The third generation of the Corvette was the longest lived at 15 years. It was set to debut in 1967, but had some problems to work out. This was the only Corvette that wasn't a "new" car. It was a 1967 Sting Ray chassis with a new body.
This was the first Corvette to have "T"-tops.
An auto-workers strike in 1970 caused a 50% production drop.
In 1977, the Corvette hit the half-million mark in sales.
In 1978, the Corvette celebrated its 25th anniversary. They had planned on coming out with a new body design that year to celebrate, but sales were so high they decided against it. The only major change to take place that year was the rear bubble window. The Corvette was selected to pace the Indianapolis 500 mile race in 1978.
A production transfer took place from St. Louis to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where the plant was exclusive to the Corvette.
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