hoods? One was for
the small block engines and the other for the big blocks.
* The 1997 'Vette was so completely redesigned that some 1,500 parts were eliminated?
* Only FIVE of the Zora produced sports model of the Corvette, known as the Grand Sport,
were made before General Motors stopped the program?
* The regular production number (RPO#) L36 represented 427cid 390hp engine 1996 - 1969?
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
* It was on Christmas Day in 1909 that Zora Arkus-Duntov was born?
* In 1991, only 417 Corvettes left the factory painted Charcoal Metallic?
* CERV means Corvette Engineering Research Vehicle?
* With the re-introduction of the ZO6 in 2001, the new powerplant was called the LS6?
* In 1976, the most popular Corvette color was Classic White?
* Tire size changed in 1965 from 6.70 x 15 to 7.75 x 15 in 1965?
* The 1986 and 1987 Corvette convertibles ordered in Medium Brown Metallic had only saddle tops?
* If you ordered a 2001 'Vette with RPO #R8C at $490 extra, you got delivery at the National Corvette Museum?
* It was in 1966 that the Holley carburetor became standard on Corvettes?
* Only 1,163 1998 Pace Car replicas were made?
* The new dual snorkel air intake was put on 'Vettes, L82 engines, in 1979 which raised the HP from 220 to 225?
* The LEAST produced option in 1966 was the M22 4-speed transmission?
* Ordering the RPO #PO2 from 1969 - 1973 got you the deluxe wheel covers?
* It wasn't until 1987 that you could order a six-way power seat for your passenger?
* In 1986, only 4 Corvettes were sold with the "Copper Metallic" paint job?
* 1960 was the last year of the "teeth" in Corvette grills?
* 1975 is the year the Corvettes first received catalytic converters?
* It was in 1967 that the parking brake handle was moved from under the dash to between the seats?
* There were 5,773 ZO6 models made in 2001?
* From 1963 through 1967, a 36 gallon fuel tank was an option?
* The "solid axle" Corvettes were built from 1953 through 1962?
* The least produced color in 1986 was Copper Metallic - only four 'Vettes made? (see 7 lines above)
* It was the 1968 Corvette that first introduced the AM/FM STEREO radio?
* 1982 was the last year the Corvette could be ordered with an 8-Track tape player?
* From 1965 through 1971, the 4th and 5th digits of all Corvette VINs were "67"?
* The length overall of a C5 Corvette is 179.6 inches - six inches short of 15 feet?
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
* It was as early as 1990 that the CD player was available in Corvettes?
* In the 1963-1967 'Vettes, the 'Body Number Plate' was located on the crossbrace under the dashboard?
* The designation "CE" in Chevrolet engine blocks means "Corvette Engine"?
* About 6,759 "Collector Edition" Corvettes were made in 1982?
* It was the 1993 model year when the Corvette first had different size from and rear tires?
* In 1960, the 'Vette came with blue, black, red.....and turquoise interiors?
* The 1979 Corvette mounted a 24 gallon fuel tank?
* Because only 448 ZR-1 'Vettes were made in 1995, that performance option was cancelled?
* The last year contrasting cove colors was available was 1961?
* In 1967, the 'knock off' wheel was changed to a bolt on because of new safety regulations?
* The first time that black was available as an interior color was the 1959 model?
* Base price for a 'Vette in 1961 was just $3,935? Today, wheels & tires cost more.
* It was in 1994 that Corvettes first were equipped with dual airbags?
* In 1967, there were not one, but three different shades of blue available for the paint on a 'Vette.
* If you ordered a '93 'Vette with RPO #Z25, you got a 40th Anniversary Corvette?
* The first Corvette off the line in 1997, 98 and 99 were painted Torch Red?
* When the 1985 'Vettes came off the line, the "Tuned Port Injection" emblem was added?
* The most popular color for the 1959 Corvette was "Snowcrest White"?
* When the 1997 Corvettes came out, the fuel door lid was moved to just behind the driver's door?
* 4,209 Corvettes in 1967 came with the optional side pipes?
* In 1989, there were only 9,749 convertible Corvettes built?
* There were no YELLOW Corvettes from 1997 to 1999?
* It was in 1999 that Corvette re-introduced the fixed-roof Corvette?
* The Corvette, the 1953, only was available with a BLACK top?
* It was actually in August of 1967 that production began on the 1968 Corvette?
* In 1964, there were a total of FOUR different power options for the 327cid engine?
* It was 1 January 1975 when Zora Arkus-Duntov retired as Chevy's Chief Engineer?
* The 1974 'Vette was the first to feature urethane bumpers front and back?
* In 1967, the least produced color Corvette was the Tuxedo Black?
* In 1963, only 199 models of the ZO6 were produced?
* There were only 1,163 of the 1998 Indy Pace Car model Corvettes produced?
* In 1965, only 759 buyers ordered their Corvette with the factory side pipes?
* In the 1964 'Vette, only the driver's side roof vent was functional - the other just for show?
* 1961 was the last year for the 283cid engine and the optional two-tone paint scheme?
* The last time the Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" trans was available was 1971?
* About 14,436 Corvette convertibles were built in 1967?
* It was Bill Mitchell who succeeded the renowned Harley Earl as VP of Styling in 1958?
* The first time that RPO A42 was available was on the 1981 'Vette? That was
the driver's side power seat. Mine has that option - and it doesn't work!
* The 1989 Corvette marked the first time that the base price exceeded the $30,000 mark?
* If you got the ZL1 engine in your 1969 'Vette, the price went up by more than $4,718?
* It was the 1975 Corvette that first carried the L82 hood emblems?
* In 1978, the Silver Anniversary paint scheme cost an additional $300?
* In 1965, more Nassau Blue Corvettes were made than any other color?
* Approximately 1,000 GRAND SPORT Corvettes were made in 1996? This option cost an
additional $2,880 on the convertibles and $3,250 more on the coupes.
* It was 1977 when the 8-track player was first available on Corvettes?
* The 1953 and 1954 Corvette did not have roll up windows or door handles on the outside of the door?
* Only the factory L88 performance engine required 103 octane gasoline?
* There were 5,412 'Collector Edition' Corvettes made in 1996?
* It was in 1973 that steel beams were added in the side doors for impact protection?
* The passenger side grab bar was introduced in the 1958 Corvette?
* In the year 2,000, Millennium Yellow came on 3,578 out of 33,683 Corvettes - more than 10%?
* 1992 was the first year since 1970 that a Corvette could be ordered with 300hp?
* 1976 was the last year of the Stingray?
* The overall length of the 1975-1979 Corvette was 185.2 inches? Like - who cares?
* The 1984 Corvette was the first 'Vette to feature Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires?
* For some reason, the hood emblem was left off the 1967 Corvette?
* The maximum horsepower engine available in the 1962 Corvette was the 360hp engine with fuel injection?
* The ignition switch on the 1968 'Vette was on the dash?
* There were four different hp options on the 427cid 1967 engine - 390, 400, 430 and 435hp?
* On the 1953 Corvette, the two engine casting numbers were 3701481 and 3835911?
* It was Jim Perkins who drove the Corvette Pace Car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500?
Access to the rear storage area was made easier in 1979 with the addition of the high folding seat back?
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* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
* About 21,536 Corvettes were produced in 1996?
* The 1978 Corvette, 25th Anniversary, was the pace car for the 62nd running of the Indianapolis 500?
* The wheelbase on the 1963 through 1982 Corvette is 98 inches?
* The 1972 'Vette was the first with the theft-deterrent system?
* The Side Curves on the early Corvettes lasted from 1956 through 1962?
* The fiber optic monitoring system for the headlights began in 1968 and was discontinued after 1971?
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
* The 1968 Corvette was the First Year of the Third Generation ( C-3 ) Corvettes?
* The Last time you could read " Chevrolet Corvette " on the steering wheel was 1964
* 1968 was the last year that the 327 C.I.D. engine was the corvette's basic engine?
* It wasn't until 1958 that the Corvette generated a profit for General Motors.
* The heater was not standard equipment on a Corvette until the unveiling of the 1962 'Vette? Brrrrr.
* The famous (or infamous) Tuned Port Injection (TPI) was first available on the 1985 Corvette?
* The last Corvette rolled out of the St. Louis plant on 1 August 1981?
* That ABS (anti-lock Braking System) became standard on the Corvette in 1986?
* The 427 CID engine had the horsepower increased to 435hp using three two-barrel carburetors (Tri-Power)?
* The brand new 1953 Corvette made its first public appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
* 1966 was the introduction of the 427 CID engine, known to racers as the 'Rat Motor'?
* Chevrolet celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the fabulous Corvette with a special two tone (silver
and black) paint job and special emblems?
* The 1997 Corvette was the beginning of the C5 Series, or fifth generation of the Corvette?
* 16 January 1975 was the day on which they held the retirement dinner for Zora Arkus-Duntov?
* Four wheel disc brakes were made standard equipment on all Corvettes in 1965?
* The 1996 "Grand Sport" option was known as the Z16?
* In addition to the original white, the 1955 Corvette was also offered in red, blue and black?
* The Corvette big block was 396cid in 1965, but changed to 427cid in 1966?
* The Corvette body was redesigned in 1968 to look like the "Mako Shark" prototype?
* The first time a Corvette convertible came with an actual trunk since 1962 was the 1998?
* The L-88 engine was introduced in 1967, and it was available without a radio or heater?
* In 1960, engines with the high-lift cams came with an all aluminum radiator?
* The famed LT-1 engine was re-introduced in 1992?
* Only 9,752 Corvettes were produced in 1997?
* Of the 9,752 Corvettes produced in 1997, NONE were convertibles? All were coupes.
* In the 1982 Corvette - there was no such thing as a stick shift? All were built as automatics.
* The first Corvette with dual headlights was the 1958? They were called "Quadra-lights".
* The first 'Vette with factory installed seat belts was the 1958?
* When the 1967 Corvette was offered with a 36 gallon gas tank, only TWO people bought one?
* In 1957 there were 6,339 Corvettes produced - 1,040 with fuel injection?
* The 40th Anniversary Corvettes were all painted Ruby Red Metallic? It really looks maroon.
* All 1996 Corvette Collector Editions were painted Sebring Silver and featured ZR-1 five spoke rims?
* The largest ever production run of the Corvette, 53,807 units sold, was 1979?
* The C4 actually began with the 1983 model rather than the 1984?
* There really WAS a 1983 Corvette model built? 43 units were manufactured then production ceased and 42 of
these cars were destroyed. The only remaining 1983 Corvette is in the National Corvette Museum.
* Zora Arkus-Duntov, the brilliant engineer who gave the Corvette the small block Chevy engine, was cremated and
his ashes are interred in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green?
* The LEAST produced color produced in 1997 was Fairway Green Metallic?
* The last year that whitewalls were featured was 1961?
* The main engine of the Corvette was increased from 327CID to 350CID in 1969?
* There were only 80 L-88 Corvettes made in 1968?
* Out of 21,590 Corvettes manufactured in 1993, 6,749 were the "Anniversary" package?
