50 Years of the Chevrolet Corvette

1978

In 1978, Corvette was celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. For the model this year, the biggest change was the fastback rear window. The styling gave the aging C3 Corvette a new look. The fastback helped with aerodynamics and made more luggage space behind the seats available. Along with the fastback, the tachometer and speedometer saw an update, and the interior door panels got a redesign. Mechanically, this Corvette received a larger fuel tank with 24 gallons versus the ’77 mode’s 17 gallons. For the 1978 model year, this Corvette received two special editions: the Silver Anniversary model and the 6502 Indy-500 Pace Car replica edition. The Pace Car edition is one of the most popular C3 Corvettes Chevrolet ever designed.