The final year of the C3 Corvette was a solid one in terms of production. As expected production wound down and you can see that in the 25,407 units made. The plant and buyers were getting ready for the launch of the all new C4 Corvette generation.
Read more: 1982 Corvette Research Center.
1982 Production Volumes by Model Variant
The coupe accounted for 100% of sales in 1982 because the convertible was no longer offered after 1975 for the C3 generation.
| Model Variant | Production | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Coupe | 25,407 | 100.00 |
| Total | 25,407 | 100.00 |
1982 Production Volumes by RPO Codes & Colors
Below, we have broken out the 1982 Corvette production builds by RPO codes and options so you can see how popular or rare certain options were.
| Code | Grouping | Description | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1YY87 | Base Car | Base Corvette Sport Coupe | 18,648 |
| 1YY07 | Base Car | Corvette Collector Edition Hatchback | 6,759 |
| FE7 | Suspension | Gymkhana Suspension | 5,457 |
| N90 | Wheels | Aluminum Wheels | 16,844 |
| QGR | Tires | White Letter SBR P225/70R15 Tires | 5,932 |
| QXH | Tires | White Letter SBR P255/60R15 Tires | 19,070 |
| UL5 | Radio / Stereo | Radio Delete | 150 |
| UM4 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo with 8-Track | 923 |
| UM6 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo with Cassette | 20,355 |
| UN5 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo with Cassette/Citizens Band | 1,987 |
| U58 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo Radio | 1,533 |
| U75 | Radio / Stereo | Power Antenna | 15,557 |
| CC1 | Roof | Removable Glass Roof Panels | 14,763 |
| V54 | Roof | Roof Panel Carrier | 1,992 |
| AG9 | Other Options | Power Driver Seat | 22,585 |
| AU3 | Other Options | Power Door Locks | 23,936 |
| C49 | Other Options | Rear Window Defogger | 16,886 |
| DG7 | Other Options | Electric Sport Mirrors | 20,301 |
| D84 | Other Options | Two Tone Paint (coupe) | 4,871 |
| K35 | Other Options | Cruise Control | 24,313 |
| VO8 | Other Options | Heavy Duty Cooling | 6,006 |
| YF5 | Other Options | California Emission Certification | 4,951 |
| 10 | Exterior Colors | White | 2,975 |
| 13 | Exterior Colors | Silver | 711 |
| 19 | Exterior Colors | Black | 2,357 |
| 24 | Exterior Colors | Silver Blue | 1,124 |
| 26 | Exterior Colors | Dark Blue | 562 |
| 31 | Exterior Colors | Bright Blue | 567 |
| 39 | Exterior Colors | Charcoal | 1,093 |
| 40 | Exterior Colors | Silver Green | 723 |
| 56 | Exterior Colors | Gold | 648 |
| 59 | Exterior Colors | Silver Beige | 6,759 |
| 70 | Exterior Colors | Red | 2,155 |
| 99 | Exterior Colors | Dark Claret | 853 |
| 10/13 | Exterior Colors | White/Silver | 664 |
| 13/39 | Exterior Colors | Silver/Charcoal | 1,239 |
| 13/99 | Exterior Colors | Silver/Dark Claret | 1,301 |
| 24/26 | Exterior Colors | Silver Blue/Dark Blue | 1,667 |
| 132 | Interior | Silver Gray Leather | 0 |
| 182 | Interior | Charcoal Cloth | 0 |
| 22 | Interior | Dark Blue Cloth | 0 |
| 222 | Interior | Dark Blue Leather | 0 |
| 402 | Interior | Silver Green Leather | 0 |
| 592 | Interior | Silver Beighe Leather | 0 |
| 64C | Interior | Camel Cloth | 0 |
| 642 | Interior | Camel Leather | 0 |
| 74C | Interior | Dark Red Cloth | 0 |
| 742 | Interior | Dark Red Leather | 0 |
| Code | Grouping | Description | Total |
