Brassplyer
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A '53 and a '62 seem very different - why are those years classified in the same generation?
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"Generations" of Corvettes, and other vehicles for that matter, are considered "changed" when there is a "platform" change-over. A car's "platform" is its basic structure. In the case of the 53-62 "C1" Corvette which was body on frame construction, its basic structure was a combination of the car's chassis and underbody which, from 1953-1962 was for the most part the same.
'63-'67, is considered "C2" because the chassis and the underbody structure were unchanged.
'68-'82 is C3 because the underbody structure did not change and the chassis did not change much from C2
'84-'96 is C4 because the underbody structure did not change. While there is modest differences between '84-'87 and '88-'96, the chassis did not change significantly.
'97-'04 is C5 because both the underbody and chassis were unchanged.
'05-'13 is C6 because the underbody was unchanged. The basic chassis design was unchanged, but '05-'13 base models had steel frames and '06-'13 performance models had aluminum frames.
'14-'21* is C7 because neither the underbody nor the chassis changed much
'20-'??* will be C8 because both the underbody and chassis will change significantly.
*It is rumored that GM will make both C7 and C8 for two model years, 2020 and 2021.
I think because they all share the same chassis - same X frame - same front suspension and solid rear axle - and the "tub" is basically the same - easy way to classify the early cars.....A '53 and a '62 seem very different - why are those years classified in the same generation?