* The 1997 Corvette had an engine with 345hp and 350 lt. pounds of torque known as the LS1?
* "Code 21" was the code for the "Radar Blue" exterior color introduced with the 1998 Corvette?
* When the first 'Vette rolled out of the Bowling Green plant, it was driven by Governor John Y. Brown?
* The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Corvette Museum took place in March 1992?
* The Cross-Fire injection was introduced in 1982?
* In 1992, all Corvettes came standard with ASR?
* ASR was the acronym for "Acceleration Slip Regulation".
* All Z06 Corvettes were made as the hardtop coupe and came with a six-speed transmission?
* The Z06 special performance package was reintroduced in 2001 after a 38 year absence?
* The 1982 'Collector Edition' was equipped with a hatchback rear window?
* The 1979 'Vettes in the light blue body color came standard with a dark blue interior color?
* The Fourth Generation or C4 spanned the years 1984 through 1996?
* That 1958 was the year the Corvette first came out with dual headlights? Almost every car on the market came out with the dual headlights that year, known in the ads as "Quad-Lights".
* The first time a Corvette could be ordered from the factory with side mounted exhaust was 1967?
* The 1986 Indianapolis 500 was the first ever to have a new (1986) Corvette as Pace Car?
* In 1994, only 116 Corvettes were painted Copper Metallic?
* In the year 2000 models, it cost MORE to have your Corvette painted Magnetic Red or Millennium Yellow?
* The 1976 Corvette was the first to utilize the HEI (High Energy Ignition) system?
* From 1970 through 1976, you could not order a Corvette painted BLACK?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
* 1981 was the first time Corvettes were produced in two separate assembly plants?
* The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
* The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport came with a specially modified LT-1 engine that gave it an additional 30hp?
* 1959 was the first year when sun visors were offered as an option on the Corvette?
* The 35th Anniversary of the Corvette was celebrated with an all white Anniversary Edition?
* That it was Myron Scott who gave the Corvette its name?
* In 1995, the ZR-1 performance package cost an additional $31,258 ON TOP of the base price of $36,785?
* All fuel injected Corvettes in 1960 had stick shift?
* 1977 is the last year the Corvette had vertical backlight (rear window)?
* There were NO Corvettes made in April of 1978?
* In 1995, there were only 527 Corvette Indianapolis Pace Cars produced?
* The 1984 thru 1987 Corvette had the same wheels - BUT in '86 the center was changed to a natural finish?
* 1959 was the last year that LESS THAN 10,000 'Vettes were produced until 1997?
* The Corvette convertible reappeared in 1998 when, in 1997, none were built?
* The new 1985 Tuned Port Injected L-98 engine produced 230 hp and 330 pounds of torque?
* The Chief Engineer on the Corvette from 1974 through 1992 was David R. McLellan?
* If you ordered the RPO# Z4Z package, you got the Indy Pace Car replica?
* In 1967, the 427c.i.d. engine was increased to 435hp with three two-barrel carburetors; Tripower?
* the 1972 was the last of the "Bumper Cars", Corvettes with metal front bumper?
* It takes about 55 hours to build a C5 Corvette?
* The 1963 through 1967 Corvettes were known as the "C2" Corvettes?
* That the name of the six-cylinder engine in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 Corvettes was known
as the "Blue Flame Six"?
* It was on 17 June 2000 that Chevrolet Corvette Group entered two C5-R race cars at LeMans?
* The last year you could order the removable rear window was 1972?
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
* Special Pace Car Package Corvettes were offered in 1978, 1986, 1995 and 1998?
* In 1977, only ONE Corvette was produced - in Chartreuse?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
* It was ob 30 June 1953 that the FIRST production Corvette rolled off the line in Flint?
* And on 2 July 1992, the ONE MILLIONTH Corvette rolled off the line?
* The 1967 was the last of the "fastback" Corvettes until 1978?
* It was n 1969 that the steering wheel size was reduced to 15 inches?
* It was also in 1969 that the ignition switch was relocated to the steering column?
* It was bad reviews from the press that caused Chevrolet to halt production of the "split window"
in mid-1963 and go to a single piece rear window, or "backlight" as it is called in the trade?
* Fifty six Corvettes were built in 1988 for the SCCA "Corvette Challenge"?
* It was in 1961 when Corvettes began the mesh grill and painted headlight bezels?
* Power steering wasn't available on Corvettes until 1963?
* With 405 hp, the 2002 ZO6 is considered to be the best Corvette to date?
* The first time the base price of a new Corvette rose above $20,000 was 1982?
* Corvette had vacuum operated doors to hide the wipers from 1968 through 1972?
* The V8 of 265 CID was put into the Corvette in 1955 to boost sales over the new Ford Thunderbird?
* In 1961, the rear styling was changed to feature four taillights, which became a Corvette tradition?
* In 1989, Corvettes changed from either the 3 or the 4 speed transmission for the 6 speed?
* Elkhart Green and Ontario Orange were the two most popular colors in 1972?
* the 1974 Corvette was the last 'Vette made to use leaded fuel?
* It was in 1957 that the 283 CID engine was available in the Corvette - the first time that
a 'Vette was available with 1 hp per cubic inch?
* The changes from 1971 to 1972 include orange rather than white parking lights and chrome
vertical bars on the egg-crate grill?
* When convertibles and coupes were available, 1975 was the lowest production run for convertibles?
* The 1995 Indy Pace car Corvette was available only as a convertible?
* The 1968 was the last Corvette to have the ignition switch mounted on the dash until 1997?
* 1980 was the first year the speedometer maxed out at only 85mph?
* It was 2 September 1994 that the National Corvette Museum opened with more than 100,000 in attendance?
* Only the Indy Pace Car replica in 1998 was available with the yellow and black interior?
* It was in 1986 that the base price for the convertible exceeded that of the coupe?
* The 396CID engine was introduced in 1965 with a whopping 425 horsepower?
* The 1962 'Vette marked the end of the "solid axel" era of Corvettes?
* It was in 1963 that the rear view mirror was moved to the windshield header and off the dash?
* It was in 1969 that the Sting Ray became known as the Stingray - one word?
* There were only 6,503 1978 Limited Edition Pace Cars produced?
* It was in 1981 that the Corvette first used a computer?
* The ZR-1 Special Performance Package was discontinued 1972 then again in 1995?
* Side-mounted exhaust was first offered for the Corvette in 1965?
* "Saddle" was the only interior color available with the 1985 Corvette with Gold Metallic Paint?
* In 1971, only 188 Corvettes were built with the LS-6 engine option?
*Prior to the debut of the Corvette at the New York Motorama, the emblem on
the front was the American Flag?
* It was in 1966 that back-up lights became standard equipment?
* The longest lived generation of Corvettes was the C-3 (1968 through 1982)?
* The NO3 option was a 36 gallon fuel tank, and only available in coupes 1963-1967?
* It was on 23 October in 1983 that the 750,000 Corvette was born?
* In 1977, the leather interior became standard equipment in Corvettes?
* When the 'Vette first appeared in 1953, the interiors were all 'Sportsman Red'?
* It was in 1984 when the Corvette first used the serpentine belt?
* The 1962 was the last 'Vette with exposed headlights?
* The side vent windows were last seen on Corvettes on the 1967 models?
* The rack and pinion steering was first available on the 1984 Corvettes?
* A gold convertible rolled off the assembly line on 19 November 1969, the 250,000th Corvette made?
* The 1963 Corvette was based on an all new ladder type chassis with independent rear suspension?
* The 1956 Corvette was the first to offer the auxiliary hardtop?
* "Project Opel" was the first name that was to be given to the car we know as the Corvette?
* It was 1957 when the 283CID engine came to the Corvette?
* In 1980, the emission restrictions in California were so strict that is was not possible to
buy a Corvette in that state with the standard 350cid engine? Only the 305cid was
available in sunny California. Sorry, Arnold.
* The 1965 Corvette was the first 'Vette ever to have two different hoods? One was for
the small block engines and the other for the big blocks.
* The 1997 'Vette was so completely redesigned that some 1,500 parts were eliminated?
* Only FIVE of the Zora produced sports model of the Corvette, known as the Grand Sport,
were made before General Motors stopped the program?
* The regular production number (RPO#) L36 represented 427cid 390hp engine 1996 - 1969?
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
* It was on Christmas Day in 1909 that Zora Arkus-Duntov was born?
* In 1991, only 417 Corvettes left the factory painted Charcoal Metallic?
* CERV means Corvette Engineering Research Vehicle?
* With the re-introduction of the ZO6 in 2001, the new powerplant was called the LS6?
* In 1976, the most popular Corvette color was Classic White?
* Tire size changed in 1965 from 6.70 x 15 to 7.75 x 15 in 1965?
* The 1986 and 1987 Corvette convertibles ordered in Medium Brown Metallic had only saddle tops?
* If you ordered a 2001 'Vette with RPO #R8C at $490 extra, you got delivery at the National Corvette Museum?
* It was in 1966 that the Holley carburetor became standard on Corvettes?
* Only 1,163 1998 Pace Car replicas were made?
* The new dual snorkel air intake was put on 'Vettes, L82 engines, in 1979 which raised the HP from 220 to 225?
* The LEAST produced option in 1966 was the M22 4-speed transmission?
* Ordering the RPO #PO2 from 1969 - 1973 got you the deluxe wheel covers?
* It wasn't until 1987 that you could order a six-way power seat for your passenger?
* In 1986, only 4 Corvettes were sold with the "Copper Metallic" paint job?
* 1960 was the last year of the "teeth" in Corvette grills?
* 1975 is the year the Corvettes first received catalytic converters?
* It was in 1967 that the parking brake handle was moved from under the dash to between the seats?
* There were 5,773 ZO6 models made in 2001?
* From 1963 through 1967, a 36 gallon fuel tank was an option?
* The "solid axle" Corvettes were built from 1953 through 1962?
* The least produced color in 1986 was Copper Metallic - only four 'Vettes made? (see 7 lines above)
* It was the 1968 Corvette that first introduced the AM/FM STEREO radio?
* 1982 was the last year the Corvette could be ordered with an 8-Track tape player?
* From 1965 through 1971, the 4th and 5th digits of all Corvette VINs were "67"?
* The length overall of a C5 Corvette is 179.6 inches - six inches short of 15 feet?
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
* It was as early as 1990 that the CD player was available in Corvettes?
* In the 1963-1967 'Vettes, the 'Body Number Plate' was located on the crossbrace under the dashboard?
* The designation "CE" in Chevrolet engine blocks means "Corvette Engine"?
* About 6,759 "Collector Edition" Corvettes were made in 1982?
* It was the 1993 model year when the Corvette first had different size from and rear tires?
* In 1960, the 'Vette came with blue, black, red.....and turquoise interiors?
* The 1979 Corvette mounted a 24 gallon fuel tank?
* Because only 448 ZR-1 'Vettes were made in 1995, that performance option was cancelled?
* The last year contrasting cove colors was available was 1961?
* In 1967, the 'knock off' wheel was changed to a bolt on because of new safety regulations?
