CORVETTE INFO/FACTS:

The word "Corvette" NOUN: 1. A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer, often armed for antisubmarine operations.

Model year that had the highest production in Corvette history? 1979

Year Chevrolet division was formed? 1911

Date the first Corvette was made in 1953? June 30th

First Corvette assembly line? A temporary facility on Van Slyke Ave in Flint, Michigan.

Date the 500,000 Corvette was built? March, 15th 1977

Date the 750,000 Corvette was built? October 26th, 1983

Year no Corvette was built? 1983

Where was the first Corvette with a convertible top (since 1975) reintroduced in October 1985? Yosemite Park, California.

Date the first ZR-1 was shown to the public? March 7th, 1989 in Geneva

Date the 1,000,000 Corvette was built? July 2nd, 1992

Date the NCM was opened? September 2nd, 1994

Highest base price Corvette in history? 2009 (ZR1)

Corvette by the numbers-

Year, production, price, horsepower:

1953- 300     $3,498     150

1954- 3640     $2,774     150

1955- 700     $2,774     195

1956- 3,467     $3,120     210-225

1957- 6,339     $3,176     220-283

1958- 9,168     $3,591     230-290

1959- 9,670     $3,875     230-290

1960- 10,261     $3,872     230-290

1961- 10,939     $3,934     230-515

1962- 14,531     $4,038     250-360

1963- 21,513     $4,252-4,037     250-360

1964- 22,229     $4,252-4,037     250-375

1965- 23,564     $4,321-4,106     250-425

1966- 27,720     $4,295-4,084     300-425

1967- 22,940     $4,389-4,241     300-435

1968- 28,566     $4,663-4,320     300-435

1969- 38,762     $4,781-4,438     250-375

1970- 17,316     $4,849-5,192     300-390

1971- 21,801     $5,259-5,496     270-425

1972- 27,004     $5,296-5,533     200-270

1973- 30,464     $5,399-5,562     190-275

1974- 37,502     $5,766-6,002     190-275

1975- 38,465     $6,550-6,810     165-205

1976- 46,558     $7,605     180-210

1977- 49,213     $8,648     180-210

1978- 46,776     $9,352-13,653     175-220

1979- 53,807     $10,220     195-225

1980- 40,614     $13,140     180-230

1981- 40,606     $16,259     190

1982- 25,407     $18,290-22,538     200

1984- 51,547     $21,800     205

1985- 39,729     $24,403     230

1986- 35,109     $27,027-32,032     230-235

1987- 30,632     $27,999-33       172 240

1988- 22,789     $29,489-34,820     240-245

1989- 26,412     $31,545-36,785     245-375

1990- 23,646     $31,979-37,264     245-375

1991- 20,639     $32,455-38,770     300-375

1992- 20,479     $33,635-40,145     300-405

1993- 21,590     $34,595-41,195     300-405

1994- 23,330     $36,185-42,960     300-405

1995- 20,742     $36,785-43,665     300-405

1996- 21,536     $37,225-45,060     300-330

1997- 9,752     $37,495     345

1998- 31,084     $37,495-44,425     345

1999- 33,270     $38,777-45,579     345

2000- 33,682     $38,900-45,900     350-385

2001- 35,627     $40,475-47,500     350-385

2002- 35,767     $41,450-50,150     350-405

2003- 35,469     $43,895-51,155     350-405

2004- 34,064     $44,535-52,385     350-405

2005- 37,372     $44,245-52    245 400

2006- 34,021     $44,600-65,800     400-505

2007- 40,561     $44,250-69,175     400-505

2008- ?     $46,100-83,345     430-505

Corvette top 10 record sales:

#1 $1,600,000 1963 Corvette Coupe "Rondine" Concept Car

#2 $1,080,000 1953 Corvette #003

#3 $1,000,000 2009 Corvette ZR1 #001

#4 $660,000 1967 Corvette "the last Sting Ray"

#5 $605,000 1968 Corvette 427 racer

#6 $489,500 1962 Corvette 327/360 FI

#7 $467,250 1967 Corvette 427/425 Conv.

#8 $440,000 1953 Corvette

#9 $396,000 1953 Corvette

#10 $398,750 1967 Corvette 427/435 L89 Conv.