Chevrolet Corvette Price Guide

typical price 25 October, 2026

Chevrolet Corvette Generation / Variant Price Guides

C1 (1953–1962) Values C2 (1963–1967) Values C3 (1968–1982) Values C4 (1984–1996) Values C5 (1997–2004) Values C6 (2005–2011) Values C7 (2014–2019) Values C8 (2020–) Values

The Chevrolet Corvette is America’s sports car. In fact, it is the only indigenous two-seat performance car that America has produced continuously since 1953. In that time it has evolved from a rather underpowered show car curiosity through eight distinct generations, each time adapting to new performance benchmarks and new technological possibilities while never abandoning the essential concept of an affordable, accessible American sports car.

The Generations

Eight C-series generations trace the Corvette from the original fibreglass roadster to the mid-engined C8 supercar. The C1 established the template; the C2 Sting Ray defined the design; the C3 endured; the C4 modernised; the C5 refined; the C6 sharpened; the C7 perfected the front-engine formula; and the C8 moved the engine behind the driver for the first time in the nameplate’s history.

Buying

Every generation has something to recommend it. The C2 is the collectible icon. The C5 is the accessible performance buy. The C7 Z06 is the front-engine performance peak. The C8 is the current benchmark. They’re all Corvettes.