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1978 Corvette Production Numbers

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1978 Corvette Silver Anniversary Edition

The 1978 Corvette sold quite well, moving 46,776 units in all. Of these, 6,502 sold were the limited edition Corvette Pace Car model, which retailed for more than $4,000 over the standard model.  While the base coupe started at $9,351.00, the Pace Car had a sticker price of $13,653.21.  Still, the Pace car had a unique “collector’s quality” about it which made it extremely desirable to consumers – so much so that every Pace Car in 1978 sold for more than list price.

Read more: 1978 Corvette Research Center.

1978 Production Volumes by Model Variant

The coupe accounted for 100% of sales in 1978 because the convertible was no longer offered after 1975 for the C3 generation.

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1978 Production Volumes by RPO Codes & Colors

Below, we have broken out the 1978 Corvette production builds by RPO codes and options so you can see how popular or rare certain options were.

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