By the time 1982 rolled around, the C3 Corvette was 14 years old and the chassis that it was based on dated back to 1963. Needless to say, a lifetime for a chassis and body style. The Corvette team at GM was well aware of this, and had been working feverishly on the next generation car. Unfortunately, development and quality control issues prevented them from introducing the C4 Corvette until March of 1983, 6 months beyond the typical September new model introduction. In short, no 1983 Corvettes were ever offered to the public; the C4 was introduced as a 1984 model.
As GM was still struggling with ever-increasing emissions regulations, the focus for early C4 Corvettes was on handling and chassis dynamics. And they delivered, so much so that there are still many competitive C4’s at sanctioned racing events across the country. Right out of the box, the C4 was a capable corner carver, and when the Corvette team increased power substantially in 1992 with the second-generation LT1 (300HP), the Corvette was a force to be reckoned with.
Notable C4 Corvettes are the early models with the unique Doug Nash “4+3” overdrive manual transmissions, the 1988 35th Anniversary model (pictured), the incredible and highly anticipated ZR-1 supercars of 1990-95, and the Grand Sport and Collector Edition models from 1996, which sported a one-year only 330HP LT4.
TOTAL358,180
| Model Year | Coupe | Convertible | ZR-1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 51547 | 51547 | ||
| 1985 | 39729 | 39729 | ||
| 1986 | 27794 | 7315 | 35109 | |
| 1987 | 20007 | 10625 | 30632 | |
| 1988 | 15382 | 7407 | 22789 | |
| 1989 | 16663 | 9749 | 26412 | |
| 1990 | 12967 | 7630 | 3049 | 23646 |
| 1991 | 12923 | 5672 | 2044 | 20639 |
| 1992 | 14102 | 5875 | 502 | 20479 |
| 1993 | 15450 | 5692 | 448 | 21590 |
| 1994 | 17536 | 5346 | 448 | 23330 |
| 1995 | 15323 | 4971 | 448 | 20742 |
| 1996 | 17167 | 4369 | 21536 |
Hello I have a 1996 corvette black with a grand sport package Vin number is 1g1yy2255t5109375 question how many of the regular corvettes were produced without the grand sport or silver collectors edition. My corvette has the lt4 engine it has 49k miles looks and runs great 6 speed car.
Steve
I have a 1985 2tone bronze z51 with Automatic Transmission.There were 2393 cars built in this colour. How my Z51 were made in this colour ?Their were a total of 14802 with the Z51 package going by my black book. Many thanks for your time and knowledge
Unfortunately, I do not have any resource with any information on how many Z51s were made in any particular color.
I have a 1988 with a signature that states it is the highest hp made that year for its model is that a thing has anyone ever heard of something like that?
i have a 89 corvette 6 speed manul wihe select ride n i think with the zr1 packaage its a beautiful car wondering how many were made in 89 but i looked it up n said 89 was not sole until 90
you are correct
How many 1988 35 anniversary corvettes of the 2000 made were 4 speed manual transmission?
The Corvette Black Book shows there were 2050, 35th Anniversary model manufactured but there is no breakdown of how many were manual or auto trans.
4282 total, manual transmission cars were built
Regards,
Gus
Corvette Central Product Assistance
Not a lot. The 87-88 4 speed is a black sheep in the C4 world. Rare and not nearly as common to see with that special trans.
How many ruby red 40th corvette convertible’s came with a 6 speed manual transmission?
There were 6749 40th Anniversary packages sold.
Regards,
Gus
Corvette Central Product Assistance
Have a 1988 corvette covertible with the Nash 4 + 3 transmision. Red exterior and red interior. Is there any way to find out how many were produced? Or where I can find this. Many Thanks
The Corvette Black Book states that there were 7407 convertibles manufactured in 1988.
Of the total production of 15,382 Corvettes produced that year 5340 were painted bright red.
4282 had the manual transmission.
There is no breakdown between coupes and convertibles.
There are no statistics on interior color numbers or exterior/interior combinations
Regards,
Gus
Corvette Central Product Assistance
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I guess not too many. I’m looking into buying a 87 red convertible on gray with a 4+3. We rarely see manual ragtops for sale compared to auto coupe.
Is there a way to tell what number of production my 1994 corvette is. It was built in Bolling Green according to the vin #. I know it was after the 1,000,000th one and before the 1,500,000th one. Thanks
The last 6 digits of the VIN would be the production number for your year. 100001 through 122882 (non-ZR-1). So this would give you an idea where yours fell in production in 1994. As far as total production or the exact build day for your 1994, maybe the Corvette Museum could tell you more on that.
How many 91 white convertibles were sold in Canada
The 1985 35th Anniversary Corvette in worth $40,000-$50,000 (Depending on condition), And about 200 of them had been made with a manual transmission. It was chosen with all white interior, rims, and body to celebrate the first corvette being all white. There were only 2,500 of these Corvettes made and i would say that now there would be about 2,000 left. It has a V8 engine with rear wheel drive and has electric gauges inside.
I was wondering if your Black book would have some of the information that I can’t seem to find anywhere. One of the most that I am trying to find out is how many ’91 corvettes came with the Zo7 option, which I think was 733, also had the 4spd Auto trans. From what I have heard most all with the Zo7’s were ordered with the 6spd manual. So my 4spd auto might be relatively rare, but I can’t find the numbers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Yes I would recommend you our black book as well. The book stats in 1991 build records indicate 169 Zo7 had automatics.
How many corvettes were made in 1990 to 1991 that were turquoise with the Greenwood package?
2210 total in Turquoise. If you’re looking for more information we sell the black book https://https://www.corvettecentral.com/search?CurrentSearchCategoryId=&q=black+book
I was wondering if your Black book would have the information that I can’t seem to find anywhere. One of the most that I am trying to find out is how many ’91 corvette’s that came with the Zo7 option, which I think was 733, also had the 4spd Auto trans. From what I have heard most all with the Zo7 were ordered with the 6spd manual. So my 4spd auto might be relatively rare, but I can’t find the numbers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Yes I would recommend you our black book as well. The book stats in 1991 build records indicate 169 Zo7 had automatics.
I have a 1991 all black convertible with a 6 speed manual. I also was wondering how many were produced!
In 1991, 3909 were produced in black. If you’re looking for more information we sell the Black Book https://https://www.corvettecentral.com/search?CurrentSearchCategoryId=&q=black+book
Have a 1984 corvette with the Nash 4 + 3 transmission. Is there any way to find out how many were produced? Hope someone can help…
Mike Antonick’s Corvette Blackbook has numbers on all model year options. 6443 per Corvette Blackbook.
i have 1989 Corvette Convertible 6 Speed Manual, I can find out number of Convertibles produced and number of 6 speed manuals produced, but cannot find number of convertibles produced with 6-speed manual transmissions. Anyway to narrow it down (4113 6 speed manuals produced in 1989, but total includes both coupe and convertible)?
Raymond –
We looked up the data in the Corvette Black Book, but could not find how many manual convertibles were produced. Anybody else out there have this information?
All being equal, it would be about 1481 manual convertibles out there for 1989. Based on 36% of 4112 manuals might be in 36% of the total production of 26412 cars being the ratio the same. Gives a good idea at least.