rocknroller

Since I have both a C4 and C5, I'll put in both sections (will be interesting to see the different opinions). Feel free to post your top 15. Can base it on personal preference, looks, performance, importance to the line or a combination of all. Thanks for your input. Here's mine:

15. 1984 C4
14. 1978 Pace Car
13. 1969 Stingray
12. 1967 427
11. 1996 LT4 (GS preferred)
10. 1997 Coupe
9. 1999 FRC
8. 1955 1st V8
7. 1957 F/I
6. 1990-1995 ZR-1
5. C5Z
4. 1953 1st one
3. C6Z
2. C6 ZR1
1. 1963 SWC

dblerman

I'd say most important would be 1953, for obvious reasons.
Performance would be the ZR1, for obvious reasons.
Looks I would give to either '58 or '63.
Personal preference....anything before '78 and after '89.

usgecko

Have to agree with number1.

spdislife

63 Z06 Tanker

CQRT

Significance- `53

Raw Power- ZR1

Pure Coolness- `67 big block coupe

Personal fav- Riverside Gold `69 coupe

z06scentair

The mid-year cars are the still one of the best looking cars ever made, with lines that just flow. The big block cars are without a doubt my favorite and command big money when in correct form.

Performance wise the new zr1 is ultimate but only a 6.2l

Take a new z06 add a blower to the 7.0l and you have a Monster of a corvette...not that you don't with the ZR1!

I like all the Bumper cars, after that my appeal does not again begin until the 90s.

Top Corvette = C4 ZR1. Its 20 years old now and think about it's competition at the time it arrived? There was not competition!

1. 1957 Fuel Car
2. 1963 Fuel Car
3. 1967 427 435hp or L88
4. 1965 396 425HP
5. 1990 ZR1
6. 1968 427
7. 1993 ZR1
8. 1995 ZR1
9. Z06's
10. Z06s "partial to the Z06"

scott1094

Remember, personal opinion.

15 Any of them, they're all Corvettes
14 78 Pace car
13 C6GS Come on, how many of you have GS stripes?
12 63 SWC They just aren't all that big a deal anymore IMO
11 55 Agree, first V8
10 99 FRC
09 97/04 Coupe
08 90/95 ZR1
07 C5 Z06
06 C6 Zo6
05 C6 ZR1
04 68 Big Block tri power
03 66 427 Tri power
02 58 F/I 4 speed
01 53 With out this one there wouldn't be any of the others

Scott

Vetteman Jack

I won't go with a full 15 but here are some of my favorites:

- '78 Pace Car
- '90 ZR-1
- '70 LT1
- '69 L88
- '63 SWC
- '04 Z06 Z16
- C6 Z06
- C6 ZR1
- '67 427/435
- '58 Fuelie 4 spd.

alxltd1

1 53
2 55 (first V-8)
3 57 (first Fuel Injected vette)
4 63 (split window coupe)
5 63/64 (Grand Sport prototypes)
6 63 (first RPO Z06 option)
7 67 (427 tri-power)
8 62 Roadster
9 58 Roadster
10 70 ZR1 (first year for the ZR1 option)
11 C5
12 C6 ZR1
13 C5 Z06
14 C6 Z06
15 C6 427 Convertible

JaxEagle

Great thread - many amazing cars mentioned. I am not even going to attempt to narrow it down because there are way too many... makes me start thinking again about aborting my C5 for an earlier car.... but I do think our C5's could be classic and highly regarded among all Vettes... just not as valuable as the C3 and earlier... damn there are some sick older Vettes...

JaxEagle

Also, I think some of the unique and nicely kept C4's will end up being hot cars... one of my favorite hot C5's is the 2001 White Z06... hot! Of course there are also the freaky low production cars like the Aztec gold and a couple others like that

K-Spaz

To me, the 63 Swc doesn't really rate that high. Given a choice between that and a 66 or 67, I'll take the latter every time. I don't care about rare, give me substance.

Start at 2013, work your way down to 1986, from there, start at 1967 and go to the 50's, then work back in anything I missed :p

nitemaher

I really like all the vettes mentioned and its hard to have a favorite as I love anything Corvette but the bottom of my list would be any C3 from 74 to 77 and then the C4's except the ZR1 which is awesome , The top would be C6 Z and the ZR1 , but I really like them all in one way or another.

cor66vette

C1
C2
C3
C5
C6
No reason required.

Phanni

In no particualar order
53
57 fuelie
65 fuelie (first disc brakes and fairly rare)
67 427, even a 400 hp is cool
69 L89 or L88
82 collector (end of era)
C-4 40th anny ZR-1
97 C-5 (begining of era)
02-04 Z06
C-6 Ron Fellows Z06
C-6 Zr1-s

24695bob

1. ANY Mid Year
2. 61
3. Any chrome bumper C3 (68-72)
4. 96 Grand sport
5. any other Corvette

Bob G.
64 72 nd 98 Convertibles
76 79 and an 88 35th Anniv Coupes

JaxEagle

Agree that they are all cool in unique ways. I would argue that the 74-77 C3's are better than the 78-82 C3's. The 78 Anniversary/Pacer are cool though. In 74 the split rear bumper is unique and last BB. In 75 the last vert is very cool. In 76 the last "Stingray" and in 77 the last C3 before the bubble glass hatchback.

alxltd1

So everyone has valid and compelling reasons about which should be on the list....so I say let's expand the list to the best 350 Corvettes of all time...that ought to cover it.

Jimmy W1

I have a few: 63 SW--Any C6--1978 (non pace car, non silver anniversary) 1992.

03whitecoupe

My # 1 would have to be the 1963 Split Window Coupe. Pretty much any C2 would make my top ten along with the 1953 and 1957. After that 1968 to 1972 and C5 generation followed by the C6 and finally the C4.