Words and Art by Scott Teeters, written for Vette Magazine and republished from SuperChevy.com
Was the “Best C6” the Last C6? Illustrated Corvette Series No. 222 – The Last C6 Corvette
Milestone Corvettes have become a fascinating part of the Corvette story. Prior to the white 1992 1,000,000th Corvette convertible, no one was paying any attention to numerical milestones or first and last of any Corvettes. When the C4 1984 Corvette came out, 51,547 customers said, “I’ll take one!” When the C3 1968 Mako Shark II-inspired Corvette was unleashed, 28,569 fans placed their order. The ’63 Sting Ray was a total game-changer from the C1 and 21,513 customers got in line with the roadster out-selling the now-iconic split-window coupe, 10,919 units to 10,594 units. And when the ’53 Corvette came out, most of America said, “What’s that?” Continue reading “
The Last C6 Corvette – Was it the Best? by K. Scott Teeters”