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| 1982 Corvette History Home Page | Factory Price Guide | | Body Codes | Engine Specs | Trans./Chassis Specs | | 1982 Corvette Serial and Production Numbers | 1982 Corvette History * Introduced: December 12,1981. * Model-year production: 25,407. * Calendar-year production: 22,838. * Model-year sales by U.S. dealers: 22,086. * All Corvettes came from Bowling Green, Kentucky now. * Production fell this year, reaching the lowest total since 1967. * For the first time since 1955, no stick shift Corvettes were produced. The 1982 model was the last Corvette with the same basic body introduced in 1968. The chassis dated back five years before that. No doubt, some buyers preferred to wait for the next generation to arrive. This was the end of the big 'Vette era: "An enthusiast's kind of Corvette. A most civilized one," according to the factory catalog. The Collector Edition earned the dubious distinction of being the first Corvette to cost more than $20,000. They were built to order, rather than according to a predetermined schedule. It carried a special VIN code with a "0" in the sixth position (Body Code 07), but did not have a separate serial number sequence. The special VIN plates were used to prevent swindlers from turning an ordinary Corvette into a special edition (which had happened all too often with 1978 Indy Pace Car replicas). Every Corvette had a new type of four-speed automatic transmission with lock�up function in every gear except first. Under the hood was a new kind of 350-cid V-8 with Cross-Fire fuel injection. Twin throttle-body injectors with computer�ized metering helped boost horsepower to 200 (10 more than in 1981) and cut emissions at the same time. This was the first fuel-injected Corvette in near�ly two decades. It had a much different type of fuel-injection system since mini-computerization had arrived. In the gas tank was a new electric fuel pump. Externally, the final version of the Stingray-style Corvette changed little, but the Collector Edition model displayed quite a few special features, highlighted by a frameless glass lift-up hatch in place of the customary fixed backlight. Its unique Silver-Beige metallic paint was accented by pin stripes and a "fading shadow" treatment on hood, fenders and doors ... plus distinctive cloisonne emblems. Special finned wheels were similar to the cast-aluminum wheels that dated back to 1967. * Production fell this year, reaching the lowest total since 1967.The Collector Edition's removable glass roof panels had special bronze coloring and solar screening. The model's crossed-flags emblems read "Corvette Collector Edition" around the rim. Inside was a matching Silver-Beige metallic interior with multi-tone leather seats and door trim. Even the Collector Edition's hand-sewn leather-wrapped steering wheel kept the theme color and its leather-covered horn button had a cloi�sonne emblem. Choices for 1982 exterior colors. * White * Silver * Black * Silver Blue * Dark Blue * Bright Blue * Charcoal * Silver Green * Gold * Silver Beige * Red * Dark Claret Also four two-tone styles were available * White and Silver * Silver and Charcoal * Silver and Dark Claret * Silver Blue and Dark Blue Content May Not Be Copied Or Reproduced Without Written Permission. |