1958 Corvette Production Volumes
Another year of Corvette sales and another year of strong growth for the still nascent American sports car. 1958 saw 9,168 Corvettes produced. The design was tweaked again this year with more aggressive highlights like new dual chrome rimmed headlights and fake hood louvers and chrome spears on the trunk lid. The front and rear bumpers were made larger.
Read more: 1958 Corvette Research Center.
1958 Production Volumes by Model Variant
Of those cars, 9,168 were all convertibles since that was the only body style in 1958.
| Model Variant | Production | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Convertible | 9,168 | 100.00% |
| Total | 9,168 | 100.00% |
1958 Production Volumes by RPO Codes & Colors
Below, we have broken out the 1958 Corvette production builds by RPO codes and options so you can see how popular or rare certain options were.
| Code | Grouping | Description | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 867 | Base Car | Base Convertible | 9,168 |
| 101 | Other Options | Heater | 8,014 |
| 102 | Other Options | AM Radio, Signal Seeking | 6,142 |
| 107 | Other Options | Parking Brake Alarm | 2,883 |
| 108 | Other Options | Courtesy Lights | 4,600 |
| 109 | Other Options | Windshield Washers | 3,384 |
| 276 | Wheels | Wheels, 15x5.5 | 404 |
| 290 | Tires | Whitewall Tires, 6.70x15 | 7,428 |
| 419 | Other Options | Auxiliary Hardtop | 5,607 |
| 426 | Other Options | Power Windows | 649 |
| 440 | Other Options | Two-Tone Paint Combination | 3,422 |
| 469 | Engine | 283ci, 245hp Engine (2x4 carbs.) | 2,436 |
| 469 | Engine | 283ci, 270hp Engine (2x4 carbs.) | 978 |
| 473 | Roof | Power Operated Folding Top | 1,090 |
| 579 | Engine | 283ci, 250hp Engine, Fuel Injected | 504 |
| 579 | Engine | 283ci, 290hp Engine, Fuel Injected | 1,007 |
| 677 | Rear Axle | Positraction Rear Axle 3.70:1 | 1,123 |
| 678 | Rear Axle | Positraction Rear Axle 4.11:1 | 2,518 |
| 679 | Rear Axle | Positraction Rear Axle 4.56:1 | 370 |
| 684 | Suspension | Heavy Duty Racing Suspension | 144 |
| 313 | Transmission | Powerglide Automatic Transmission | 2,057 |
| 685 | Transmission | 4-Speed Manual Transmission. | 3,764 |
| 36 | Exterior Colors | Silver | 193 |
| 190 | Exterior Colors | Panama Yellow | 455 |
| 199 | Exterior Colors | Black | 493 |
| 252 | Exterior Colors | Regal Turquoise | 510 |
| 499 | Exterior Colors | Snowcrest White | 2,477 |
| 729 | Exterior Colors | Charcoal | 1,631 |
| 756 | Exterior Colors | Signet Red | 1,399 |
| 757 | Exterior Colors | Silver Blue | 2,006 |
| Code | Grouping | Description | Total |
