Corvette: Year by Year
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 19641965 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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Corvette Terms
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Radio Delete:An option that deleted the radio with a corresponding price decrease. Popular with Corvettes destined to be race cars.
Rally Wheels:
Steel wheels that were standard equipment with 1967 - '82 Corvettes and included a chrome trim ring and small hub caps.
Rat Motor:
Term of affection for the big block Chevrolet engines.
Redline Tires:
A optional bias-ply tire avaialble in 1967 - '69 Corvettes.
Regular Production Option:
See RPO.
Restamping:
A highly controversial process where numbers are stamped on engine blocks and other parts to make the car appear to be "matching numbers".
Route 66:
A highway, now largely replaced by the interstate highway system, that ran from Santa Monica CA to Chicago IL with strong historical roots. A '60s television show named "Route 66" featured a Corvette.
RPO:
Regular Production Option. Starting in 1963 options were given a three digit code which was a letter followed by a number.
