1955 Corvette Production Volumes

In 1955 hopes were high for big growth in Corvette production (north of 10,000 units were predicted). It turned out to be a horrible year and almost caused the death of the model. Only 700 units were produced in 1955. For more information on the 1955 Corvette, head over to the 1955 Corvette guide.

1955 Production Volumes by Model Variant

Of those cars, 700 were all convertibles since that was the only body style in 1955.

Model Variant	Production	% of Total
Convertible	700	100.00%
Total	700	100.00%

1955 Production Volumes by RPO Codes & Colors

Below, we have broken out the 1955 Corvette production builds by RPO codes and options so you can see how popular or rare certain options were. The biggest change for the ’55 in terms of options was the addition of the optional 195 horsepower V8.

Code	Grouping	Description	Total
2934-6	Base Car	Base Roadster - 6-cylinder	7
2934-8	Base Car	Base Roadster - 8-cylinder*	693
100	Other Options	Directional Signals	700
101	Other Options	Heater	700
102	Other Options	AM Radio, Signal Seeking	700
290B	Other Options	Whitewall Tires, 6.70x15	700
313M	Other Options	Powerglide Automatic Transmission	625
420A	Other Options	Parking Brake Alarm	700
421A	Other Options	Courtesy Lights	700
422A	Other Options	Windshield Washer	700
567	Exterior Color	Polo White	325
570	Exterior Color	Pennant Blue	45
573	Exterior Color	Corvette Copper	15
596	Exterior Color	Gypsy Red	180
632	Exterior Color	Harvest Gold	120
Code	Grouping	Description	Total