Re: Total number of Corvettes ever made
Ok then how many cars were produced after the 1 millionth. Has any one got an idea.
Ok then how many cars were produced after the 1 millionth. Has any one got an idea.
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Re: Total number of Corvettes ever made
We're all forgetting about our own NCRS source for total cumulative production up to the 1,000,000th. John Amgwert (RESTORER, Vol 18 #2 (Fall 1991) published OFFICIAL Corvette production totals by year up to the end of 1991 MY. [total cumulative = 980,386]
He then goes on to say "It is anticipated that sometime late in the 1992 model year, the Bowling Green plant will produce the One-Millionth Corvette, which should be job number 19,614"
Look at my previous post with thumbnails; the photo collage from Vette Vues shows a placard with "job 9614". Seems now that Jim Prather's list of yearly production in his VV July '92 issue was identical (except for adding 1992 MY up to June 30) to the Restorer list published 9 months earlier.
Is there an explanation why the "purported" millionth car should not have a VIN with the last 5 digits of ... 19614 ?
P.S. John A. notes that the OFFICIAL 1965 production figures indicate 23.562 were produced (NOT including the 2 more cars produced in August and confirmed by revised Chevrolet Central Office document). So job # 19614 should really be job # 19612 for the millionth.
Caveat: the above is just accounting (new batteries , Loren
) and there may be other reasons that another car was selected and nominated for the millionth milestone.
P.S. Eric -- For 1983 MY, Amgwert's numbers .."include the 43 Pilot and Prototype vehicles with 1983 VIN numbers; hese cars were not sold".
Hummmm, I wonder where JA got those "OFFICIAL Corvette production totals" numbers?Comment
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