For 50 years, the Chevrolet Corvette has been carefully crafted from a precise blend of power, performance, style and comfort. As it celebrates five colorful decades in the automotive business in 2003, Chevrolet’s flagship continues its reign as one of GM’s technology and style leaders.
The 50th Anniversary Special Edition, available only during the 2003 model year on coupe and convertible models, is a tribute to a half-century of automotive leadership. It includes special Anniversary Red exterior paint, specific badging, Shale interior and champagne-painted anniversary wheels with special emblems. It also features embroidered badges on the seats and floormats, padded door armrests and grips and the convertible features a Shale top. The package includes Magnetic Selective Ride Control.
New on the Corvette for 2003, Magnetic Selective Ride Control uses a revolutionary damper design that controls wheel and body motion with Magneto-Rheological fluid in the shocks . By controlling the current to an electromagnetic coil inside the piston of the damper, the MR fluis consistency can be changed, resulting in continuously variable real time damping. As a result, drivers feel a greater sense of security, a quieter, flatter ride and more precise, responsive handling, particularly during sudden, high-speed maneuvers.
In Detail
| type | Series Production Car |
| built at | Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA |
| engine | Aluminum Ls1 V8 |
| position | Front Longitudinal |
| aspiration | Natural |
| valvetrain | OHV 2 Valves / Cyl |
| displacement | 5665 cc / 345.7 in³ |
| bore | 99 mm / 3.9 in |
| stroke | 92 mm / 3.62 in |
| compression | 10.0:1 |
| power | 261.0 kw / 350.0 bhp @ 5600 rpm |
| specific output | 61.78 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | 240.05 bhp per tonne |
| torque | 508.43 nm / 375.0 ft lbs @ 4400 rpm |
| redline | 6000 |
| front brakes | Discs w/ABS, Power Assist |
| steering | Rack & Pinion w/Speed Sensitive Power Assist |
| f suspension | Double Wishbones w/Leaf Springs, Monotube Shock Absorbers |
| r suspension | Double Wishbones w/Leaf Springs, Monotube Shock Absorbers |
| curb weight | 1458 kg / 3214 lbs |
| wheelbase | 2655 mm / 104.5 in |
| front track | 1572 mm / 61.9 in |
| rear track | 1574 mm / 62.0 in |
| length | 4565 mm / 179.7 in |
| width | 1869 mm / 73.6 in |
| height | 1211 mm / 47.7 in |
| transmission | 6-Speed Manual |
| gear ratios | 2.66:1, 1.78:1, 1.30:1, 1.00:1, 0.74:1, 0.50:1 |
| final drive | 3.42:1 |
Auction Sales History
2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary 1G1YY22G635108947 – sold for $24,000 1 of a series of 4 50th Anniversary Corvettes designed to act as safety cars for the 24 Hours of LeMans. 50th Anniversary factory paint with 24 hours of LeMans graphics and safety lights. Working track safety lights. 1,166 actual miles. Auction Source: Kissimmee 2014, #WhereTheCarsAre by Mecum
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