* The first time that black was available as an interior color was the 1959 model?
* Base price for a 'Vette in 1961 was just $3,935? Today, wheels & tires cost more.
* It was in 1994 that Corvettes first were equipped with dual airbags?
* In 1967, there were not one, but three different shades of blue available for the paint on a 'Vette.
* If you ordered a '93 'Vette with RPO #Z25, you got a 40th Anniversary Corvette?
* The first Corvette off the line in 1997, 98 and 99 were painted Torch Red?
* When the 1985 'Vettes came off the line, the "Tuned Port Injection" emblem was added?
* The most popular color for the 1959 Corvette was "Snowcrest White"?
* When the 1997 Corvettes came out, the fuel door lid was moved to just behind the driver's door?
* 4,209 Corvettes in 1967 came with the optional side pipes?
* In 1989, there were only 9,749 convertible Corvettes built?
* There were no YELLOW Corvettes from 1997 to 1999?
* It was in 1999 that Corvette re-introduced the fixed-roof Corvette?
* The Corvette, the 1953, only was available with a BLACK top?
* It was actually in August of 1967 that production began on the 1968 Corvette?
* In 1964, there were a total of FOUR different power options for the 327cid engine?
* It was 1 January 1975 when Zora Arkus-Duntov retired as Chevy's Chief Engineer?
* The 1974 'Vette was the first to feature urethane bumpers front and back?
* In 1967, the least produced color Corvette was the Tuxedo Black?
* In 1963, only 199 models of the ZO6 were produced?
* There were only 1,163 of the 1998 Indy Pace Car model Corvettes produced?
* In 1965, only 759 buyers ordered their Corvette with the factory side pipes?
* In the 1964 'Vette, only the driver's side roof vent was functional - the other just for show?
* 1961 was the last year for the 283cid engine and the optional two-tone paint scheme?
* The last time the Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" trans was available was 1971?
* About 14,436 Corvette convertibles were built in 1967?
* It was Bill Mitchell who succeeded the renowned Harley Earl as VP of Styling in 1958?
* The first time that RPO A42 was available was on the 1981 'Vette? That was
the driver's side power seat. Mine has that option - and it doesn't work!
* The 1989 Corvette marked the first time that the base price exceeded the $30,000 mark?
* If you got the ZL1 engine in your 1969 'Vette, the price went up by more than $4,718?
* It was the 1975 Corvette that first carried the L82 hood emblems?
* In 1978, the Silver Anniversary paint scheme cost an additional $300?
* In 1965, more Nassau Blue Corvettes were made than any other color?
* Approximately 1,000 GRAND SPORT Corvettes were made in 1996? This option cost an
additional $2,880 on the convertibles and $3,250 more on the coupes.
* It was 1977 when the 8-track player was first available on Corvettes?
* The 1953 and 1954 Corvette did not have roll up windows or door handles on the outside of the door?
* Only the factory L88 performance engine required 103 octane gasoline?
* There were 5,412 'Collector Edition' Corvettes made in 1996?
* It was in 1973 that steel beams were added in the side doors for impact protection?
* The passenger side grab bar was introduced in the 1958 Corvette?
* In the year 2,000, Millennium Yellow came on 3,578 out of 33,683 Corvettes - more than 10%?
* 1992 was the first year since 1970 that a Corvette could be ordered with 300hp?
* 1976 was the last year of the Stingray?
* The overall length of the 1975-1979 Corvette was 185.2 inches? Like - who cares?
* The 1984 Corvette was the first 'Vette to feature Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires?
* For some reason, the hood emblem was left off the 1967 Corvette?
* The maximum horsepower engine available in the 1962 Corvette was the 360hp engine with fuel injection?
* The ignition switch on the 1968 'Vette was on the dash?
* There were four different hp options on the 427cid 1967 engine - 390, 400, 430 and 435hp?
* On the 1953 Corvette, the two engine casting numbers were 3701481 and 3835911?
* It was Jim Perkins who drove the Corvette Pace Car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500?
Access to the rear storage area was made easier in 1979 with the addition of the high folding seat back?
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
* About 21,536 Corvettes were produced in 1996?
* The 1978 Corvette, 25th Anniversary, was the pace car for the 62nd running of the Indianapolis 500?
* The wheelbase on the 1963 through 1982 Corvette is 98 inches?
* The 1972 'Vette was the first with the theft-deterrent system?
* The Side Curves on the early Corvettes lasted from 1956 through 1962?
* The fiber optic monitoring system for the headlights began in 1968 and was discontinued after 1971?
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
* The 1968 Corvette was the First Year of the Third Generation ( C-3 ) Corvettes?
* The Last time you could read " Chevrolet Corvette " on the steering wheel was 1964
* 1968 was the last year that the 327 C.I.D. engine was the corvette's basic engine?
* It wasn't until 1958 that the Corvette generated a profit for General Motors.
* The heater was not standard equipment on a Corvette until the unveiling of the 1962 'Vette? Brrrrr.
* The famous (or infamous) Tuned Port Injection (TPI) was first available on the 1985 Corvette?
* The last Corvette rolled out of the St. Louis plant on 1 August 1981?
* That ABS (anti-lock Braking System) became standard on the Corvette in 1986?
* The 427 CID engine had the horsepower increased to 435hp using three two-barrel carburetors (Tri-Power)?
* The brand new 1953 Corvette made its first public appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
* 1966 was the introduction of the 427 CID engine, known to racers as the 'Rat Motor'?
* Chevrolet celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the fabulous Corvette with a special two tone (silver
and black) paint job and special emblems?
* The 1997 Corvette was the beginning of the C5 Series, or fifth generation of the Corvette?
* 16 January 1975 was the day on which they held the retirement dinner for Zora Arkus-Duntov?
* Four wheel disc brakes were made standard equipment on all Corvettes in 1965?
* The 1996 "Grand Sport" option was known as the Z16?
* In addition to the original white, the 1955 Corvette was also offered in red, blue and black?
* The Corvette big block was 396cid in 1965, but changed to 427cid in 1966?
* The Corvette body was redesigned in 1968 to look like the "Mako Shark" prototype?
* The first time a Corvette convertible came with an actual trunk since 1962 was the 1998?
* The L-88 engine was introduced in 1967, and it was available without a radio or heater?
* In 1960, engines with the high-lift cams came with an all aluminum radiator?
* The famed LT-1 engine was re-introduced in 1992?
* Only 9,752 Corvettes were produced in 1997?
* Of the 9,752 Corvettes produced in 1997, NONE were convertibles? All were coupes.
* In the 1982 Corvette - there was no such thing as a stick shift? All were built as automatics.
* The first Corvette with dual headlights was the 1958? They were called "Quadra-lights".
* The first 'Vette with factory installed seat belts was the 1958?
* When the 1967 Corvette was offered with a 36 gallon gas tank, only TWO people bought one?
* In 1957 there were 6,339 Corvettes produced - 1,040 with fuel injection?
* The 40th Anniversary Corvettes were all painted Ruby Red Metallic? It really looks maroon.
* All 1996 Corvette Collector Editions were painted Sebring Silver and featured ZR-1 five spoke rims?
* The largest ever production run of the Corvette, 53,807 units sold, was 1979?
* The C4 actually began with the 1983 model rather than the 1984?
* There really WAS a 1983 Corvette model built? 43 units were manufactured then production ceased and 42 of
these cars were destroyed. The only remaining 1983 Corvette is in the National Corvette Museum.
* Zora Arkus-Duntov, the brilliant engineer who gave the Corvette the small block Chevy engine, was cremated and
his ashes are interred in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green?
* The LEAST produced color produced in 1997 was Fairway Green Metallic?
* The last year that whitewalls were featured was 1961?
* The main engine of the Corvette was increased from 327CID to 350CID in 1969?
* There were only 80 L-88 Corvettes made in 1968?
* Out of 21,590 Corvettes manufactured in 1993, 6,749 were the "Anniversary" package?
* The 1997 Corvette had an engine with 345hp and 350 lt. pounds of torque known as the LS1?
* "Code 21" was the code for the "Radar Blue" exterior color introduced with the 1998 Corvette?
* When the first 'Vette rolled out of the Bowling Green plant, it was driven by Governor John Y. Brown?
* The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Corvette Museum took place in March 1992?
* The Cross-Fire injection was introduced in 1982?
* In 1992, all Corvettes came standard with ASR?
* ASR was the acronym for "Acceleration Slip Regulation".
* All Z06 Corvettes were made as the hardtop coupe and came with a six-speed transmission?
* The Z06 special performance package was reintroduced in 2001 after a 38 year absence?
* The 1982 'Collector Edition' was equipped with a hatchback rear window?
* The 1979 'Vettes in the light blue body color came standard with a dark blue interior color?
* The Fourth Generation or C4 spanned the years 1984 through 1996?
* That 1958 was the year the Corvette first came out with dual headlights? Almost every car on the market came out with the dual headlights that year, known in the ads as "Quad-Lights".
* The first time a Corvette could be ordered from the factory with side mounted exhaust was 1967?
* The 1986 Indianapolis 500 was the first ever to have a new (1986) Corvette as Pace Car?
* In 1994, only 116 Corvettes were painted Copper Metallic?
* In the year 2000 models, it cost MORE to have your Corvette painted Magnetic Red or Millennium Yellow?
* The 1976 Corvette was the first to utilize the HEI (High Energy Ignition) system?
* From 1970 through 1976, you could not order a Corvette painted BLACK?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
* 1981 was the first time Corvettes were produced in two separate assembly plants?
* The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
* The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport came with a specially modified LT-1 engine that gave it an additional 30hp?
* 1959 was the first year when sun visors were offered as an option on the Corvette?
* The 35th Anniversary of the Corvette was celebrated with an all white Anniversary Edition?
* That it was Myron Scott who gave the Corvette its name?
* In 1995, the ZR-1 performance package cost an additional $31,258 ON TOP of the base price of $36,785?
* All fuel injected Corvettes in 1960 had stick shift?
* 1977 is the last year the Corvette had vertical backlight (rear window)?
* There were NO Corvettes made in April of 1978?
* In 1995, there were only 527 Corvette Indianapolis Pace Cars produced?
* The 1984 thru 1987 Corvette had the same wheels - BUT in '86 the center was changed to a natural finish?
* 1959 was the last year that LESS THAN 10,000 'Vettes were produced until 1997?
* The Corvette convertible reappeared in 1998 when, in 1997, none were built?
* The new 1985 Tuned Port Injected L-98 engine produced 230 hp and 330 pounds of torque?
* The Chief Engineer on the Corvette from 1974 through 1992 was David R. McLellan?
* If you ordered the RPO# Z4Z package, you got the Indy Pace Car replica?
* In 1967, the 427c.i.d. engine was increased to 435hp with three two-barrel carburetors; Tripower?
* the 1972 was the last of the "Bumper Cars", Corvettes with metal front bumper?
* It takes about 55 hours to build a C5 Corvette?
* The 1963 through 1967 Corvettes were known as the "C2" Corvettes?
