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So, we all know there are only 15 Aztec Gold C5's. I'd love to just see one in person. Anyway, does anybody know of the whereabouts of SEQ #12, the 6speed vert? How many times has it changed hands? I am just curious to know what approximate value people think this car has? Sweet for sure!
Copy from website:
After building only 15 Aztec Gold [RPO 58U] 1998 C5 Corvettes, the Color was discontinued. Problems with the paint made it impossible to continue production. It Appears they built 5 in a row, then took a break, then they built 5 more, then another break...and then the last 5 were completed.....
Speculation is they were "ADJUSTING" the PAINT FORMULA....It is said:
"No Two Aztec Gold C5's LOOK ALIKE" ....In other words the Various Body Panels OF THESE C5's DO NOT MATCH VERY WELL!!! BUT, COLLECTORS LOVE THAT!!!
Especially, Sequence # 12,the ONE Convertible. Six-Speed !
I saw one a few days ago # 2, it is at Corvettes of Houston on I45.
They said they stopped making them due to the paint on the body and doors would't match the fenders. I could hardly tell the difference. 44k.
I saw one a few days ago # 2, it is at Corvettes of Houston on I45.
They said they stopped making them due to the paint on the body and doors would't match the fenders. I could hardly tell the difference. 44k.
They also said these were prototypes. They were going to sell back in 2003. 50th anniversory The golden year.
So, we all know there are only 15 Aztec Gold C5's. I'd love to just see one in person. Anyway, does anybody know of the whereabouts of SEQ #12, the 6speed vert? How many times has it changed hands? I am just curious to know what approximate value people think this car has? Sweet for sure!
Copy from website:
After building only 15 Aztec Gold [RPO 58U] 1998 C5 Corvettes, the Color was discontinued. Problems with the paint made it impossible to continue production. It Appears they built 5 in a row, then took a break, then they built 5 more, then another break...and then the last 5 were completed.....
Speculation is they were "ADJUSTING" the PAINT FORMULA....It is said:
"No Two Aztec Gold C5's LOOK ALIKE" ....In other words the Various Body Panels OF THESE C5's DO NOT MATCH VERY WELL!!! BUT, COLLECTORS LOVE THAT!!!
Especially, Sequence # 12,the ONE Convertible. Six-Speed !
I believe roscoe traded in his Aztec gold for a C6.
Platinum purple is the rarest colour C5.
1 made and was for a JD Power award and the car was given to an employee at the corvette plant.
The car recently sold for 69k
From the horses mouth.. hehe.. the car is at a friend of mine.. in central Iowa... Its in great care.. and Mike invites me to see it when ever I can..
I now have a 1994 Copper Metallic Convertible.. one of 24 made...
Just picked it up this week.. It showroom condition.....
last year there was one for sell at a local dealer. Uglyest C5 I have ever seen, but someone finally bought it after sitting on their lot for 2 months.
From the horses mouth.. hehe.. the car is at a friend of mine.. in central Iowa... Its in great care.. and Mike invites me to see it when ever I can..
I now have a 1994 Copper Metallic Convertible.. one of 24 made...
Just picked it up this week.. It showroom condition.....
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Roscoe, it's Mike. Don't get on here as much as I used to, but saw this post and wanted to let you know I still have it and it looks as good as the day I bought it. You took great care of it and it leads a very pampered life now. Took it to Hot Springs show this year to see my friends at the Central Arkansas Corvette Club and it was a great trip. It was specially featured inside with last year's show winner and got a lot of looks. That is an awesome show in a scenic location with a friendly host club. Car was in Corvette Enthusiast several years ago. PM me, I'd like to catch up with you.
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Back in the day, I actually saw a 1994 copper Corvette on the highway. IMHO, this is a much better color than gold. GM only produced a few copper C4s because the color was a nightmare to paint.
For all the faults it may come with, that is one beautiful C4- Funny how that platform gets in your veins- If you've ever owned one you know what I'm talking about... More trouble than anything, especially if you've ever done real maintenance on one, but still... What a personality...
Roscoe, it's Mike. Don't get on here as much as I used to, but saw this post and wanted to let you know I still have it and it looks as good as the day I bought it. You took great care of it and it leads a very pampered life now. Took it to Hot Springs show this year to see my friends at the Central Arkansas Corvette Club and it was a great trip. It was specially featured inside with last year's show winner and got a lot of looks. That is an awesome show in a scenic location with a friendly host club. Car was in Corvette Enthusiast several years ago. PM me, I'd like to catch up with you.
Corvette Mike's here in IL had one a while back...it is an extremely ugly color...
Well, it's really in the eyes of the beholder. But admittedly, the color seems to be one that's either loved or hated, with very little opinion in-between...
Regarding the Aztec Gold color on the C5, I just can't warm up to it at all, rare as it is. I remember many, many years ago, early 70's, MOPAR came out with a PINK Cuda/Challenger. Very few made/sold as most guys didn't want the flak from their buddies that would come with the purchase of a pink performance car. As the decades have rolled by those very rare pink MOPARs have skyrocketed in price. Perhaps those Aztec Gold C5's will follow suit. Time will tell! Best wishes to all!
Step right up. Any takers?
Gold with black interior and even comes with factory installed Z06 brake ducts, Z06 screens, and a slew of signatures in the engine bay. It could be yours for the mere cost of $115,000.
Step right up. Any takers?
Gold with black interior and even comes with factory installed Z06 brake ducts, Z06 screens, and a slew of signatures in the engine bay. It could be yours for the mere cost of $115,000.
That's not one of the Aztec Golds. We have one of the 3 Aztec Gold convertibles (the one that was Will Cooksy's demo) but the car in the picture is 50th Anniversary Gold from 2003 and it's a one of one. It's the only 50th Anniversary Corvette painted in Anniversary Gold and the car is signed by every employee at the factory at the time. Very cool car!
Read an article years ago,,the main reason it was discontinued was the fact that the front and rear facias were painted off site at the vendors.There was way too much trouble with inconsistency of the metallic gold color batch to batch for this process and they cut it from the line up.
You're part right. It wasn't discontinued as it had never been intended for production. The purpose of those cars was to test the paint since they wanted to do the 2003 50th Anniversary Edition in gold but needed real world testing of the color which is why these cars were built and driven by executives as demos. The color was never available to order from the public. The problems you state above are the reason the color wasn't used on the 2003s and they used 50th Anniversary Red.
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