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First NCM Delivery Of Polarizing Hysteria Purple Corvette Has Enthusiasts Seeing Blue

Did GM know they would create hysteria with this bold new Chameleon-like purple, which has enthusiasts literally seeing blue?

Douglas Barton··
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The first Hysteria Purple Corvette to be delivered at the NCM. Photo Credit: NCM

When the National Corvette Museum (NCM) recently posted the first Hysteria Purple Corvette being delivered under their R8C Museum Delivery program, they had no idea this new Chameleon color would be so polarizing–and such a popular topic. It’s “just a new color,” after all. Just how popular was the NCM’s post? To date, the late October post on Facebook has garnered 1300 plus reactions, with 195 comments and 147 shares.

Could Hysteria Purple be the new Mystichrome for the muscle car world? First, here is what Hysteria Purple looks like on Chevy’s build configurator.

Now, let’s compare the configurator’s color to the first Hysteria Purple Corvette just delivered at the NCM. We have a full photo gallery of the NCM’s first R8C Hysteria Purple delivery below.

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