C4 Corvette History
The Long Awaited Fourth Generation Arrived
Production on the fourth-generation Corvette began in March 1983. Plagued with problems, GM decided to skip 1983 and the C4 debuted in 1984.
The 44 prototype models of the 1983 model were destroyed, except for the 23rd, which is now displayed at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The C4 was praised for its sleek design and its groundbreaking aerodynamic styling brought high praise from enthusiast. And like the 1982 Collector's addition, the C4 coupe added the rear glass hatch, and brakes with aluminum calipers. The Corvette C4 came standard with an electronic dashboard with digital liquid crystal displays for the speedometer and tachometer, and except for the engine, was totally redesigned, with an emphasis on handling.
In 1996, Chevrolet released the Grand Sport to mark the end of C4 Corvette production. The "Grand Sport" title was a tribute to the original Grand Sport model produced in 1963. A thousand Grand Sports Corvettes were produced; 810 coupes and 190 convertibles with a special VIN sequence to differentiate them from the standard '96 C4 models. The 330 hp Grand Sport only came in Admiral Blue with a white center stripe, the dramatic black five spoke wheels with the two red hash marks on the hood above the left front wheel. The interiors of the Grand Sport only came in black and red. Continue with C5 Corvette History
