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Originally posted by carzzy
I first heard of a stripped down version of the next generation Corvette in '96. I was told of a Corvette that would list for the low $30's and that it would be equipped with no ac, roll up windows, cloth interior, etc.
I think the high demand and sales of the '97 & '98 C5 Corvette, killed this plan and Chevrolet did not want to compromise the Corvette name with such a low end model.
When the '99 Hardtop made it's debut, it came standard equipped with the Z51 suspension and 6 speed transmission, both were options on the the Coupe and Convertible. The '99 hartop was basically a convertible with a hardtop bonded to the body. It was the most rigid Corvette of the 3 models. Certain standard items on the Coupe and Convertible were optional on the Hardtop such as a power drivers seat, Bose speaker system &
lighting pkg. Not all options that were available on the Coupe and Convertible could be had with the Hardtop. Initially fog lamps, dual control AC, HUD, were not available as options, but were later in the model year. A comparably optioned Coupe and Hardtop were about $600 apart in price. (Coupe being higher)
Sales numbers for the '99 Hardtop was 4031.
In 2000 sales were only 2090 the only changes were the absence of the passenger key cylinder lock and new thin spoke wheels.
carzzy
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Couldn't have said it better myself. Once they got real and decided to not make a Cammarovette they went for a performance based car. Limited colors and no interior choices are among many reasons the FRC did not sell as well as the other models. Not to mention no auto trans.
Before the FRC in '98 they sold 31K+ C5s.
'99 & '00 the numbers went up to 33K+.
'01- '03 Totals were up to 35K+.
The FRC increased sales by 2K units on average and the Z06 another 2K.
http://www.c5frc.com/FRC%20Productio...oduction99.htm
http://www.c5frc.com/FRC Production/FRC_production00.htm
