Overall, sales of the Chevy Corvette dropped slightly in 1990, with a total sales of 23,646 units. Despite this decrease in sales, there was no question that Corvette had achieved an incredible success with the introduction of the ZR-1. Without question, “the King” had arrived.
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1990 Production Volumes by Model Variant
A total of 16,663 coupes were built in 1990 (including cars with the ZR1 option code). The base coupe (no ZR1 package) accounted for 54.84% of production at 12,967 units while the base convertible accounted for 32.27% of production volume at 7,630 units made. Of the 16,663 coupes, 3,049 coupes had the ZR1 package ticked and made up 12.89% of total volume for the year.
Model Variant | Production | % of Total |
---|---|---|
Base Coupe | 12,967 | 54.84 |
Convertible | 7,630 | 32.27 |
Coupe (ZR1)* | 3,049 | 12.89 |
Total | 23,646 | 100.00 |
1990 Production Volumes by RPO Codes & Colors
Below, we have broken out the 1990 Corvette production builds by RPO codes and options so you can see how popular or rare certain options were.
RPO | Grouping | Description | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1YY07 | Base Car | Base Coupe | 16,016 |
1YY67 | Base Car | Base Convertible | 7,630 |
Z51 | Package | Performance Handling Package (Coupe) | 5,446 |
ZR1 | Package | Special Performance Handling Package (Coupe) | 3,049 |
K05 | Engine | Engine Block Heater | 1,585 |
KC4 | Engine | Engine Oil Cooler | 16,220 |
L98 | Engine | 5.7 Liter, V-8 Engine, TPI | 0 |
LT5 | Engine | 5.7 Liter, V-8 Engine, MPFI, DOHC | 0 |
B2K | Callaway | Callaway Twin Turbo | 58 |
AC1 | Seats | Power Passenger Seat | 20,419 |
AC3 | Seats | Power Driver Seat | 23,109 |
AQ9 | Seats | Leather Sport Seats | 11,457 |
AR9 | Seats | Base Leather Seats | 11,649 |
CC2 | Roof | Auxiliary Hardtop (Convertible) | 2,371 |
C2L | Roof | Dual Removable Roof Panels | 6,422 |
24S | Roof | Removable Roof Panel, blue tint | 7,852 |
64S | Roof | Removable Roof Panel, bronze tint | 4,340 |
CC3 | Roof | Removable Plastic Roof Panel | 0 |
CF7 | Roof | Non-Transparent Removable Roof Panel | 0 |
FX3 | Handling | Selective Ride and Handling System | 7,576 |
FE1 | Suspension | Soft Ride Suspension | 0 |
FE7 | Suspension | Heavy Duty Suspension | 0 |
GH0 | Rear Axle | 3.54 Rear Axle Ratio | 0 |
GM1 | Rear Axle | 2.59 Rear Axle Ratio | 0 |
GM3 | Rear Axle | 3.45 Rear Axle Ratio | 0 |
GT7 | Rear Axle | 3.33 Rear Axle Ratio | 0 |
GU2 | Rear Axle | 2.73 Rear Axle Ratio | 0 |
G44 | Rear Axle | 3.07 Rear Axle Ratio | 0 |
G87 | Rear Axle | 8.5 - Inch Ring Gear | 0 |
G92 | Rear Axle | Performance Axle Ratio, 3.07:1 | 9,362 |
MN6 | Transmission | 6-spd, Manual Trans. | 8,100 |
MD8 | Transmission | 4-speed Automatic Transmission (4L60) | 0 |
ML9 | Transmission | 6-speed Manual Transmisson (ZF) | 0 |
UU8 | Radio/Stereo | Delco Bose Stereo System | 6,401 |
U1F | Radio/Stereo | Delco Bose CD Stereo System | 15,716 |
UM6 | Radio/Stereo | Electronically Tuned Stereo with Cassette/Clock | 0 |
UX0 | Radio/Stereo | Delco Bose 6-Speaker Stereo System | 0 |
JL9 | Brakes | Front and Rear Anti-lock Brakes | 0 |
J55 | Brakes | Heavy Duty Brakes | 0 |
QA1 | Wheels/Tires | Aluminum Wheel, 17x9.5 | 0 |
QA2 | Wheels/Tires | Aluminum Wheels, 17x9.5 Front, 17x11 Rear | 0 |
XAU | Wheels/Tires | Front Tire, P274/40ZR17 | 0 |
YAU | Wheels/Tires | Rear Tire: P275/40ZR17 | 0 |
YBE | Wheels/Tires | Rear Tire: P315/35ZR17 | 0 |
C68 | Other Options | Electronic Air Conditioning | 22,497 |
NN5 | Other Options | California Emission Requirements | 4,035 |
UJ6 | Other Options | Low Tire Pressure Warning System | 8,432 |
V56 | Other Options | Luggage Rack (Convertible) | 1,284 |
AJ3 | Other Options | Inflatable Restraint System | 0 |
C60 | Other Options | Manaul Control Air Conditioning | 0 |
DL8 | Other Options | Twin Electric Remote Heated Sport Mirrors | 0 |
D3X | Other Options | Speedometer Driven Gear (25513049) | 0 |
D4D | Other Options | Speedometer Driven Gear (25513047) | 0 |
D7B | Other Options | Speedometer Driven Gear (25513050) | 0 |
D7C | Other Options | Speedometer Driven Gear (25513043) | 0 |
D74 | Other Options | Illuminated Mirror, Inside Vanity Visor | 0 |
D9A | Other Options | Speedometer Sensor (25007224) | 0 |
D9B | Other Options | Speedometer Sensor (25007308) | 0 |
K09 | Other Options | 120 Amp Generator | 0 |
K68 | Other Options | 105 Amp Generator | 0 |
T61 | Other Options | Daytime Running Lamps | 0 |
NK4 | Other Options | Steering Wheel, Sport Leather | 0 |
T93 | Other Options | Special Tail and Stop Lamps | 0 |
U19 | Other Options | Instrument Cluster, Kilometers and Miles | 0 |
U19 | Other Options | Instrument Cluster, Kilometers and Miles | 0 |
U52 | Other Options | Electronic Instrument Cluster | 0 |
10 | Exterior Colors | White | 4,872 |
25 | Exterior Colors | Steel Blue Metallic | 813 |
41 | Exterior Colors | Black | 4,759 |
42 | Exterior Colors | Turquoise Metallic | 589 |
53 | Exterior Colors | Competition Yellow | 278 |
68 | Exterior Colors | Dark Red Metallic | 2,353 |
80 | Exterior Colors | Quasar Blue Metallic | 474 |
81 | Exterior Colors | Bright Red | 6,956 |
91 | Exterior Colors | Polo Green Metallic | 1,674 |
96 | Exterior Colors | Charcoal Metallic | 878 |
19C | Interior | Black Cloth | 398 |
60C | Interior | Saddle Cloth | 142 |
193 | Interior | Black Leather | 9,678 |
223 | Interior | Blue Leather | 736 |
603 | Interior | Saddle Leather | 3,423 |
733 | Interior | Red Leather | 6,467 |
903 | Interior | Gray Leather | 2,802 |
N/A | Convertible Top | Black | 4,161 |
N/A | Convertible Top | Saddle | 1,284 |
N/A | Convertible Top | White | 2,205 |
RPO | Grouping | Description | Total |