1968 Corvette Production Volumes
The first year of C3 Corvette production got off to a strong start for Chevy. A total of 28,566 cars were made for model year 1968. In fact, model-year sales set a new record which was up approximately 5,000 units from the final C2 Sting Ray. Part of the Corvette’s renewed popularity likely had something to do with the highly competitive pricing that GM implemented – a mere $4,320 for a convertible and $4,663 for the coupe.
Read more: 1968 Corvette Research Center.
1968 Production Volumes by Model Variant
Of the cars produced, 9,936 were coupes (34.78% of all cars produced) and 18,630 were convertibles (65.22% of all cars produced).
Model Variant | Production | % of Total |
---|---|---|
Coupe | 9,936 | 34.78 |
Convertible | 18,630 | 65.22 |
Total | 28,566 | 100.00 |
1968 Production Volumes by RPO Codes & Colors
Below, we have broken out the 1968 Corvette production builds by RPO codes and options so you can see how popular or rare certain options were.
Code | Grouping | Description | Total |
---|---|---|---|
19437 | Base Car | Base Corvette Sport Coupe | 9,936 |
19467 | Base Car | Base Corvette Convertible | 18,630 |
L36 | Engine | 427ci, 390hp Engine | 7,717 |
L79 | Engine | 327ci, 350hp Engine | 9,440 |
L68 | Engine | 427ci, 400hp Engine | 1,932 |
L71 | Engine | 427ci, 435hp Engine | 2,898 |
L88 | Engine | 427ci, 430hp Engine | 80 |
L89 | Engine | Aluminum Cylinder Heads with L71 Engine | 624 |
M20 | Transmission | 4-Speed Manual Transmission | 10,760 |
M21 | Transmission | 4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio | 12,337 |
M22 | Transmission | 4-Speed Manual Transmission, close ratio, hvy dty | 80 |
M40 | Transmission | Turbo Hydra-Matic Automatic Transmission | 5,063 |
C07 | Roof | Auxillary Hardtop (convertible only) | 8,735 |
C08 | Roof | Vinyl Covering (for Auxillary Hardtop) | 3,050 |
F41 | Suspension | Special Front and Rear Suspension | 1,758 |
G81 | Rear Axle | Positraction Rear Axle | 27,008 |
J50 | Brakes | Power Brakes | 9,559 |
J56 | Brakes | Special Heavy Duty Brakes | 81 |
N11 | Exhaust | Off Road Exhaust System | 4,695 |
K66 | Other Options | Transistor Ignition System | 5,457 |
n/a | Other Options | Genuine Leather Seats | 2,429 |
A01 | Other Options | Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows | 17,635 |
A02 | Other Options | Soft Ray Tinted Glass, windshield | 5,509 |
A31 | Other Options | Power Windows | 7,065 |
A82 | Other Options | Headrests | 3,197 |
A85 | Other Options | Custom Shoulder Belts (std with Coupe) | 350 |
C50 | Other Options | Rear Window Defroster | 693 |
C60 | Other Options | Air Conditioning | 5,664 |
N36 | Other Options | Telescopic Steering Column | 6,477 |
N40 | Other Options | Power Steering | 12,364 |
P01 | Other Options | Bright Metal Wheel Covers | 8,971 |
PT6 | Other Options | F70x15 Red Stripe Tires, Nylon | 11,686 |
PT7 | Other Options | F70x15 White Stripe Tires, Nylon | 9,692 |
UA6 | Other Options | Alarm System | 388 |
U15 | Other Options | Speed Warning Indicator | 3,453 |
U69 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Radio | 24,609 |
U79 | Radio / Stereo | AM-FM Stereo Radio | 3,311 |
900 | Exterior Colors | Tuxedo Black | 708 |
972 | Exterior Colors | Polar White | 1,868 |
974 | Exterior Colors | Rally Red | 2,918 |
976 | Exterior Colors | LeMans Blue | 4,722 |
978 | Exterior Colors | International Blue | 2,473 |
983 | Exterior Colors | British Green | 4,779 |
984 | Exterior Colors | Safari Yellow | 3,133 |
986 | Exterior Colors | Silverstone Silver | 3,435 |
988 | Exterior Colors | Cordovan Maroon | 1,155 |
992 | Exterior Colors | Corvette Bronze | 3,374 |
STD | Interior | Black Vinyl | |
402 | Interior | Black Leather | 0 |
407 | Interior | Red Vinyl | 0 |
408 | Interior | Red Leather | 0 |
411 | Interior | Dark Blue Vinyl | 0 |
414 | Interior | Medium Blue Vinyl | 0 |
415 | Interior | Medium Blue Leather | 0 |
425 | Interior | Dark Orange Vinyl | 0 |
426 | Interior | Dark Orange Leather | 0 |
435 | Interior | Tobacco Vinyl | 0 |
436 | Interior | Tobacco Leather | 0 |
442 | Interior | Gunmetal Vinyl | 0 |
Code | Grouping | Description | Total |