1953, birth of the Corvette

My original plan for the Corvette collection was to have one model per generation, but the very first Corvette is special, so I decided to add one model from that first generation to the '57 model I already have (my rules, I can break them when I want!).

Of course, the model had to be white, just like those first 300 produced in 1953 were ...

 

Corvette C8

And with the eighth generation of the Corvette, we've arrived at the final generation (for now, that is). This most recent Stingray has been produced from 2019 onwards.

Fair number of 1:24 models of a C8 Corvette on eBay, so I could pick and choose the colour I wanted. Went for a bright blue one, as I don't yet have a bright blue model in the line-up.

So that means that with C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, and now of course C8, I've got a 1:24 model of every Corvette generation in the collection. 

Now I would be deluding myself if I thought the collection wouldn't be expanded beyond these eight ... 

Corvette C7

Seventh generation Corvettes were produced from 2014 to 2019, and brought back the Stingray name!

There aren't that many 1:24 models of a C7 'Vette onj the market, but it didn't take that long to get my hands on one.

One more to go and I'll have a 1:24 model of every Corvette generation ... watch this space!

Corvette C6

Sixth generation 'Vettes were produced from 2005 to 2013.

For some reason, there were very few C6 Corvette models available on eBay; I finally found this one in Italy ... 

Corvette design has now moved away from the hidden headlights of generations 2 to 5.

Collection is nicely building up, generations 7 and 8 to go!

Corvette C5

And so we proceed to the fifth generation of the 'Vette, produced from 1997 to 2004. 

Like for the C4, there are plenty of Corvette C5 models on eBay, and I opted again for a cabrio version. 

Five down, three to go!

Corvette C4

The fourth generation Corvette was produced from 1983 to 1996, with the Stingray moniker dropped.

Plenty of C4 Corvette models on eBay, and I opted for a bright yellow cabrio!

So that's one model from each of the first four 'Vette generations in the collection; four more to go for the full set!

Corvette C3

The third generation Corvettes, produced from 1968 to 1982, are also the second generation Stingrays (one word now!).

My Stingray model is of an early C3 car: 1970.

So, after the C2 Sting Ray, I now have a pair of Sting Ray / Stingray models!