* That the name of the six-cylinder engine in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 Corvettes was known
as the "Blue Flame Six"?
* It was on 17 June 2000 that Chevrolet Corvette Group entered two C5-R race cars at LeMans?
* The last year you could order the removable rear window was 1972?
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
* Special Pace Car Package Corvettes were offered in 1978, 1986, 1995 and 1998?
* In 1977, only ONE Corvette was produced - in Chartreuse?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
* It was ob 30 June 1953 that the FIRST production Corvette rolled off the line in Flint?
* And on 2 July 1992, the ONE MILLIONTH Corvette rolled off the line?
* The 1967 was the last of the "fastback" Corvettes until 1978?
* It was n 1969 that the steering wheel size was reduced to 15 inches?
* It was also in 1969 that the ignition switch was relocated to the steering column?
* It was bad reviews from the press that caused Chevrolet to halt production of the "split window"
in mid-1963 and go to a single piece rear window, or "backlight" as it is called in the trade?
* Fifty six Corvettes were built in 1988 for the SCCA "Corvette Challenge"?
* It was in 1961 when Corvettes began the mesh grill and painted headlight bezels?
* Power steering wasn't available on Corvettes until 1963?
* With 405 hp, the 2002 ZO6 is considered to be the best Corvette to date?
* The first time the base price of a new Corvette rose above $20,000 was 1982?
* Corvette had vacuum operated doors to hide the wipers from 1968 through 1972?
* The V8 of 265 CID was put into the Corvette in 1955 to boost sales over the new Ford Thunderbird?
* In 1961, the rear styling was changed to feature four taillights, which became a Corvette tradition?
* In 1989, Corvettes changed from either the 3 or the 4 speed transmission for the 6 speed?
* Elkhart Green and Ontario Orange were the two most popular colors in 1972?
* the 1974 Corvette was the last 'Vette made to use leaded fuel?
* It was in 1957 that the 283 CID engine was available in the Corvette - the first time that
a 'Vette was available with 1 hp per cubic inch?
* The changes from 1971 to 1972 include orange rather than white parking lights and chrome
vertical bars on the egg-crate grill?
* When convertibles and coupes were available, 1975 was the lowest production run for convertibles?
* The 1995 Indy Pace car Corvette was available only as a convertible?
* The 1968 was the last Corvette to have the ignition switch mounted on the dash until 1997?
* 1980 was the first year the speedometer maxed out at only 85mph?
* It was 2 September 1994 that the National Corvette Museum opened with more than 100,000 in attendance?
* Only the Indy Pace Car replica in 1998 was available with the yellow and black interior?
* It was in 1986 that the base price for the convertible exceeded that of the coupe?
* The 396CID engine was introduced in 1965 with a whopping 425 horsepower?
* The 1962 'Vette marked the end of the "solid axel" era of Corvettes?
* It was in 1963 that the rear view mirror was moved to the windshield header and off the dash?
* It was in 1969 that the Sting Ray became known as the Stingray - one word?
* There were only 6,503 1978 Limited Edition Pace Cars produced?
* It was in 1981 that the Corvette first used a computer?
* The ZR-1 Special Performance Package was discontinued 1972 then again in 1995?
* Side-mounted exhaust was first offered for the Corvette in 1965?
* "Saddle" was the only interior color available with the 1985 Corvette with Gold Metallic Paint?
* In 1971, only 188 Corvettes were built with the LS-6 engine option?
*Prior to the debut of the Corvette at the New York Motorama, the emblem on
the front was the American Flag?
* It was in 1966 that back-up lights became standard equipment?
* The longest lived generation of Corvettes was the C-3 (1968 through 1982)?
* The NO3 option was a 36 gallon fuel tank, and only available in coupes 1963-1967?
* It was on 23 October in 1983 that the 750,000 Corvette was born?
* In 1977, the leather interior became standard equipment in Corvettes?
* When the 'Vette first appeared in 1953, the interiors were all 'Sportsman Red'?
* It was in 1984 when the Corvette first used the serpentine belt?
* The 1962 was the last 'Vette with exposed headlights?
* The side vent windows were last seen on Corvettes on the 1967 models?
* The rack and pinion steering was first available on the 1984 Corvettes?
* A gold convertible rolled off the assembly line on 19 November 1969, the 250,000th Corvette made?
* The 1963 Corvette was based on an all new ladder type chassis with independent rear suspension?
* The 1956 Corvette was the first to offer the auxiliary hardtop?
* "Project Opel" was the first name that was to be given to the car we know as the Corvette?
* It was 1957 when the 283CID engine came to the Corvette?
* In 1980, the emission restrictions in California were so strict that is was not possible to
buy a Corvette in that state with the standard 350cid engine? Only the 305cid was
available in sunny California. Sorry, Arnold.
* The 1965 Corvette was the first 'Vette ever to have two different hoods? One was for
the small block engines and the other for the big blocks.
* The 1997 'Vette was so completely redesigned that some 1,500 parts were eliminated?
* Only FIVE of the Zora produced sports model of the Corvette, known as the Grand Sport,
were made before General Motors stopped the program?
* The regular production number (RPO#) L36 represented 427cid 390hp engine 1996 - 1969?
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
* It was on Christmas Day in 1909 that Zora Arkus-Duntov was born?
* In 1991, only 417 Corvettes left the factory painted Charcoal Metallic?
* CERV means Corvette Engineering Research Vehicle?
* With the re-introduction of the ZO6 in 2001, the new powerplant was called the LS6?
* In 1976, the most popular Corvette color was Classic White?
* Tire size changed in 1965 from 6.70 x 15 to 7.75 x 15 in 1965?
* The 1986 and 1987 Corvette convertibles ordered in Medium Brown Metallic had only saddle tops?
* If you ordered a 2001 'Vette with RPO #R8C at $490 extra, you got delivery at the National Corvette Museum?
* It was in 1966 that the Holley carburetor became standard on Corvettes?
* Only 1,163 1998 Pace Car replicas were made?
* The new dual snorkel air intake was put on 'Vettes, L82 engines, in 1979 which raised the HP from 220 to 225?
* The LEAST produced option in 1966 was the M22 4-speed transmission?
* Ordering the RPO #PO2 from 1969 - 1973 got you the deluxe wheel covers?
* It wasn't until 1987 that you could order a six-way power seat for your passenger?
* In 1986, only 4 Corvettes were sold with the "Copper Metallic" paint job?
* 1960 was the last year of the "teeth" in Corvette grills?
* 1975 is the year the Corvettes first received catalytic converters?
* It was in 1967 that the parking brake handle was moved from under the dash to between the seats?
* There were 5,773 ZO6 models made in 2001?
* From 1963 through 1967, a 36 gallon fuel tank was an option?
* The "solid axle" Corvettes were built from 1953 through 1962?
* The least produced color in 1986 was Copper Metallic - only four 'Vettes made? (see 7 lines above)
* It was the 1968 Corvette that first introduced the AM/FM STEREO radio?
* 1982 was the last year the Corvette could be ordered with an 8-Track tape player?
* From 1965 through 1971, the 4th and 5th digits of all Corvette VINs were "67"?
* The length overall of a C5 Corvette is 179.6 inches - six inches short of 15 feet?
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
* It was as early as 1990 that the CD player was available in Corvettes?
* In the 1963-1967 'Vettes, the 'Body Number Plate' was located on the crossbrace under the dashboard?
* The designation "CE" in Chevrolet engine blocks means "Corvette Engine"?
* About 6,759 "Collector Edition" Corvettes were made in 1982?
* It was the 1993 model year when the Corvette first had different size from and rear tires?
* In 1960, the 'Vette came with blue, black, red.....and turquoise interiors?
* The 1979 Corvette mounted a 24 gallon fuel tank?
* Because only 448 ZR-1 'Vettes were made in 1995, that performance option was cancelled?
* The last year contrasting cove colors was available was 1961?
* In 1967, the 'knock off' wheel was changed to a bolt on because of new safety regulations?
* The first time that black was available as an interior color was the 1959 model?
* Base price for a 'Vette in 1961 was just $3,935? Today, wheels & tires cost more.
* It was in 1994 that Corvettes first were equipped with dual airbags?
* In 1967, there were not one, but three different shades of blue available for the paint on a 'Vette.
* If you ordered a '93 'Vette with RPO #Z25, you got a 40th Anniversary Corvette?
* The first Corvette off the line in 1997, 98 and 99 were painted Torch Red?
* When the 1985 'Vettes came off the line, the "Tuned Port Injection" emblem was added?
* The most popular color for the 1959 Corvette was "Snowcrest White"?
* When the 1997 Corvettes came out, the fuel door lid was moved to just behind the driver's door?
* 4,209 Corvettes in 1967 came with the optional side pipes?
* In 1989, there were only 9,749 convertible Corvettes built?
* There were no YELLOW Corvettes from 1997 to 1999?
* It was in 1999 that Corvette re-introduced the fixed-roof Corvette?
* The Corvette, the 1953, only was available with a BLACK top?
* It was actually in August of 1967 that production began on the 1968 Corvette?
* In 1964, there were a total of FOUR different power options for the 327cid engine?
* It was 1 January 1975 when Zora Arkus-Duntov retired as Chevy's Chief Engineer?
* The 1974 'Vette was the first to feature urethane bumpers front and back?
* In 1967, the least produced color Corvette was the Tuxedo Black?
* In 1963, only 199 models of the ZO6 were produced?
* There were only 1,163 of the 1998 Indy Pace Car model Corvettes produced?
* In 1965, only 759 buyers ordered their Corvette with the factory side pipes?
* In the 1964 'Vette, only the driver's side roof vent was functional - the other just for show?
* 1961 was the last year for the 283cid engine and the optional two-tone paint scheme?
* The last time the Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" trans was available was 1971?
* About 14,436 Corvette convertibles were built in 1967?
* It was Bill Mitchell who succeeded the renowned Harley Earl as VP of Styling in 1958?
* The first time that RPO A42 was available was on the 1981 'Vette? That was
the driver's side power seat. Mine has that option - and it doesn't work!
* The 1989 Corvette marked the first time that the base price exceeded the $30,000 mark?
* If you got the ZL1 engine in your 1969 'Vette, the price went up by more than $4,718?
* It was the 1975 Corvette that first carried the L82 hood emblems?
* In 1978, the Silver Anniversary paint scheme cost an additional $300?
* In 1965, more Nassau Blue Corvettes were made than any other color?
* Approximately 1,000 GRAND SPORT Corvettes were made in 1996? This option cost an
additional $2,880 on the convertibles and $3,250 more on the coupes.
* It was 1977 when the 8-track player was first available on Corvettes?
* The 1953 and 1954 Corvette did not have roll up windows or door handles on the outside of the door?
* Only the factory L88 performance engine required 103 octane gasoline?
* There were 5,412 'Collector Edition' Corvettes made in 1996?
* It was in 1973 that steel beams were added in the side doors for impact protection?
* The passenger side grab bar was introduced in the 1958 Corvette?
* In the year 2,000, Millennium Yellow came on 3,578 out of 33,683 Corvettes - more than 10%?
