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Production chronology1996–2004
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia infobox ↗9 years
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ChevroletCorvette C5
Production1996–2004
Recorded originUnited States
Classpassenger car
Background
The Chevrolet Corvette (C5) is the fifth generation of the Corvette sports car, manufactured and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for model years 1997 – 2004. Production variants included the high-performance Z06. Racing variants included the C5-R, a 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 Hours of Le Mans GTS/GT1 winner. The C5 Corvette was the first GM vehicle to feature the third generation small block "LS" engines, and the last generation Corvette with pop-up headlights.
Text adapted from “Chevrolet Corvette (C5)” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1998
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗1 year