1998 Chevrolet Corvette Base 2dr Convertible

1998 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible â?" LS1 V8, 46K Actual Miles, Silver over Black Why This Car Is Special The fifth-generation Corvette, known as the C5, arrived for the 1997 model year and immediately reset expectations for what an American sports car could be. General Motors had spent years engineering it from the ground up, and the result was a car that was lighter, stiffer, and more powerful than the C4 it replaced â?" while also being significantly easier to live with every day. The 1998 model year brought one notable addition to the C5 lineup: the convertible. This was the first year a Corvette ragtop was offered in the C5 generation, and buyers responded immediately. For the 1998 model year, Chevrolet produced approximately 11,849 C5 Corvette convertibles, making them notably less common than the coupe.