* 1992 was the first year since 1970 that a Corvette could be ordered with 300hp?
* 1976 was the last year of the Stingray?
* The overall length of the 1975-1979 Corvette was 185.2 inches? Like - who cares?
* The 1984 Corvette was the first 'Vette to feature Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires?
* For some reason, the hood emblem was left off the 1967 Corvette?
* The maximum horsepower engine available in the 1962 Corvette was the 360hp engine with fuel injection?
* The ignition switch on the 1968 'Vette was on the dash?
* There were four different hp options on the 427cid 1967 engine - 390, 400, 430 and 435hp?
* On the 1953 Corvette, the two engine casting numbers were 3701481 and 3835911?
* It was Jim Perkins who drove the Corvette Pace Car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500?
Access to the rear storage area was made easier in 1979 with the addition of the high folding seat back?
03-09-2007, 03:10 PM
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03-09-2007, 06:39 PM
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I'll add one bit of trivia I didn't see.
1997 was the first Corvette to have windshield wipers that both go in the same direction.
1997 was the first Corvette to have windshield wipers that both go in the same direction.
03-09-2007, 07:24 PM
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03-09-2007, 08:05 PM
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DID YOU KNOW....................
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
the first corvette was electrically dead. no one compensated for the fiberglass body and grounds had to be incorporated into the chasis
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
which one is it?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
the LT-1's could not be ordered with A/C until mid year of 1972, and 243 were produced. A/C ( option C60 ) was made on 6,659 in 1970, 11,481 in 1971, and 17,011 in 1972 on regular production vettes
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
25 in 1970, 8 in 1971, and 20 in 1972
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
still have the movie post on that
?
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
the first corvette was electrically dead. no one compensated for the fiberglass body and grounds had to be incorporated into the chasis
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
which one is it?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
the LT-1's could not be ordered with A/C until mid year of 1972, and 243 were produced. A/C ( option C60 ) was made on 6,659 in 1970, 11,481 in 1971, and 17,011 in 1972 on regular production vettes
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
25 in 1970, 8 in 1971, and 20 in 1972
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
still have the movie post on that
?
03-09-2007, 08:21 PM
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You type really well!
03-09-2007, 10:55 PM
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The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
The 327/350 had a 4 barrel the fuelie had 375 HP... I had the 350 one. That car with the 3:08 rear end ran 14.10 to 14.20 and 102 mph at the old Irwindale Raceway with stock tires. Loved that car, just wrecked it one too many times. If I had all my old cars I could retire. I also had a 1964 Ford Galaxy factory race car with the acid dipped body and the battery in the trunk, fiberglass hood etc. Wonder what that one would be worth now? Of course my present 02 coupe would annihilate any of my old cars.
Rick
The 327/350 had a 4 barrel the fuelie had 375 HP... I had the 350 one. That car with the 3:08 rear end ran 14.10 to 14.20 and 102 mph at the old Irwindale Raceway with stock tires. Loved that car, just wrecked it one too many times. If I had all my old cars I could retire. I also had a 1964 Ford Galaxy factory race car with the acid dipped body and the battery in the trunk, fiberglass hood etc. Wonder what that one would be worth now? Of course my present 02 coupe would annihilate any of my old cars.
Rick
03-09-2007, 11:51 PM
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I question one of your statements. You talk about the ZR1 costing about $30 k more in 1995??
ZR1 came out in 1990, and as I recall, it was about 31k more than the regular vette. Maybe there were two diff cars in 1990, and maybe the ZR1 in 1995 was an option on the regular car. That must have been it because the 1990 cars had a different rear end (body). The ZR 1 rear was about 4 inches wider, and the rear wheels clearly had an additional 2 inch offset, very visible from outside the car.
Damn, I'm good. It just took me 20 minutes to resurrect those facts, all by myself. I did not even have lie too much.
Guess I will take the rest of the day off.
Ed
ZR1 came out in 1990, and as I recall, it was about 31k more than the regular vette. Maybe there were two diff cars in 1990, and maybe the ZR1 in 1995 was an option on the regular car. That must have been it because the 1990 cars had a different rear end (body). The ZR 1 rear was about 4 inches wider, and the rear wheels clearly had an additional 2 inch offset, very visible from outside the car.
Damn, I'm good. It just took me 20 minutes to resurrect those facts, all by myself. I did not even have lie too much.
Guess I will take the rest of the day off.
Ed
03-09-2007, 11:53 PM
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DID YOU KNOW....................
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
* About 21,536 Corvettes were produced in 1996?
* The 1978 Corvette, 25th Anniversary, was the pace car for the 62nd running of the Indianapolis 500?
* The wheelbase on the 1963 through 1982 Corvette is 98 inches?
* The 1972 'Vette was the first with the theft-deterrent system?
* The Side Curves on the early Corvettes lasted from 1956 through 1962?
* The fiber optic monitoring system for the headlights began in 1968 and was discontinued after 1971?
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
* The 1968 Corvette was the First Year of the Third Generation ( C-3 ) Corvettes?
* The Last time you could read " Chevrolet Corvette " on the steering wheel was 1964
* 1968 was the last year that the 327 C.I.D. engine was the corvette's basic engine?
* It wasn't until 1958 that the Corvette generated a profit for General Motors.
* The heater was not standard equipment on a Corvette until the unveiling of the 1962 'Vette? Brrrrr.
* The famous (or infamous) Tuned Port Injection (TPI) was first available on the 1985 Corvette?
* The last Corvette rolled out of the St. Louis plant on 1 August 1981?
* That ABS (anti-lock Braking System) became standard on the Corvette in 1986?
* The 427 CID engine had the horsepower increased to 435hp using three two-barrel carburetors (Tri-Power)?
* The brand new 1953 Corvette made its first public appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
* 1966 was the introduction of the 427 CID engine, known to racers as the 'Rat Motor'?
* Chevrolet celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the fabulous Corvette with a special two tone (silver
and black) paint job and special emblems?
* The 1997 Corvette was the beginning of the C5 Series, or fifth generation of the Corvette?
* 16 January 1975 was the day on which they held the retirement dinner for Zora Arkus-Duntov?
* Four wheel disc brakes were made standard equipment on all Corvettes in 1965?
* The 1996 "Grand Sport" option was known as the Z16?
* In addition to the original white, the 1955 Corvette was also offered in red, blue and black?
* The Corvette big block was 396cid in 1965, but changed to 427cid in 1966?
* The Corvette body was redesigned in 1968 to look like the "Mako Shark" prototype?
* The first time a Corvette convertible came with an actual trunk since 1962 was the 1998?
* The L-88 engine was introduced in 1967, and it was available without a radio or heater?
* In 1960, engines with the high-lift cams came with an all aluminum radiator?
* The famed LT-1 engine was re-introduced in 1992?
* Only 9,752 Corvettes were produced in 1997?
* Of the 9,752 Corvettes produced in 1997, NONE were convertibles? All were coupes.
* In the 1982 Corvette - there was no such thing as a stick shift? All were built as automatics.
* The first Corvette with dual headlights was the 1958? They were called "Quadra-lights".
* The first 'Vette with factory installed seat belts was the 1958?
* When the 1967 Corvette was offered with a 36 gallon gas tank, only TWO people bought one?
* In 1957 there were 6,339 Corvettes produced - 1,040 with fuel injection?
* The 40th Anniversary Corvettes were all painted Ruby Red Metallic? It really looks maroon.
* All 1996 Corvette Collector Editions were painted Sebring Silver and featured ZR-1 five spoke rims?
* The largest ever production run of the Corvette, 53,807 units sold, was 1979?
* The C4 actually began with the 1983 model rather than the 1984?
* There really WAS a 1983 Corvette model built? 43 units were manufactured then production ceased and 42 of
these cars were destroyed. The only remaining 1983 Corvette is in the National Corvette Museum.
* Zora Arkus-Duntov, the brilliant engineer who gave the Corvette the small block Chevy engine, was cremated and
his ashes are interred in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green?
* The LEAST produced color produced in 1997 was Fairway Green Metallic?
* The last year that whitewalls were featured was 1961?
* The main engine of the Corvette was increased from 327CID to 350CID in 1969?
* There were only 80 L-88 Corvettes made in 1968?
* Out of 21,590 Corvettes manufactured in 1993, 6,749 were the "Anniversary" package?
* The 1997 Corvette had an engine with 345hp and 350 lt. pounds of torque known as the LS1?
* "Code 21" was the code for the "Radar Blue" exterior color introduced with the 1998 Corvette?
* When the first 'Vette rolled out of the Bowling Green plant, it was driven by Governor John Y. Brown?
* The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Corvette Museum took place in March 1992?
* The Cross-Fire injection was introduced in 1982?
* In 1992, all Corvettes came standard with ASR?
* ASR was the acronym for "Acceleration Slip Regulation".
* All Z06 Corvettes were made as the hardtop coupe and came with a six-speed transmission?
* The Z06 special performance package was reintroduced in 2001 after a 38 year absence?
* The 1982 'Collector Edition' was equipped with a hatchback rear window?
* The 1979 'Vettes in the light blue body color came standard with a dark blue interior color?
* The Fourth Generation or C4 spanned the years 1984 through 1996?
* That 1958 was the year the Corvette first came out with dual headlights? Almost every car on the market came out with the dual headlights that year, known in the ads as "Quad-Lights".
* The first time a Corvette could be ordered from the factory with side mounted exhaust was 1967?
* The 1986 Indianapolis 500 was the first ever to have a new (1986) Corvette as Pace Car?
* In 1994, only 116 Corvettes were painted Copper Metallic?
* In the year 2000 models, it cost MORE to have your Corvette painted Magnetic Red or Millennium Yellow?
* The 1976 Corvette was the first to utilize the HEI (High Energy Ignition) system?
* From 1970 through 1976, you could not order a Corvette painted BLACK?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
* 1981 was the first time Corvettes were produced in two separate assembly plants?
* The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
* The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport came with a specially modified LT-1 engine that gave it an additional 30hp?
* 1959 was the first year when sun visors were offered as an option on the Corvette?
* The 35th Anniversary of the Corvette was celebrated with an all white Anniversary Edition?
* That it was Myron Scott who gave the Corvette its name?
* In 1995, the ZR-1 performance package cost an additional $31,258 ON TOP of the base price of $36,785?
* All fuel injected Corvettes in 1960 had stick shift?
* 1977 is the last year the Corvette had vertical backlight (rear window)?
* There were NO Corvettes made in April of 1978?
* In 1995, there were only 527 Corvette Indianapolis Pace Cars produced?
* The 1984 thru 1987 Corvette had the same wheels - BUT in '86 the center was changed to a natural finish?
* 1959 was the last year that LESS THAN 10,000 'Vettes were produced until 1997?
* The Corvette convertible reappeared in 1998 when, in 1997, none were built?
* The new 1985 Tuned Port Injected L-98 engine produced 230 hp and 330 pounds of torque?
* The Chief Engineer on the Corvette from 1974 through 1992 was David R. McLellan?
* If you ordered the RPO# Z4Z package, you got the Indy Pace Car replica?
