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The C3 fifteen-year run shows an extreme contrast. The list price for the Corvette in 1968 was $4,663 (~$42,163 in 2024). By 1982 the base price had increased to $18,290 (~$48,871 in 2023). In 1968 there were six engines, two small-block V8s and four big-block V8s. By 1982 there was only one small block V8 engine available.
Chevrolet Corvette (C2), the second generation of the Corvette, introduced in 1963, referred to as the Corvette Sting Ray; Chevrolet Corvette (C3), the third generation of the Corvette, introduced in 1968, referred to as the Corvette Stingray from 1969 through 1976 — in 1968, the Corvette did not have the Stingray badging
Corvette concept cars have inspired the designs of several generations of Corvettes. [43] The first Corvette, Harley Earl's 1953 EX-122 Corvette prototype was itself, a concept show car, first shown to the public at the 1953 GM Motorama at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on January 17, 1953. It was brought to production in six months ...
1980: For MY 1980 rear fascia was revised with a squared-off hatch, wraparound taillights with combined, single-colored turn signals, and a round gas-filler door. 1981 In August 1981, a diesel engine option was new with a late 1981 availability – this is a 1.8-liter Isuzu unit only available coupled to an Isuzu five-speed. [ 15 ]
The C4 Corvette represented a clean break from the Zora Arkus-Duntov-designed C3, with a completely new chassis and sleeker, more modern but still evolutionary styling.It was the work of a team under chief Corvette designer Dave McLellan, who'd taken over from Duntov in 1975 — under the design direction of Irv Rybicki.
1980 Chevrolet Corvette. Emission requirements in the US state of California, which are frequently stricter than those in the rest of the country, required that all Corvettes sold there during the 1980 model year be fitted with a 180-horsepower 305 cu. in. "small-block" V8 engine with a 3-speed automatic transmission. This model of Corvette is ...
The Corvette ZR1 was revealed on July 25, 2024, at a private event in Miami, Florida, and a video revealing the vehicle was uploaded to Chevrolet's YouTube channel the same day. [55] It is the most powerful Corvette to date, as well as the first to go into full scale production with a twin-turbocharged engine.
The "V" in the Corvette emblem was enlarged and gold colored, signifying the V8 engine and 12-volt electrical systems, while 6-cylinder models retained the 6-volt systems used in 1953–54. [19] Although not a part of the original Corvette project, Zora Arkus-Duntov was responsible for the addition of the V8 engine and three-speed manual ...