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12 Volt
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957

1958
1959
1960
1961
1962

1963
1964
1965
1966
1967

1968
1969
1970
1971
1972

1973
1974
1974 only year of seam in rear Urethane bumper
1975
1976
1977

1978
1978 Indy Pace Car
1978 Silver Anniversary Badge
1978 Silver Anniversary Edition
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982 Collector Edition
1983

1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

1st Generation
235 cubic inch six
25th Anniversary Badge
265 cubic inch V8
283 cubic inch V8 (1957)
283 cubic inch V8 (1958-1961)
2nd Generation
2 Speed Powerglide
327 cubic inch V8 (1962)
327 cubic inch V8 (1963-1967)
350 cubic inch V8 (1969-1972)
350 cubic inch V8 (1984-1989)
350 cubic inch V8 (1989-1996)
350 cubic inch V8 (1973-1977)
350 cubic inch V8 (1978-1982)
3rd Generation
3 Speed Manual
4th Generation
40th Anniversary Edition
427 cubic inch V8 (1966-1967)
427 cubic inch V8 (1968-1969)
454 cubic inch V8 (1970-1972)
454 cubic inch V8 (1973-1974)
5 spoke wheels with ZR1 option
5th Generation
6 Volt

Alloy Kelsey-Hays wheels
Alloy wheels on collectors edition
Aluminum heads
Aluminum radiator - opt
Aluminium radiator - std
Automatic transmission - Powerglide

Blue Flame 6
Bowling Green KY production begins 1981

Callaway Twin Turbos
Carburetor - 3 side draft
Carburetor - 4 barrel
CB Radio - factory option 1978
Chrome
Collector's Edition - 1988
Collector's Edition - 1996
Convertible ends - 1975 (until return, 1986)
Convertible Returns - 1986
Corvette Generations
Cove side introduced
Cove side color option discontinued
Cross-Fire Injection Introduced (1982)
Cross-Fire Injection (1984)


Dual quads

Egg Crate Side Vent - Added 1970
Elephant Ear scoops

F45 Selective Real Time Damping
Fifth Generation
First Generation
Flint Michigan
Flying Buttress Roofline (1968-1972)
FX3 Selective Ride Control
Fourth Generation
Fuel Injection - introduced
Fuel Injection

Glass T-Tops option 1978

Grand Sport option
Grille "teeth"
Grille change - mesh


Hardtop - removable first offered 1956
Hardtop - removable - 1989
Hood louvers
Horizontal crease rear
Horsepower
HP

Kelsey-Hays Alloy wheels (faux) 1982
Knock off Alloy wheels

Lateral Acceleration
Leather interior standard (1977)
Louvers in hood

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New body style (1956)

Pace Car - General
Pace Car - 1978
Pace Car - 1986
Pace Car - 1995
Painted headlight rims
Plastic (Urethane) Front bumper added 1973
Plastic (Urethane) Rear bumper added 1974
Polo White
Port-Injection
Positraction
Powerglide
Power soft top
Power windows - 1956

Radio - Wonderbar
Rear Seam in Urethane bumper 1974
Reverse lockout
Rocker molding introduced
Rocker molding rib painted mid year
RPO684

Seat belt anchors introduced
Second Generation
Serial Numbers - 1953
Serial number stamped on block
Side Cove introduced
Silver Anniversary Badge
Single Headlights
Sixth Generation
Soft top
Spears in cove
Spoilers as part of 1978 Indy Pace Car (bolt on)
Spoilers option - 1979 bolt on
Spoilers redesign integral to body 1980
Steel Perimeter Frame
Sting Ray (63-67)
Stingray (68 - NOT)
Stingray (69-82)
St. Louis production ends 1981

Third Generation
Turbo, twin Callaway
Two Tone Paint
Quad Headlights-first year

Urethane Front bumper added 1973
Urethane Rear bumper added 1974
Vaccum power headlight doors, 1972 last year
Wonderbar radio

Z51 Suspension
ZR1 option