* In 1967, the 427c.i.d. engine was increased to 435hp with three two-barrel carburetors; Tripower?
* the 1972 was the last of the "Bumper Cars", Corvettes with metal front bumper?
* It takes about 55 hours to build a C5 Corvette?
* The 1963 through 1967 Corvettes were known as the "C2" Corvettes?
* That the name of the six-cylinder engine in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 Corvettes was known
as the "Blue Flame Six"?
* It was on 17 June 2000 that Chevrolet Corvette Group entered two C5-R race cars at LeMans?
* The last year you could order the removable rear window was 1972?
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
* Special Pace Car Package Corvettes were offered in 1978, 1986, 1995 and 1998?
* In 1977, only ONE Corvette was produced - in Chartreuse?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
* It was ob 30 June 1953 that the FIRST production Corvette rolled off the line in Flint?
* And on 2 July 1992, the ONE MILLIONTH Corvette rolled off the line?
* The 1967 was the last of the "fastback" Corvettes until 1978?
* It was n 1969 that the steering wheel size was reduced to 15 inches?
* It was also in 1969 that the ignition switch was relocated to the steering column?
* It was bad reviews from the press that caused Chevrolet to halt production of the "split window"
in mid-1963 and go to a single piece rear window, or "backlight" as it is called in the trade?
* Fifty six Corvettes were built in 1988 for the SCCA "Corvette Challenge"?
* It was in 1961 when Corvettes began the mesh grill and painted headlight bezels?
* Power steering wasn't available on Corvettes until 1963?
* With 405 hp, the 2002 ZO6 is considered to be the best Corvette to date?
* The first time the base price of a new Corvette rose above $20,000 was 1982?
* Corvette had vacuum operated doors to hide the wipers from 1968 through 1972?
* The V8 of 265 CID was put into the Corvette in 1955 to boost sales over the new Ford Thunderbird?
* In 1961, the rear styling was changed to feature four taillights, which became a Corvette tradition?
* In 1989, Corvettes changed from either the 3 or the 4 speed transmission for the 6 speed?
* Elkhart Green and Ontario Orange were the two most popular colors in 1972?
* the 1974 Corvette was the last 'Vette made to use leaded fuel?
* It was in 1957 that the 283 CID engine was available in the Corvette - the first time that
a 'Vette was available with 1 hp per cubic inch?
* The changes from 1971 to 1972 include orange rather than white parking lights and chrome
vertical bars on the egg-crate grill?
* When convertibles and coupes were available, 1975 was the lowest production run for convertibles?
* The 1995 Indy Pace car Corvette was available only as a convertible?
* The 1968 was the last Corvette to have the ignition switch mounted on the dash until 1997?
* 1980 was the first year the speedometer maxed out at only 85mph?
* It was 2 September 1994 that the National Corvette Museum opened with more than 100,000 in attendance?
* Only the Indy Pace Car replica in 1998 was available with the yellow and black interior?
* It was in 1986 that the base price for the convertible exceeded that of the coupe?
* The 396CID engine was introduced in 1965 with a whopping 425 horsepower?
* The 1962 'Vette marked the end of the "solid axel" era of Corvettes?
* It was in 1963 that the rear view mirror was moved to the windshield header and off the dash?
* It was in 1969 that the Sting Ray became known as the Stingray - one word?
* There were only 6,503 1978 Limited Edition Pace Cars produced?
* It was in 1981 that the Corvette first used a computer?
* The ZR-1 Special Performance Package was discontinued 1972 then again in 1995?
* Side-mounted exhaust was first offered for the Corvette in 1965?
* "Saddle" was the only interior color available with the 1985 Corvette with Gold Metallic Paint?
* In 1971, only 188 Corvettes were built with the LS-6 engine option?
*Prior to the debut of the Corvette at the New York Motorama, the emblem on
the front was the American Flag?
* It was in 1966 that back-up lights became standard equipment?
* The longest lived generation of Corvettes was the C-3 (1968 through 1982)?
* The NO3 option was a 36 gallon fuel tank, and only available in coupes 1963-1967?
* It was on 23 October in 1983 that the 750,000 Corvette was born?
* In 1977, the leather interior became standard equipment in Corvettes?
* When the 'Vette first appeared in 1953, the interiors were all 'Sportsman Red'?
* It was in 1984 when the Corvette first used the serpentine belt?
* The 1962 was the last 'Vette with exposed headlights?
* The side vent windows were last seen on Corvettes on the 1967 models?
* The rack and pinion steering was first available on the 1984 Corvettes?
* A gold convertible rolled off the assembly line on 19 November 1969, the 250,000th Corvette made?
* The 1963 Corvette was based on an all new ladder type chassis with independent rear suspension?
* The 1956 Corvette was the first to offer the auxiliary hardtop?
* "Project Opel" was the first name that was to be given to the car we know as the Corvette?
* It was 1957 when the 283CID engine came to the Corvette?
* In 1980, the emission restrictions in California were so strict that is was not possible to
buy a Corvette in that state with the standard 350cid engine? Only the 305cid was
available in sunny California. Sorry, Arnold.
* The 1965 Corvette was the first 'Vette ever to have two different hoods? One was for
the small block engines and the other for the big blocks.
* The 1997 'Vette was so completely redesigned that some 1,500 parts were eliminated?
* Only FIVE of the Zora produced sports model of the Corvette, known as the Grand Sport,
were made before General Motors stopped the program?
* The regular production number (RPO#) L36 represented 427cid 390hp engine 1996 - 1969?
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
* It was on Christmas Day in 1909 that Zora Arkus-Duntov was born?
* In 1991, only 417 Corvettes left the factory painted Charcoal Metallic?
* CERV means Corvette Engineering Research Vehicle?
* With the re-introduction of the ZO6 in 2001, the new powerplant was called the LS6?
* In 1976, the most popular Corvette color was Classic White?
* Tire size changed in 1965 from 6.70 x 15 to 7.75 x 15 in 1965?
* The 1986 and 1987 Corvette convertibles ordered in Medium Brown Metallic had only saddle tops?
* If you ordered a 2001 'Vette with RPO #R8C at $490 extra, you got delivery at the National Corvette Museum?
* It was in 1966 that the Holley carburetor became standard on Corvettes?
* Only 1,163 1998 Pace Car replicas were made?
* The new dual snorkel air intake was put on 'Vettes, L82 engines, in 1979 which raised the HP from 220 to 225?
* The LEAST produced option in 1966 was the M22 4-speed transmission?
* Ordering the RPO #PO2 from 1969 - 1973 got you the deluxe wheel covers?
* It wasn't until 1987 that you could order a six-way power seat for your passenger?
* In 1986, only 4 Corvettes were sold with the "Copper Metallic" paint job?
* 1960 was the last year of the "teeth" in Corvette grills?
* 1975 is the year the Corvettes first received catalytic converters?
* It was in 1967 that the parking brake handle was moved from under the dash to between the seats?
* There were 5,773 ZO6 models made in 2001?
* From 1963 through 1967, a 36 gallon fuel tank was an option?
* The "solid axle" Corvettes were built from 1953 through 1962?
* The least produced color in 1986 was Copper Metallic - only four 'Vettes made? (see 7 lines above)
* It was the 1968 Corvette that first introduced the AM/FM STEREO radio?
* 1982 was the last year the Corvette could be ordered with an 8-Track tape player?
* From 1965 through 1971, the 4th and 5th digits of all Corvette VINs were "67"?
* The length overall of a C5 Corvette is 179.6 inches - six inches short of 15 feet?
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
* It was as early as 1990 that the CD player was available in Corvettes?
* In the 1963-1967 'Vettes, the 'Body Number Plate' was located on the crossbrace under the dashboard?
* The designation "CE" in Chevrolet engine blocks means "Corvette Engine"?
* About 6,759 "Collector Edition" Corvettes were made in 1982?
* It was the 1993 model year when the Corvette first had different size from and rear tires?
* In 1960, the 'Vette came with blue, black, red.....and turquoise interiors?
* The 1979 Corvette mounted a 24 gallon fuel tank?
* Because only 448 ZR-1 'Vettes were made in 1995, that performance option was cancelled?
* The last year contrasting cove colors was available was 1961?
* In 1967, the 'knock off' wheel was changed to a bolt on because of new safety regulations?
* The first time that black was available as an interior color was the 1959 model?
* Base price for a 'Vette in 1961 was just $3,935? Today, wheels & tires cost more.
* It was in 1994 that Corvettes first were equipped with dual airbags?
* In 1967, there were not one, but three different shades of blue available for the paint on a 'Vette.
* If you ordered a '93 'Vette with RPO #Z25, you got a 40th Anniversary Corvette?
* The first Corvette off the line in 1997, 98 and 99 were painted Torch Red?
* When the 1985 'Vettes came off the line, the "Tuned Port Injection" emblem was added?
* The most popular color for the 1959 Corvette was "Snowcrest White"?
* When the 1997 Corvettes came out, the fuel door lid was moved to just behind the driver's door?
* 4,209 Corvettes in 1967 came with the optional side pipes?
* In 1989, there were only 9,749 convertible Corvettes built?
* There were no YELLOW Corvettes from 1997 to 1999?
* It was in 1999 that Corvette re-introduced the fixed-roof Corvette?
* The Corvette, the 1953, only was available with a BLACK top?
* It was actually in August of 1967 that production began on the 1968 Corvette?
* In 1964, there were a total of FOUR different power options for the 327cid engine?
* It was 1 January 1975 when Zora Arkus-Duntov retired as Chevy's Chief Engineer?
* The 1974 'Vette was the first to feature urethane bumpers front and back?
* In 1967, the least produced color Corvette was the Tuxedo Black?
* In 1963, only 199 models of the ZO6 were produced?
* There were only 1,163 of the 1998 Indy Pace Car model Corvettes produced?
* In 1965, only 759 buyers ordered their Corvette with the factory side pipes?
* In the 1964 'Vette, only the driver's side roof vent was functional - the other just for show?
* 1961 was the last year for the 283cid engine and the optional two-tone paint scheme?
* The last time the Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" trans was available was 1971?
* About 14,436 Corvette convertibles were built in 1967?
* It was Bill Mitchell who succeeded the renowned Harley Earl as VP of Styling in 1958?
* The first time that RPO A42 was available was on the 1981 'Vette? That was
the driver's side power seat. Mine has that option - and it doesn't work!
* The 1989 Corvette marked the first time that the base price exceeded the $30,000 mark?
* If you got the ZL1 engine in your 1969 'Vette, the price went up by more than $4,718?
* It was the 1975 Corvette that first carried the L82 hood emblems?
* In 1978, the Silver Anniversary paint scheme cost an additional $300?
* In 1965, more Nassau Blue Corvettes were made than any other color?
* Approximately 1,000 GRAND SPORT Corvettes were made in 1996? This option cost an
additional $2,880 on the convertibles and $3,250 more on the coupes.
* It was 1977 when the 8-track player was first available on Corvettes?
* The 1953 and 1954 Corvette did not have roll up windows or door handles on the outside of the door?
