Production Numbers


 
 

Corvettes
Year
Serial Number
Total
Notes
Corvette
1953
E53F001001 - E53F001300
300
all convertibles -- 200 surviving
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1954
E54S001001 - E54S004640
3,640
All Convertibles -approx. 80% were painted white
"
1955
VE55S001001 - VE55S001700
700
about 6 were 6 CYL and the rest were V8 
"
1956
E56S001001 - E56S004467
3,467
all convertibles 
"
1957
E57S100001 - E57S106339
6,339
all convertibles -- 1,040 were fuel-injected
"
1958
J58S100001 - J58S109168
9,168
all convertibles -- almost 11% had 283 cid 290 HP fuel-injected V8
"
1959
J59S100001 - J59S109670
9,670
all convertibles
First year for the reverse lockout T handle on the 4-speed shifter
"
1960
00867S100001 - 00867S110261
10,621
all convertibles -- 50% had a detachable hardtop
"
1961
10867S100001 - 10867S110939
10,939
all convertibles -- 64% had a 4 SPD manual transmission
"
1962
20867S100001 - 20867S114531
14,531
all convertibles -- sold in solid colours only
"
1963
30867S100001 - 30867S121513
21,513
coupe 10,594 -- convertible 10,919 -- stingray and splitback year
"
1964
40867S100001 - 40867S122229
22,229
coupe 8,304 -- convertible 13,925 
"
1965
194675S100001 - 194675S123564
23,564
coupe 8,186 -- convertible 15,376 -- side exhaust option added
"
1966
194676S100001 - 194676S127720
27,720
coupe 9,958 -- convertible 17,762
13% had tilt steering wheel, 20% had power steering
"
1967
194677S100001 - 194677S122940
22,940
coupe 8,504 -- convertible 14,436 -- 20% had power brakes
1967 is considered the most refined of the original Sting Ray models 
"
1968
194678S400001 - 194678S428566
28,566
coupe 9,936 -- convertible 18,630 -- removable back window, T-top 
"
1969
194679S700001 - 194679S738762
38,762
coupe 22,129 -- convertible 16,633 -- 25% had power windows 
"
1970
194670S700001 - 194670S417316
17,316
coupe 10,668 -- convertible 6,648
"
1971
194671S700001 - 194671S121801
21,801
coupe 14,680 -- convertible 7,121
"
1972
1Z67K2S500001 - 1Z67K2S527004
27,004
coupe 20,496 -- convertible 6,508
"
1973
1Z37Z3S400001 - 1Z37Z3S430464
 30,464
base engine 350 cid 190 HP - 4,000 serial numbers were never built.
"
1974
1Z67J4S400001 - 1Z67J4S437502
37,502
base engine 350 cid 195 HP  - last year for the big block Corvette
"
1975
1Z37J5S400001 - 1Z37J5S438465
38,465
base engine 350 cid 165 HP - last year for the Corvette convertible 
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1976
1Z37L6S400001 - 1Z37L6S446558
46,558
base engine 350 cid 180 HP 
eliminated the air vents on the rear deck.
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1977
1Z37L7S400001 - 1Z37L7S449213
49,213
base engine 350 cid 180 HP -  L82 engine 210 HP
"
1978
1Z87L8S400001 - 1Z87L8S440274
40,274
base engine 350 cid 185 HP 
vin #'s Pace Car 1Z87L8S900001 - 1Z87L8S906502
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1979
1Z8789S400001 - 1Z8789S453807
53,807
base engine 350 cid 195 HP 
L48 and optional L82 engines gained 5 horsepower
"
1980
1Z878AS400001 - 1Z878AS440614
40,614
base engine 350 cid 190 HP 
Loss of nearly 250lbs thru greater use of aluminum 
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1981
1G1AY8764BS400001-1G1AY8764BS431611
1G1AY8764B5100001-1G1AY8764B5108995 
40,606
St.Louis - last model year to offer a manual transmission till '84
B.Green
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1982
1G1AY878XC5100001-1G1AY878XC5125408
25,407
base engine 350 cid 200 HP - New Crossfire Fuel Injection 

 
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