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I was talking to a friend the other day
about the impending end of the C6
Corvette. We theorized where that last
2013 Corvette would turn up. What
auction it may show up at, whose collection
it could end up in, and what it options it
would have. Coincidentally a new thread
popped up on Corvette Forum last month
inquiring as to the location of the last C3
Corvette. As it turns out, that’s the only
“last” Corvette we can’t account for. We
know where the last C1, C2, C4, and C5′s
are, but where is 1982 Corvette VIN
25407?
Where’s the Last C3 Corvette?
The third generation of Corvettes was produced between 1968 and 1982. In that time a total of 542,861
Corvettes left the St. Louis and Bowling Green assembly plants. The final year of C3 production ran long
due to delays in the new C4 program and ultimately ended in early 1983. The 1982 model year was
relatively uneventful outside of the special Collector Edition model which was the first Corvette with a
price tag north of $20,000. All cars were powered by the new Crossfire fuel injected motor which was
backed to a 4-speed automatic transmission. Road and Track tested a 1982 Corvette in November of that
year and produced a lackluster 0-60 sprint of 7.9 seconds and 0.826g on the skid pad. ¼ mile time was
16.1s @ 84.5mph. Compare those figures to a modern C6!
As each Corvette iteration ends, the focus tends to fall on the last car of that particular run. We did some
digging and it turns out that we know where all of the other “last” Corvettes are except the last C3
Corvette. Where is 1982 Corvette VIN 25407?
With that in mind, here’s where the other “last” Corvettes ended up:
The Last C1: According to the C1 Registry, 1962 Corvette VIN 14531 currently lives in
Washington where it’s been with its current owner since 1965.