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Oo f Ps secuon should be read with caution. Pracncaly every piece of GM mMerature Contains some type of disclaimer as“... accurate at press ume. but just at model change tne. There have been Corvette model years when Suggested prices have changed four times. Manufacturing problems, both twathin GM and at suppiying vendors, may Cause ksted options never to be available. Pubhe demand may force an option to be feted mid-year but that Option may Naver appear in promotional Wterature. The data for the opuons tables was assembled from the inputs of several sources. Wherever possible, early production information was used. In some Cases options advertised, but aot actually iastalied in Corvettes, are included wath explaining footnotes. Starung in 1967. Chevrolet attached an option ist to the top of Corvette 925 tanks during assembly. Provided the kst has not Deen removed. verifica- on of ongunal factory-snstalied Opuons can be made by dropping the tank on 1967 and later models. Other than onginal purchase information. such as wandow price suckers, positive venfication is aifficuR for earker models. Enussion controls required by the Federal Government have usually been included wn the base cost of Corvettes. Reguonal requirements, such as for Catifornia and hgh altitude areas. are usually not ucluded in base Costs since these typecally exceed Federal standards. For example, 1966 Corvettes sold in Cakforma were equipped with Air injector Reactors (RPO K19) wiuch cost customers an extra $47.55 retail. Cakforma requirements for 1973 Cor- wettes included a $15.00 assembly line emissions test (RPO YA7). and cerufi- cation (RPO VJ9). a no-charge “option.” Because o* the regional aspects of OfTiSN0NS eQuIPMent and yoarty Buctuations, ths iaformauion 1s aot included ia the opuuon tables. Colors Some controversy will always exist regarding factory available colors for Corvettes. Thus is especially true for the 1962 and older Corvette modeis. Pror to the 1963 model Corvette. no paint identification coding was affixed to the Corvette body. Thus, if an earher Corvette is re-painted care- fully enough. the color can be changed without detection. Easier said than Gone. and most repasmt can be recognized if inspected closely enough. But the lack of postive ID plate venfication keeps the paint controversy brewing. The “code” usted in the tables is the exterior color code stamped on a plate wiuch is affixed to Corvetie Domes starting in 1963. The plate ts on the dash Support member undef the glove box in 1963 through 1967 models. and on the drver's side door post in 1968 and newer modes. Chevrolet has always used lacquer for the extenor bouy surfaces of Cor- vettes. 1957 ana older Corvettes were painted with futrocellulose lacquer, except for laca Silver models which were acrylic lacquer. All 1958 and newer Corvette modelg were factory punted with acrybc lacquer. For refinushung, the actyht Celuts are generally available from most mayor supphers. The 6 ftroceluioss colors can be a problem, since many paint formulas for the older colors have been pulled from local suppliers by paint manufacturers. The Corvette enthusiast Aas the choice of cross-referercing tO aa acryke equivalent. or using onginal mtrocelkulost lacquer supphed by vendors whe service the antique auto market. in using the “intenors” portion of the lables, # should be remembered that the interlos-exterior combinations listed were A0t necessarily the Only Ones fecommendations. if a customer wished a bght blue 728 with a red wnterior he Could have it. provided the dealer marked the order blaAK te indcale 8 AOn-recommended customer preference Color availebuity often changes. Some colors ksted by Chevrolet for Cor vettes were never used, while others nat Lsted have. For instance, the Saffron exterior color usted for the 1978 Corvette was withdrawn before production and replaced with Mahogany. Another probiem is that many pubkshed kst.ngs of Corvette colors are incomplete. A flagrant example is the often printed hist Of three 1963 exterior colors, red. blue, and silver. Actually, there were seven exteror colors avauabie. Even Gill's dealer parts books are incorrect. Summary and Caution Thus publication, especially the secuan to follow, is intended to promote the fun and enjoyment of the Corvette hobby by presenung usefu: wnformauon ia a readily accessible format. A great deal of effort has been expanded in Compiling the data and venfying it, including Checlung by many ef the coun Uy’s foremost Corvette enthusiasts prior to publication. But almost nothing is absolute in the world of automobiles, especially Corvettes. A very high percentage of the following data is accurate for a high percentage of Corvettes. but excapuons are possible in simast every Cate gory. Because of the very rature of auto production, a totally accurate listis.9 of aulomotve facts, parucularly related to part numbers, ts impossuble. General MOLOFs does not document every production change made. The repiecement , parts aspect of General Motors 1s keyed to function, not crgmadty. Parts are interchanged during production when shortages occur. New parts mvertones are NOt always phased in so that ati “old” parts are used before new. The informauon wn the tables to follow has been oblaned from hundreds _ Of sources. The sources range from pubkshed General Motors documents to Surveys taken by organizations lke The Nat:onal Corvette Restorer’s Socety. Some of the data has never before been published. informauon derwed from surveys and observation tends to be accurate but aot necessafily totally inclusive since st is based On a samphng of vetucies. In short, you should’ never rely On published data as the final guideline ia Getermuning a Corvette’s value. it can ‘be helpful to you, but w the end you Must balance & with good judgement, logic. and Common sense. Because of the possibilty of errors. eaceptions, of other reasons for inac- curacy, Michael Bruce Associates Inc. disclams all responsibcbty fer the actu- (aty Of ali information presented wathia tus publication. —& setae eee ee ee comes oe oe