Corvette VideosVIDEO: Looking Back At The 1987 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible & Taking It For A SpinMark Leofe Capayas·5 years ago·Last updated:3 days ago Despite its flaws, the 1987 Corvette was still able to proved itself as a genuine performance car. Motor Trend Magazine performed a series of time trials with a Corvette Convertible and recorded some remarkable results for its day.