1959 Corvette Production Volumes

No changes were made to the mechanical packages and chassis of the 1959 Corvette versus the 1958 model year. Sales remained strong and a total of 9,670 cars were produced for the 1959 model year.

1959 Production Volumes by Model Variant

Of those cars, 9,670 were all convertibles since that was the only body style in 1955.

Model Variant	Production	% of Total
Convertible	9,670	100.00%
Total	9,670	100.00%

1959 Production Volumes by RPO Codes & Colors

Below, we have broken out the 1959 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	9,670
469	Engine	283ci, 245hp Engine (2x4 carbs, regular cam)	1,417
469C	Engine	283ci, 270hp Engine (2x4 carbs, high-lift cam)	1,846
579	Engine	283ci, 250hp Engine (fuel injected, regular cam)	175
579D	Engine	283ci, 290hp Engine (fuel injected, high-lift cam)	745
419	Roof	Auxiliary Hardtop in place of folding top	5,481
419	Roof	Auxiliary Hardtop in addition to folding top	5,481
470	Roof	Top, Folding, Optional fabric colors	0
473	Roof	Power Operated Folding Top	661
675	Rear Axle	Positraction Rear Axle (3.70:1)	1,362
675	Rear Axle	Positraction Rear Axle (4.11:1)	2,523
675	Rear Axle	Positraction Rear Axle (4.56:1)	285
684	Suspension	Heavy Duty Racing Suspension	142
685	Transmission	4-Speed Close Ratio Synchromesh Manual Trans	4,175
313	Transmission	Powerglide Automatic Trans.	1,878
686	Brakes	Metallic Brakes - Heavy-duty Metallic facings	333
276	Wheels	Wheels, Five 15"x5.5"	214
290	Tires	Whitewall Tires, 6.70x15	8,173
1408	Tires	Blackwall Tires, 6.70x15	1,497
101	Other Options	Heater Deluxe	8,909
102	Other Options	AM Radio, Signal Seeking	7,001
107	Other Options	Parking Brake Alarm	3,601
108	Other Options	Courtesy Lights	3,601
109	Other Options	Windshield Washers	7,929
261	Other Options	Sunshades (right and left)	0
426	Other Options	Power Windows	587
440	Other Options	Two-Tone Paint Combination	2,931
1625	Other Options	24 Gallon Fuel Tank	0
N/A	Exterior Colors	Inca Silver	957
N/A	Exterior Colors	Tuxedo Black	1,594
502A	Exterior Colors	Frost Blue	1,024
504A	Exterior Colors	Crown Sapphire	888
506A	Exterior Colors	Roman Red	1,542
508A	Exterior Colors	Classic Cream	223
510A	Exterior Colors	Snowcrest White	3,354
Code	Grouping	Description	Total