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The Most Popular Corvette Colors By Generation

What colors proved to be the favorites?

Josh Boyd··
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The 2004 Corvette Z06
The 2004 Corvette Z06

In the world of collectible Corvettes, every fine detail carries weight, including that of the specific paint code that is a particular car features. The very color of a car Corvette can influence its value, depending heavily upon the relative scarcity of the paint code in question. During every production year, and every subsequent generation, certain colors are checked on purchase orders more frequently than others.

The following are the most popular Corvette colors by generation, based upon the compilation of sales data from each year of production.

C1 (Ermine White)

1961 Ermine White C1 Corvette

It comes as little surprise that the dominant paint color within C1 production was a shade of white. After all, upon the Corvette’s release in 1953, your paint choices were limited to Polo White or Polo White. However, another shade of white holds the distinction of being the most popular color of choice by consumers who purchased a C1 Corvette.

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