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Authenticity reference

Model-year body details

trim correctness · documented

Reference Details

Common issue
1958-style louvers or trunk spears, later panels, or reproduced trim can misdate a body · 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
Clean hood and trunk surfaces, quad headlamps, tooth grille, coves, and split bumpers · 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Exterior panels, trim mounting points, repairs, and protected surfaces · 1959 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
1961-1962 ducktail panels, 1958 louvers or spears, or reproduced trim can misdate a body · 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
Clean hood and deck, quad headlamps, tooth grille, coves, split bumpers, and rounded rear fenders · 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Exterior panels, trim mounting points, repairs, and protected surfaces · 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
A 1962 grille or emblems, earlier rounded tail, or reproduced trim can misdate a body · 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
Quad headlamps, toothless grille, body-side coves, raised ducktail, four round taillamps, split bumpers, and below-body exhaust · 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Exterior panels, trim mounting points, repairs, and protected surfaces · 1961 Chevrolet Corvette
Common issue
1961 cove trim or later styling cues can be added during restoration · 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Confidence
documented · 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Correct value
Single-louver body-color coves without divider trim, exposed quad headlamps, toothless grille, external trunk, and four-taillamp ducktail · 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Where to check
Exterior panels, trim holes, repairs, and protected surfaces · 1962 Chevrolet Corvette

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