Corvette Magazine

Price
Base Price	$ 9,351.89
Pace Car	$ 13,653.21

sale. I don’t know where they all are." This is an interesting admission from a dealer that sells hundreds of Corvettes each year. Too many were built to make them real collectibles, but people obviously love them and are hanging on to them.

1978 Corvette
     While the 1978 Pace Cars and Silver Anniversaries captured most of the attention, there were still 24,991 standard cars built. Total production was 46,776, making the ‘78 one of the most popular Corvettes ever. With the same options as the Silver Anniversary plus the availability of 10 paint and 8 interior colors, these were beautiful cars indeed. "The one I’d want is a Black with Black interior L-82 4-speed," says Corvette Mike. With the L-82 now producing 220hp, and the ten-year-old third-generation body updated with a fastback glass rear window and new, more comfortable interior, Mike’s choice is one fine automobile. While Mike Vietro has seen the "numbers matching" mania subside recently, correct, low-mile cars will always command the best prices.
     1978 Corvettes will never be the kind of cars the big money collectors will fill their garages with. Nobody will get rich owning one of these Corvettes, whether it’s a Pace Car, a Silver Anniversary, or a standard ‘78, yet where else can an average buyer own such a beautiful and historically significant automobile that is affordable yet has a stable value?
     A milestone in your garage? The 1978 Corvette could be it.