The Corvette Story: 2004 Corvette

Corvette: Year by Year

1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

C5 Retires With Honors

Special C5 Corvette race cars (below right), with the designation of C5-R had seen consistent success in the most demanding race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This was a factory effort which had resulted in podium finishes (third place or better) in the last 29 races and victories in the last 20 races.

The C5-R record in the GTS class at Le Mans was impressive:

2000: 3rd and 4th
2001: 1st and 2nd
2002: 1st and 2nd
2003: 2nd and 3rd

2004 Corvette Commemorative Edition hood emblem

A special Commemorative Edition, recognizing the Le Mans successes, was available for 2004. It consisted of a LeMans blue paint with silver / red center striping, Commemorative badges on the front bumper and rear deck (above), a shale interior with seat embroidery, an emblem on the interior waterfall area of the convertibles and a shale convertible top. The Z06 Commemorative Edition came with polished aluminum wheels.

Suspension tweaks improved handling of the Z06 without a sacrifice in ride quality.

Next: 2004 Corvette, Part II

2004 Corvette, Part III

2004 Corvette Options

2005 Corvette

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