Corvette: Year by Year
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All Hail the Corvette Convertible!
The convertible returned to the Corvette line late in the 1986 model year. This was excellent news and fans of America's sports car were too enthused to wonder why it had been gone for ten years.
Open air motoring carried a significant price increase however. The convertible was a $5,000 premium over the coupe and at $32,032 it cracked the $30,000 price point by a significant amount. The Corvette had been getting pricey in recent years. Only two short model years earlier, the 1984 Corvette was $21,800 and except for the '82 Collector Edition Hatchback, it was the first Corvette to cost more than $20,000. With a huge jump in performance and technology via the C4 introduction, the Corvette maintained its lead as the premier performance car bargain. Customers were still plentiful and the sales volume continued at a healthy pace. Perhaps Chevrolet had been underpricing the 'vette all along?
Corvette Paces the 1986 Indianapolis 500
In 1986 Corvette was chosen to pace the Indianapolis 500 and all 1986 Corvette convertibles received pace car replica status. As with the first 1978 Indy 500 pace car replica, decals commemorating the event were shipped with each car, leaving the owners with the installation decision.
Aluminum heads, slightly redesigned and upping the horsepower from 230 to 235, appeared in all convertibles and the later coupes.
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Corvettes have always been prime targets for car thiefs, so a novel anti-theft system was introduced for the 1986 'vette. Embedded in each key was an electrical resistor whose value acted like a code. If the car did not read the correct code, starting was disabled and a built in delay prevented a restart attempt for two minutes.
1986 Corvette Options, Prices
| RPO | Description | Production | Price |
| 24S | Removable Roof Panel, blue tint (coupe) | 12,021 (34.24%) | $595.00 |
| 4001ZA | Malcolm Konner Special Edition (coupe) | 50 (0.14%) | $500.00 |
| 64S | Removable Roof Panel, bronze tint (coupe) | 7,819 (22.27%) | $595.00 |
| AG9 | Power Driver Seat | 33,983 (96.79%) | $225.00 |
| AQ9 | Sports Seats, leather | 13,372 (38.09%) | $1,025.00 |
| AR9 | Base Seats, leather | n/a | $400.00 |
| AU3 | Power Door Locks | 34,215 (97.45%) | $175.00 |
| B4P | Radiator Booster Fan | 8,216 (23.40%) | $75.00 |
| B4Z | Custom Feature Package | 4,832 (13.76%) | $195.00 |
| C2L | Dual Removable Roof Panels (coupe) | 6,242 (17.78%) | $895.00 |
| C68 | Electronic Air Conditioning Control | 16,646 (47.41%) | $150.00 |
| D84 | Two-Tone Paint (coupe) | 3,897 (11.10%) | $428.00 |
| FG3 | Delco-Bilstein Shock Absorbers | 5,521 (15.73%) | $189.00 |
| G92 | Performance Axle Ratio, 3.07:1 | 4,879 (13.90%) | $22.00 |
| K34 | Cruise Control | 34,197 (97.40%) | $185.00 |
| KC4 | Engine Oil Cooler | 7,394 (21.06%) | $110.00 |
| MM4 | 4-Speed Manual Transmission | 6,835 (19.47%) | n/a |
| NN5 | California Emission Requirements | 5,697 (16.23%) | $99.00 |
| UL5 | Radio Delete | 166 (0.47%) | n/a |
| UM6 | AM-FM Stereo Cassette | 2,039 (5.81%) | $122.00 |
| UU8 | Stereo System, Delco-Bose | 32,478 (92.51%) | $895.00 |
| V01 | Heavy-Duty Radiator | 10,423 (29.69%) | $40.00 |
| Z51 | Performance Handling Package (coupe) | 12,821 (36.52%) | $470.00 |
| Z6A | Rear Window + Side Mirror Defoggers (coupe) | 21,837 (62.20%) | $165.00 |
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Total Production:
35,109
Notes: Base Corvette Coupe with 350 cu. in. 235 hp engine and four speed automatic transmission: $27,027.00. |
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Colors
| Code | Exterior | Quantity | Interior | Soft Top | |
| 13 | Silver Metallic | 1,209 (3.44%) | Graphite / Medium Gray | Black / White | |
| 13 / | Silver / Gray | 1,049 (2.99%) | Graphite / Medium Gray / Red | ||
| 18 | Medium Gray Metallic | 1,603 (4.57%) | Graphite / Medium Gray / Red | Black / White | |
| 18 / | Gray / Black | 1,138 (3.24%) | Graphite / Medium Gray | ||
| 20 | Medium Blue Metallic | 128 (0.36%) | Blue / Graphite | Black / White | |
| 35 | Yellow | 1,464 (4.17%) | Graphite | Black / White | |
| 40 | White | 4,176 (11.89%) | Blue / Bronze / Graphite / Medium Gray / Red / Saddle | Black / Saddle / White | |
| 40 / | White / Silver | 693 (1.97%) | Graphite / Medium Gray | ||
| 41 | Black | 5,464 (15.56%) | Graphite / Medium Gray / Red / Saddle | Black / Saddle / White | |
| 53 | Gold Metallic | 777 (2.21%) | Graphite / Saddle | Black / Saddle | |
| 59 | Silver Beige Metallic | 1,383 (3.94%) | Bronze / Graphite | Black | |
| 59 / | Silver Beige / Medium Bro | 1,014 (2.89%) | Bronze | ||
| 66 | Copper Metallic | 4 (0.01%) | Graphite / Saddle | Black / Saddle | |
| 69 | Medium Brown Metallic | 488 (1.39%) | Bronze / Saddle | Saddle | |
| 74 | Dark Red Metallic | 5,002 (14.25%) | Graphite / Saddle | Black / Saddle / White | |
| 81 | Bright Red | 9,466 (26.96%) | Graphite / Red / Saddle | Black / Saddle / White | |
| Spec | Silver Beige / Black | 50 (0.14%) | Graphite | ||
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