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| 1986-'91 Highlights |
| 1986 |
Convertible available mid-year (the first since '75), all are Indy 500 pace car replicas; anti-lock brakes become standard equipment; aluminum heads on all convertibles and late-year coupes; most-ordered body color: Code 81 Bright Red, 9,466 units; least-ordered body color: Code 66 Copper Metallic, four units. |
| 1987 |
New hydraulic roller lifter camshaft (adds 5 hp); new RPO Z52 Sport Handling Package ($470), 12,662 sold; RPO B2K Callaway-installed Twin Turbo System, 184 (121 coupe, 63 convertible) ordered at $19,995 extra cost (top speed: 177-plus), not certified for sale in California; most-ordered body color: Code 81 Bright Red, 8,285 units; least-ordered body color: Code 66 Copper Metallic, 87 units. |
| 1988 |
Corvette's 35th year features an Anniversary package (RPO ZO1 $4,795) for coupes only, 2,050 are ordered; Chevrolet builds 56 Corvettes in-house for the 1988 SCCA Corvette Challenge race series; all new '88s have new dual-piston front brakes and an all-new emergency brake system; 124 Callaway twin-turbo Corvettes sold (RPO B2K, $25,895); most-ordered body color: Code 81 Bright Red, 5,340 units; least-ordered body color: Code 13 Silver Metallic, 385 units. |
| 1989 |
New six-speed manual transmission at no extra cost; 60 Corvettes built at Bowling Green for Corvette Challenge Race Series (series concludes at end of 1989); 84 375hp ZR-1 Corvettes built for testing, evaluation, and media review, slated release to public held up until 1990 for further engine development; 69 Callaway twin-turbo Corvettes sold (RPO B2K, $25,895); most-ordered '89 body color: Code 81 Bright Red, 7,663 units; least-ordered body color: Code 90 Gray Metallic, 225 units; not listed as available but listed as built were six Code 35 Yellow Corvettes and 27 Code 31 Arctic Pearl Corvettes. |
| 1990 |
RPO ZR-1 Special Performance Package is introduced with the LT5 375hp V-8 (with four-valve heads and four overhead camshafts), 3,049 sold at $27,016 extra; new World Challenge Race Series commences, COPO/Merchandising code RG9 is the only way to order a Corvette for this series (23 were so-ordered); 58 Callaway twin-turbo Corvettes sold (RPO B2K, $26,895); most-ordered '90 body color: Code 81 Bright Red, 6,956 units; least-ordered body color: Code 53 Competition Yellow, 278 units. |
| 1991 |
RPO ZR-1 ($31,683) sales total 2,044 units. All standard '91 Corvettes have rear fascia identical to the ZR-1; final year for RPO B2K ($33,000) Callaway twin-turbo option, 62 sold; final year for L98 TPI 350; other technical updates for '91 include a new instrument cluster; most-ordered body color: Code 81 Bright Red, 5,318 units; least-ordered body color: Code 96 Charcoal Metallic, 417 units. |
| Year |
MSRP |
Sales |
| '86 coupe |
$27,027 |
27,794 |
| '86 conv. |
$32,032 |
7,315 |
| '87 coupe |
$27,999 |
20,007 |
| '87 conv. |
$33,172 |
10,625 |
| '88 coupe |
$29,489 |
15,382 |
| '88 conv. |
$34,820 |
7,407 |
| '89 coupe |
$31,545 |
16,663 |
| '89 conv. |
$36,785 |
9,749 |
| '90 coupe |
$31,979 |
16,016 |
| '90 conv. |
$37,264 |
7,630 |
| '91 coupe |
$32,455 |
14,967 |
| '91 conv. |
$38,770 |
5,672 |
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