1998 Chevrolet Corvette Base 2dr Convertible

1998 Chevrolet Corvette C5 Convertible â?" Sebring Silver, LS1 V8, 46K Actual Miles Why This Car Is Special The fifth-generation Corvette, introduced for 1997, was a ground-up redesign that gave Chevrolet's sports car a legitimate claim to world-class status. When Car and Driver tested the C5 coupe against a Porsche 911, the Corvette held its own on performance metrics while costing roughly half as much. The convertible version arrived for 1998 â?" its first model year â?" and quickly became the volume seller of the C5 lineup. What made the C5 convertible particularly notable from an engineering standpoint was its hydroformed frame rails and a backbone tunnel structure that gave the convertible exceptional rigidity without the added weight of a traditional chassis brace.