* Only the factory L88 performance engine required 103 octane gasoline?
* There were 5,412 'Collector Edition' Corvettes made in 1996?
* It was in 1973 that steel beams were added in the side doors for impact protection?
* The passenger side grab bar was introduced in the 1958 Corvette?
* In the year 2,000, Millennium Yellow came on 3,578 out of 33,683 Corvettes - more than 10%?
* 1992 was the first year since 1970 that a Corvette could be ordered with 300hp?
* 1976 was the last year of the Stingray?
* The overall length of the 1975-1979 Corvette was 185.2 inches? Like - who cares?
* The 1984 Corvette was the first 'Vette to feature Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires?
* For some reason, the hood emblem was left off the 1967 Corvette?
* The maximum horsepower engine available in the 1962 Corvette was the 360hp engine with fuel injection?
* The ignition switch on the 1968 'Vette was on the dash?
* There were four different hp options on the 427cid 1967 engine - 390, 400, 430 and 435hp?
* On the 1953 Corvette, the two engine casting numbers were 3701481 and 3835911?
* It was Jim Perkins who drove the Corvette Pace Car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500?
Access to the rear storage area was made easier in 1979 with the addition of the high folding seat back?
* In 1953 and 1954, the electrical system in the Corvette was 6 volts?
* About 21,536 Corvettes were produced in 1996?
* The 1978 Corvette, 25th Anniversary, was the pace car for the 62nd running of the Indianapolis 500?
* The wheelbase on the 1963 through 1982 Corvette is 98 inches?
* The 1972 'Vette was the first with the theft-deterrent system?
* The Side Curves on the early Corvettes lasted from 1956 through 1962?
* The fiber optic monitoring system for the headlights began in 1968 and was discontinued after 1971?
* With 51,547 Corvettes made, 1984 was the highest production year ever?
* Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
* The 1968 Corvette was the First Year of the Third Generation ( C-3 ) Corvettes?
* The Last time you could read " Chevrolet Corvette " on the steering wheel was 1964
* 1968 was the last year that the 327 C.I.D. engine was the corvette's basic engine?
* It wasn't until 1958 that the Corvette generated a profit for General Motors.
* The heater was not standard equipment on a Corvette until the unveiling of the 1962 'Vette? Brrrrr.
* The famous (or infamous) Tuned Port Injection (TPI) was first available on the 1985 Corvette?
* The last Corvette rolled out of the St. Louis plant on 1 August 1981?
* That ABS (anti-lock Braking System) became standard on the Corvette in 1986?
* The 427 CID engine had the horsepower increased to 435hp using three two-barrel carburetors (Tri-Power)?
* The brand new 1953 Corvette made its first public appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel?
* 1966 was the introduction of the 427 CID engine, known to racers as the 'Rat Motor'?
* Chevrolet celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the birth of the fabulous Corvette with a special two tone (silver
and black) paint job and special emblems?
* The 1997 Corvette was the beginning of the C5 Series, or fifth generation of the Corvette?
* 16 January 1975 was the day on which they held the retirement dinner for Zora Arkus-Duntov?
* Four wheel disc brakes were made standard equipment on all Corvettes in 1965?
* The 1996 "Grand Sport" option was known as the Z16?
* In addition to the original white, the 1955 Corvette was also offered in red, blue and black?
* The Corvette big block was 396cid in 1965, but changed to 427cid in 1966?
* The Corvette body was redesigned in 1968 to look like the "Mako Shark" prototype?
* The first time a Corvette convertible came with an actual trunk since 1962 was the 1998?
* The L-88 engine was introduced in 1967, and it was available without a radio or heater?
* In 1960, engines with the high-lift cams came with an all aluminum radiator?
* The famed LT-1 engine was re-introduced in 1992?
* Only 9,752 Corvettes were produced in 1997?
* Of the 9,752 Corvettes produced in 1997, NONE were convertibles? All were coupes.
* In the 1982 Corvette - there was no such thing as a stick shift? All were built as automatics.
* The first Corvette with dual headlights was the 1958? They were called "Quadra-lights".
* The first 'Vette with factory installed seat belts was the 1958?
* When the 1967 Corvette was offered with a 36 gallon gas tank, only TWO people bought one?
* In 1957 there were 6,339 Corvettes produced - 1,040 with fuel injection?
* The 40th Anniversary Corvettes were all painted Ruby Red Metallic? It really looks maroon.
* All 1996 Corvette Collector Editions were painted Sebring Silver and featured ZR-1 five spoke rims?
* The largest ever production run of the Corvette, 53,807 units sold, was 1979?
* The C4 actually began with the 1983 model rather than the 1984?
* There really WAS a 1983 Corvette model built? 43 units were manufactured then production ceased and 42 of
these cars were destroyed. The only remaining 1983 Corvette is in the National Corvette Museum.
* Zora Arkus-Duntov, the brilliant engineer who gave the Corvette the small block Chevy engine, was cremated and
his ashes are interred in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green?
* The LEAST produced color produced in 1997 was Fairway Green Metallic?
* The last year that whitewalls were featured was 1961?
* The main engine of the Corvette was increased from 327CID to 350CID in 1969?
* There were only 80 L-88 Corvettes made in 1968?
* Out of 21,590 Corvettes manufactured in 1993, 6,749 were the "Anniversary" package?
* The 1997 Corvette had an engine with 345hp and 350 lt. pounds of torque known as the LS1?
* "Code 21" was the code for the "Radar Blue" exterior color introduced with the 1998 Corvette?
* When the first 'Vette rolled out of the Bowling Green plant, it was driven by Governor John Y. Brown?
* The groundbreaking ceremony for the National Corvette Museum took place in March 1992?
* The Cross-Fire injection was introduced in 1982?
* In 1992, all Corvettes came standard with ASR?
* ASR was the acronym for "Acceleration Slip Regulation".
* All Z06 Corvettes were made as the hardtop coupe and came with a six-speed transmission?
* The Z06 special performance package was reintroduced in 2001 after a 38 year absence?
* The 1982 'Collector Edition' was equipped with a hatchback rear window?
* The 1979 'Vettes in the light blue body color came standard with a dark blue interior color?
* The Fourth Generation or C4 spanned the years 1984 through 1996?
* That 1958 was the year the Corvette first came out with dual headlights? Almost every car on the market came out with the dual headlights that year, known in the ads as "Quad-Lights".
* The first time a Corvette could be ordered from the factory with side mounted exhaust was 1967?
* The 1986 Indianapolis 500 was the first ever to have a new (1986) Corvette as Pace Car?
* In 1994, only 116 Corvettes were painted Copper Metallic?
* In the year 2000 models, it cost MORE to have your Corvette painted Magnetic Red or Millennium Yellow?
* The 1976 Corvette was the first to utilize the HEI (High Energy Ignition) system?
* From 1970 through 1976, you could not order a Corvette painted BLACK?
* There were 27,720 Corvettes sold in 1966, and that was the highest number produced in any year?
* 1981 was the first time Corvettes were produced in two separate assembly plants?
* The 327/350 engine in 1965 was the last Corvette with fuel injection until 1985?
* The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport came with a specially modified LT-1 engine that gave it an additional 30hp?
* 1959 was the first year when sun visors were offered as an option on the Corvette?
* The 35th Anniversary of the Corvette was celebrated with an all white Anniversary Edition?
* That it was Myron Scott who gave the Corvette its name?
* In 1995, the ZR-1 performance package cost an additional $31,258 ON TOP of the base price of $36,785?
* All fuel injected Corvettes in 1960 had stick shift?
* 1977 is the last year the Corvette had vertical backlight (rear window)?
* There were NO Corvettes made in April of 1978?
* In 1995, there were only 527 Corvette Indianapolis Pace Cars produced?
* The 1984 thru 1987 Corvette had the same wheels - BUT in '86 the center was changed to a natural finish?
* 1959 was the last year that LESS THAN 10,000 'Vettes were produced until 1997?
* The Corvette convertible reappeared in 1998 when, in 1997, none were built?
* The new 1985 Tuned Port Injected L-98 engine produced 230 hp and 330 pounds of torque?
* The Chief Engineer on the Corvette from 1974 through 1992 was David R. McLellan?
* If you ordered the RPO# Z4Z package, you got the Indy Pace Car replica?
* In 1967, the 427c.i.d. engine was increased to 435hp with three two-barrel carburetors; Tripower?
* the 1972 was the last of the "Bumper Cars", Corvettes with metal front bumper?
* It takes about 55 hours to build a C5 Corvette?
* The 1963 through 1967 Corvettes were known as the "C2" Corvettes?
* That the name of the six-cylinder engine in the 1953, 1954 and 1955 Corvettes was known
as the "Blue Flame Six"?
* It was on 17 June 2000 that Chevrolet Corvette Group entered two C5-R race cars at LeMans?
* The last year you could order the removable rear window was 1972?
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
* Special Pace Car Package Corvettes were offered in 1978, 1986, 1995 and 1998?
* In 1977, only ONE Corvette was produced - in Chartreuse?
* A 1970 or 1971 Corvette could not be ordered with air conditioning?
* It was ob 30 June 1953 that the FIRST production Corvette rolled off the line in Flint?
* And on 2 July 1992, the ONE MILLIONTH Corvette rolled off the line?
* The 1967 was the last of the "fastback" Corvettes until 1978?
* It was n 1969 that the steering wheel size was reduced to 15 inches?
* It was also in 1969 that the ignition switch was relocated to the steering column?
* It was bad reviews from the press that caused Chevrolet to halt production of the "split window"
in mid-1963 and go to a single piece rear window, or "backlight" as it is called in the trade?
* Fifty six Corvettes were built in 1988 for the SCCA "Corvette Challenge"?
* It was in 1961 when Corvettes began the mesh grill and painted headlight bezels?
* Power steering wasn't available on Corvettes until 1963?
* With 405 hp, the 2002 ZO6 is considered to be the best Corvette to date?
* The first time the base price of a new Corvette rose above $20,000 was 1982?
* Corvette had vacuum operated doors to hide the wipers from 1968 through 1972?
* The V8 of 265 CID was put into the Corvette in 1955 to boost sales over the new Ford Thunderbird?
* In 1961, the rear styling was changed to feature four taillights, which became a Corvette tradition?
* In 1989, Corvettes changed from either the 3 or the 4 speed transmission for the 6 speed?
* Elkhart Green and Ontario Orange were the two most popular colors in 1972?
* the 1974 Corvette was the last 'Vette made to use leaded fuel?
* It was in 1957 that the 283 CID engine was available in the Corvette - the first time that
a 'Vette was available with 1 hp per cubic inch?
* The changes from 1971 to 1972 include orange rather than white parking lights and chrome
vertical bars on the egg-crate grill?
* When convertibles and coupes were available, 1975 was the lowest production run for convertibles?
* The 1995 Indy Pace car Corvette was available only as a convertible?
* The 1968 was the last Corvette to have the ignition switch mounted on the dash until 1997?
* 1980 was the first year the speedometer maxed out at only 85mph?
