2023 marks the 70th anniversary of Chevrolet Corvette, the longest running nameplate of any car on the road today. For eight generations, Corvette has pushed the boundaries of technology, performance and style while remaining an attainable cultural icon. 70th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Corvettes will stand out in one of two exterior colors unique to this package – an all-new White Pearl Metallic Tri-coat or Carbon Flash Metallic. Optional stripes are available in complementing colors – Satin Gray with the White Pearl Metallic Tri-coat and Satin Black with the Carbon Flash Metallic. The 2023 model year Corvette Stingray and Corvette Z06 will celebrate this milestone with a special 70th Anniversary Edition package. The 70th Anniversary Edition Corvettes feature distinct wheels with commemorative wheel center caps. While Stingray and Z06 each have separate wheel designs, the wheels share a similar dark finish and Edge Red stripe.
The 70th Anniversary Edition package will be available on 2023 Corvette Stingray 3LT and Z06 3LZ coupe and convertible models. All 2023 Corvettes, including those not equipped with the 70th Anniversary Edition package, will feature a commemorative 70th anniversary interior plaque located on the center speaker grille and a graphic imprinted on the lower rear window. Corvette is offering buyers more options in 2023 to make each vehicle bespoke and personalized, raising the number of choices to 14 available exterior colors and eight interior colors that allow for thousands of combinations.
“Passion for Corvette runs deep at Chevrolet and this anniversary is extra special because of the excitement and sales success we’ve achieved with the eighth generation of America’s iconic sportscar,” said Steve Majoros, vice president, Chevrolet marketing. “Even after 70 years, Corvette still makes hearts race and kids dream of the open road.”
Inside the cockpit, drivers will find two-tone Ceramic leather GT2 or Competition Sport seats, red stitching throughout, red seatbelts, and sueded microfiber seat inserts and steering wheel.
Additional content includes:
70th Anniversary Edition exterior badging, including special Corvette crossflags
Edge Red brake calipers
70th Anniversary Edition logo on seats, steering wheel and sill plates
Rear bumper protector and trunk cover
Custom luggage set with red stitching and 70th Anniversary Edition logo
70th Anniversary Edition Stingray coupes will also include an Edge Red engine cover.
The Chevrolet Corvette, colloquially known as the ‘Vette, is a two-door, two-passenger luxury[2] sports car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet across more than 60 years of production and eight design generations.[3][4] From 1953 to 2019, it was front-engined, and since 2020, it is mid-engined.[5] With its generations noted sequentially from C1 to C8, the Corvette serves as Chevrolet’s halo vehicle[citation needed] and is noted for its performance and distinctive fiberglass or composite panels. In 1953, GM executives accepted a suggestion by Myron Scott, then the assistant director of the Public Relations department, to name the company’s new sports car after the small maneuverable warship. The first model, a convertible, was introduced at the 1953 GM Motorama as a concept car; production models went on sale later that year. The Corvette has become widely known as “America’s Sports Car.”
