1978 Corvette Production and Performance Numbers

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Model Year Highlights

• The 1978 model featured a new "fastback" rear styling which consisted of a large rear glass window and much more luggage space behind the seats.
• Chevrolet celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Corvette with a special silver anniversary Corvette which featured a special two tone silver paint job. This special paint consisted of a light toned silver on the top half of the car and a darker silver on the lower half. This was separated by a silver striping. Aluminum wheels and sport mirrors were part of the option and production was not limited.
• All 1978 Corvettes came with special 25th anniversary emblems.
• The Corvette was chosen to pace this year's Indy 500. As a result, Chevrolet produced a special limited edition Pace Car replica which featured their own vehicle identification numbers, and a special black and silver two paint scheme and red striping. Chevrolet built one for each Chevrolet dealer thus yielding a total of 6,502 as published by Chevrolet.

Available Options
RPO	Description	Price	Production
1YZ37	Base Coupe	$9,351.89	40,274
1YZ87/78	Limited Edition Pace Car	$13,653.21	6,502
6AJ	Front Spring - Left Hand	NA	NA
7AJ	Front Spring - Right Hand	NA	NA
A31	Power Windows	$130 - $135	36,931
A51	Bucket Seats	NA	NA
AU3	Power Door Locks	$120 - $124	12,187
B2Z	Silver Anniversary Paint (Includes sport striping and two-tone paint treatment)	$399	15,283
B32	Floor Mats	NA	NA
CC1	Removable Glass Roof Panels	$349	972
CD4	Pulse with Wipers	NA	NA
C49	Rear Window Defogger	$95 - $98	30,912
C60	Air Conditioning	$605 - $615	37,638
C94	Del-Dome Lamp	NA	NA
D1B	Speedo Gear	NA	NA
D34	VI Van. Mirror	NA	NA
D35	Sport Mirrors (LH remote and RH manual)	$40 - $42	38,405
D75	Air Deflector	NA	NA
D80	R. Panel Ext.	NA	NA
D84	Two-Tone Paint	NA	NA
D88	Sport Stripe	NA	NA
DL6	Pace Car Decl.	NA	NA
E5Z	Less Adapter	NA	NA
E6E	Sleeve-Speedo	NA	NA
E9Z	Less Key-Spdo.	NA	NA
FE7	Gymkhana Suspension (Included with ZN1 trailering chassis equipment)	$41 - $46	12,590
G95	Optional Rear Axle Ratio	$15	382
GS4	3.70 Axle	NA	NA
K30	Cruise Control	$99 - $104	31,608
L48	350ci. 200hp engine	$525	34,037
L82	350ci. 220hp engine	$525	12,739
M21	4-spd, Close Ratio Manual Transmission.	$0.00	3,385
MM4	4-spd, Wide Ratio Manual Transmission	$0.00	4,773
MX1	3-Spd, Automatic Transmission	$0.00	38,614
NA2	Standard Emissions Equipment	$0.00	NA
NA6	High Altitude Emissions Equipment	$33	260
N37	Tilt-Telescopic Steering Column	$175 - $178	37,858
QBS	White Letter Steel Belted Radial Tires - P255/60R15	$216.32	18,296
QGQ	Black Wall Steel Belted Radial Tires - P225/70R15	$0.00	NA
QGR	White Letter Steel Belted Radial Tires - P225/70R15	$51	26,203
T63	Headlamp Warning	NA	NA
UA1	Heavy Duty Battery	$18	28,243
UL5	Radio Delete	$0.00	NA
UM2	AM-FM Radio Stereo w/ 8-track	$419	20,899
UP6	AM-FM Radio Stereo w/ CB & Power Antenna	$638	7,138
U26	Lamp - Engine Compartment	NA	NA
U41	Low Fuel Indicator	NA	NA
U58	AM-FM Radio Stereo	$286	10,189
U69	AM-FM Radio	$199	2,057
U75	Power Antenna	$49	23,069
U81	Dual Rear Speakers	$49	12,340
VK3	License Plate Mnt. Bracket	NA	NA
YF5	California Emissions Certification	$70	3,405
YJ8	Aluminum Wheels	$340 - $345	28,008
YK6	Proc. Option	NA	NA
Z78	25th Limited Edition	NA	NA
ZN1	Trailer Package (Included heavy duty radiator, and FE7 Gymkhana Suspension)	$89	972
ZX2	Convenience Group (Included delay switch for dome, headlight warning buzzer, underhood light, low fuel warning light, interior courtesy lights, color keyed floor mats, intermittent windshield wipers and RH visor vanity mirror.)	$84 - $90	37,222
Total Production (all coupes):			46,776

Color Options
RPO	Exterior	Interior	Production
10	Classic White	B-DB-DBR-LB-O-M-R	4,150
13	Silver	B-DB-M-R	3,232
13/07	Silver Anniversary	B-M-O-R	15,283
19	Black	B-LB-M-O-R	4,573
19/47	Black/Silver	SV	6,502
26	Corvette Light Blue	DB	1,960
52	Corvette Yellow	B-DBR-O	1,243
59	Corvette Light Beige	B-DB-DBR-LB-M	1,686
72	Corvette Red	B-LB-O-R	2,074
82	Corvette Mahogany	B-DBR-LB-M-O	2,121
83	Corvette Dark Blue	DB-LB-O	2,084
89	Corvette Dark Brown	DBR-LB-O	1,991
Abbreviations:  B=Black, C=Cloth, DB=Dark Blue, DBR=Dark Brown, L=Leather, LB=Light Beige, M=Mahogany, O=Oyster, R=Red, SV=Silver

Interior Color Codes
RPO	Color	Production
12C	O/C	2,226
15C	SV/C	2,606
19C	B/C	1,353
19L	B - Lower	NA
29C	DB/C	1,168
49M	SV - Middle	NA
49C	DG/C	517
59C	LB/C	693
69C	DBR/C	564
72C	R/C	1,221
76C	Mahogany Cloth and Leather	763
122	O/L	8,999
152	SV/L	5,703
192	B/L	7,218
292	DB/L	3,207
592	LB/L	3,338
692	DBR/L	2,449
722	R/L	4,067
762	M/L	2,443
Abbreviations:  B=Black, C=Cloth, DB=Dark Blue, DBR=Dark Brown, L=Leather, LB=Light Beige, M=Mahogany, O=Oyster, R=Red, SV=Silver

Notes:

While Mike Antonick's "Corvette Black Book" states that 1978 Corvette 25th Anniversary Editions were only built with Black, Oyster, or Red interiors, according to Brian Pearce, 73-82 Team Leader at the National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS):

"You could order RPO B2Z in most interior colors as well as BOTH cloth and leather. I have yet to locate a RPO of Z78 from any of my documentation I have."

Performance Numbers
Magazine	GM Spec.	C&D	NA
Pub. Date		Oct. 1977	NA
Engine		L48	NA
Transmission		3-Speed Auto.	NA
Final Drive Ratio		3.08:1	NA
0-30 mph (sec)	NA	2.9	NA
0-40 mph (sec)	NA	4.2	NA
0-50 mph (sec)	NA	5.8	NA
0-60 mph (sec)	NA	7.8	NA
0-70 mph (sec)	NA	10.2	NA
0-80 mph (sec)	NA	13.3	NA
0-90 mph (sec)	NA	17.5	NA
0-100 mph (sec)	NA	33.1	NA
1/4 Mile (sec/mph)	NA	16.1 / 88.3	NA
Top Speed(mph)	NA	123	NA
Braking (ft.)	NA	194 ft. (70 - 0 mph)	NA
Lateral Accel.	NA	NA	NA
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