* It was 2 September 1994 that the National Corvette Museum opened with more than 100,000 in attendance?
* Only the Indy Pace Car replica in 1998 was available with the yellow and black interior?
* It was in 1986 that the base price for the convertible exceeded that of the coupe?
* The 396CID engine was introduced in 1965 with a whopping 425 horsepower?
* The 1962 'Vette marked the end of the "solid axel" era of Corvettes?
* It was in 1963 that the rear view mirror was moved to the windshield header and off the dash?
* It was in 1969 that the Sting Ray became known as the Stingray - one word?
* There were only 6,503 1978 Limited Edition Pace Cars produced?
* It was in 1981 that the Corvette first used a computer?
* The ZR-1 Special Performance Package was discontinued 1972 then again in 1995?
* Side-mounted exhaust was first offered for the Corvette in 1965?
* "Saddle" was the only interior color available with the 1985 Corvette with Gold Metallic Paint?
* In 1971, only 188 Corvettes were built with the LS-6 engine option?
*Prior to the debut of the Corvette at the New York Motorama, the emblem on
the front was the American Flag?
* It was in 1966 that back-up lights became standard equipment?
* The longest lived generation of Corvettes was the C-3 (1968 through 1982)?
* The NO3 option was a 36 gallon fuel tank, and only available in coupes 1963-1967?
* It was on 23 October in 1983 that the 750,000 Corvette was born?
* In 1977, the leather interior became standard equipment in Corvettes?
* When the 'Vette first appeared in 1953, the interiors were all 'Sportsman Red'?
* It was in 1984 when the Corvette first used the serpentine belt?
* The 1962 was the last 'Vette with exposed headlights?
* The side vent windows were last seen on Corvettes on the 1967 models?
* The rack and pinion steering was first available on the 1984 Corvettes?
* A gold convertible rolled off the assembly line on 19 November 1969, the 250,000th Corvette made?
* The 1963 Corvette was based on an all new ladder type chassis with independent rear suspension?
* The 1956 Corvette was the first to offer the auxiliary hardtop?
* "Project Opel" was the first name that was to be given to the car we know as the Corvette?
* It was 1957 when the 283CID engine came to the Corvette?
* In 1980, the emission restrictions in California were so strict that is was not possible to
buy a Corvette in that state with the standard 350cid engine? Only the 305cid was
available in sunny California. Sorry, Arnold.
* The 1965 Corvette was the first 'Vette ever to have two different hoods? One was for
the small block engines and the other for the big blocks.
* The 1997 'Vette was so completely redesigned that some 1,500 parts were eliminated?
* Only FIVE of the Zora produced sports model of the Corvette, known as the Grand Sport,
were made before General Motors stopped the program?
* The regular production number (RPO#) L36 represented 427cid 390hp engine 1996 - 1969?
* From 1070 through 1972, only 53 Corvettes were built with the ZR-1 engine package?
* It was on Christmas Day in 1909 that Zora Arkus-Duntov was born?
* In 1991, only 417 Corvettes left the factory painted Charcoal Metallic?
* CERV means Corvette Engineering Research Vehicle?
* With the re-introduction of the ZO6 in 2001, the new powerplant was called the LS6?
* In 1976, the most popular Corvette color was Classic White?
* Tire size changed in 1965 from 6.70 x 15 to 7.75 x 15 in 1965?
* The 1986 and 1987 Corvette convertibles ordered in Medium Brown Metallic had only saddle tops?
* If you ordered a 2001 'Vette with RPO #R8C at $490 extra, you got delivery at the National Corvette Museum?
* It was in 1966 that the Holley carburetor became standard on Corvettes?
* Only 1,163 1998 Pace Car replicas were made?
* The new dual snorkel air intake was put on 'Vettes, L82 engines, in 1979 which raised the HP from 220 to 225?
* The LEAST produced option in 1966 was the M22 4-speed transmission?
* Ordering the RPO #PO2 from 1969 - 1973 got you the deluxe wheel covers?
* It wasn't until 1987 that you could order a six-way power seat for your passenger?
* In 1986, only 4 Corvettes were sold with the "Copper Metallic" paint job?
* 1960 was the last year of the "teeth" in Corvette grills?
* 1975 is the year the Corvettes first received catalytic converters?
* It was in 1967 that the parking brake handle was moved from under the dash to between the seats?
* There were 5,773 ZO6 models made in 2001?
* From 1963 through 1967, a 36 gallon fuel tank was an option?
* The "solid axle" Corvettes were built from 1953 through 1962?
* The least produced color in 1986 was Copper Metallic - only four 'Vettes made? (see 7 lines above)
* It was the 1968 Corvette that first introduced the AM/FM STEREO radio?
* 1982 was the last year the Corvette could be ordered with an 8-Track tape player?
* From 1965 through 1971, the 4th and 5th digits of all Corvette VINs were "67"?
* The length overall of a C5 Corvette is 179.6 inches - six inches short of 15 feet?
* Mark Hamill and Annie Potts starred in the movie "Corvette Summer"?
* It was as early as 1990 that the CD player was available in Corvettes?
* In the 1963-1967 'Vettes, the 'Body Number Plate' was located on the crossbrace under the dashboard?
* The designation "CE" in Chevrolet engine blocks means "Corvette Engine"?
* About 6,759 "Collector Edition" Corvettes were made in 1982?
* It was the 1993 model year when the Corvette first had different size from and rear tires?
* In 1960, the 'Vette came with blue, black, red.....and turquoise interiors?
* The 1979 Corvette mounted a 24 gallon fuel tank?
* Because only 448 ZR-1 'Vettes were made in 1995, that performance option was cancelled?
* The last year contrasting cove colors was available was 1961?
* In 1967, the 'knock off' wheel was changed to a bolt on because of new safety regulations?
* The first time that black was available as an interior color was the 1959 model?
* Base price for a 'Vette in 1961 was just $3,935? Today, wheels & tires cost more.
* It was in 1994 that Corvettes first were equipped with dual airbags?
* In 1967, there were not one, but three different shades of blue available for the paint on a 'Vette.
* If you ordered a '93 'Vette with RPO #Z25, you got a 40th Anniversary Corvette?
* The first Corvette off the line in 1997, 98 and 99 were painted Torch Red?
* When the 1985 'Vettes came off the line, the "Tuned Port Injection" emblem was added?
* The most popular color for the 1959 Corvette was "Snowcrest White"?
* When the 1997 Corvettes came out, the fuel door lid was moved to just behind the driver's door?
* 4,209 Corvettes in 1967 came with the optional side pipes?
* In 1989, there were only 9,749 convertible Corvettes built?
* There were no YELLOW Corvettes from 1997 to 1999?
* It was in 1999 that Corvette re-introduced the fixed-roof Corvette?
* The Corvette, the 1953, only was available with a BLACK top?
* It was actually in August of 1967 that production began on the 1968 Corvette?
* In 1964, there were a total of FOUR different power options for the 327cid engine?
* It was 1 January 1975 when Zora Arkus-Duntov retired as Chevy's Chief Engineer?
* The 1974 'Vette was the first to feature urethane bumpers front and back?
* In 1967, the least produced color Corvette was the Tuxedo Black?
* In 1963, only 199 models of the ZO6 were produced?
* There were only 1,163 of the 1998 Indy Pace Car model Corvettes produced?
* In 1965, only 759 buyers ordered their Corvette with the factory side pipes?
* In the 1964 'Vette, only the driver's side roof vent was functional - the other just for show?
* 1961 was the last year for the 283cid engine and the optional two-tone paint scheme?
* The last time the Muncie M-22 "Rock Crusher" trans was available was 1971?
* About 14,436 Corvette convertibles were built in 1967?
* It was Bill Mitchell who succeeded the renowned Harley Earl as VP of Styling in 1958?
* The first time that RPO A42 was available was on the 1981 'Vette? That was
the driver's side power seat. Mine has that option - and it doesn't work!
* The 1989 Corvette marked the first time that the base price exceeded the $30,000 mark?
* If you got the ZL1 engine in your 1969 'Vette, the price went up by more than $4,718?
* It was the 1975 Corvette that first carried the L82 hood emblems?
* In 1978, the Silver Anniversary paint scheme cost an additional $300?
* In 1965, more Nassau Blue Corvettes were made than any other color?
* Approximately 1,000 GRAND SPORT Corvettes were made in 1996? This option cost an
additional $2,880 on the convertibles and $3,250 more on the coupes.
* It was 1977 when the 8-track player was first available on Corvettes?
* The 1953 and 1954 Corvette did not have roll up windows or door handles on the outside of the door?
* Only the factory L88 performance engine required 103 octane gasoline?
* There were 5,412 'Collector Edition' Corvettes made in 1996?
* It was in 1973 that steel beams were added in the side doors for impact protection?
* The passenger side grab bar was introduced in the 1958 Corvette?
* In the year 2,000, Millennium Yellow came on 3,578 out of 33,683 Corvettes - more than 10%?
* 1992 was the first year since 1970 that a Corvette could be ordered with 300hp?
* 1976 was the last year of the Stingray?
* The overall length of the 1975-1979 Corvette was 185.2 inches? Like - who cares?
* The 1984 Corvette was the first 'Vette to feature Goodyear Eagle "Gatorback" tires?
* For some reason, the hood emblem was left off the 1967 Corvette?
* The maximum horsepower engine available in the 1962 Corvette was the 360hp engine with fuel injection?
* The ignition switch on the 1968 'Vette was on the dash?
* There were four different hp options on the 427cid 1967 engine - 390, 400, 430 and 435hp?
* On the 1953 Corvette, the two engine casting numbers were 3701481 and 3835911?
* It was Jim Perkins who drove the Corvette Pace Car at the 1996 Indianapolis 500?
Access to the rear storage area was made easier in 1979 with the addition of the high folding seat back?
All right, Jackalope. Bet you did not know that kangaroos don't have belly buttons.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
Ed
03-10-2007, 12:02 AM
#19
Le Mans Master
Hi Jackalope -
I knew more of them than I thought I would -
About this one though....
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
Should that read "fifth"....or "last"?
Thanks for the great read - I enjoyed reading all those.
best regards -
mqqn
I knew more of them than I thought I would -
About this one though....
Originally Posted by corvette_trivia_factoids
* The fourth generation Corvette was first built on 21 June 1996?
Thanks for the great read - I enjoyed reading all those.
best regards -
mqqn
03-10-2007, 01:58 AM
#20
O.K, if we all quote the whole 1st post no-ones gonna read it all.
To start:
Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
Do you know why this was done? 2 bonus points and a free get outta jail card if you do.
Think 'Big Brother'.
Hope you don't mind if I take this one fact for a seperate string, I'm curious as to who can answer this one question,OK?
To start:
Hideway headlights became standard on Corvettes with the 1963 model?
Do you know why this was done? 2 bonus points and a free get outta jail card if you do.
Think 'Big Brother'.
Hope you don't mind if I take this one fact for a seperate string, I'm curious as to who can answer this one question,OK?
Last edited by Dave Sweatt; 03-10-2007 at 02:09 AM.