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C3 Corvette

The C3 is the third-generation Corvette, built from 1968 to 1982, the longest run of any generation. It spans the chrome-bumper big-block cars of 1968 to 1972, the urethane-bumper cars from 1973, the T-top and fastback years, and the 1982 Collector Edition. Engines ranged from the 427 and 454 big-blocks to the 350 small-block that powered every C3 from 1975 on. Below is everything we know about the C3 Corvette: a guide to each model year, specifications, factory colors, options and RPO codes, VINs, production numbers, the special models and engines, plus news, videos, galleries and C3 Corvettes for sale.

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