1953 - 1967 Corvette Specification Guide
(1953-1967 Corvette Identification Serial Numbers)

Corvette Vehicle Identification Serial Numbers

1953-1959:  "E" (1953-1957) or "J" (1958-59) prefix character indicates Corvette model; "V" (1955 only) prefix indicates V-8 engine.  The prefix was followed by a two-digit model year; "F" (Flint, 1953) or "S" (St. Louis) assembly plant code; and a six-digit build sequence number.

1960-1964:  First digit indicates last digit of model year.  (1963-64) Fourth digit "6" indicates coupe, "3" indicates convertible; "S" (sixth character) indicates St. Louis assembly plant; followed by a six-digit build sequence number.

1965-1967:  "1" indicates Chevrolet Motor Division; "9" indicates Corvette model; "4" indicates V-8 engine; "67" or "37" indicates convertible or coupe respectively.  The sixth digit indicates the last digit of the model year; "S" indicates St. Louis assembly; followed by a six-digit build sequence number.

1953-1967 Corvette Production Quantities

* Official Chevrolet production figures for 1965 originally indicated a total of 23,562 Corvettes produced.  However, in March of 1991, records were corrected to indicate 23,564 Corvettes produced in 1965.  The last two cars (the only two cars built during the month of August 1965) were both convertible models.

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