1975 CORVETTE
Production: 33,836 coupe, 4,629 convertible, 38,465 total

Abbreviations: ac=air conditioning, at=automatic transmission, ce=california emissions, ci=cubic inch, hp=horsepower, lp=late production, mt=manual transmission.

A350ci, 165hpengine, 4-speedwide-ratio manual transmission, softtop (conv) or T-tops (cpe), and vinyl interior were included in the base price.

Custom interior included leather seat trim, wood-grain accents and lower carpet trim on inner door panels, wood-grain accents on console, and special cut-pile carpeting.

The Z07 package was available only with L82 engines and required M21 transmission. It included special front and rear suspension and heavy duty front and rear power brakes..

The FE7 gymkhana suspension included stiffer front sway bar and stiffer springs. It was included with Z07.

There were no engine or transmission order restrictions with FET

M40 was no cost with the base 350ci, 165hp engine, but cost $120.00 with optional L82 engine. M21 was no cost but required optional L82.

• Suggested interiors shown. Additional combinations were possible.
• Paint quantities do not add to total production because additional units had non-standard paint, or primer only.
• All 1975 wheels were painted silver.
• Steel Blue exterior was available for approximately three months.

Interior Codes: 19V=Bk/V, 192=Bk/L, 14V=Si/V, 142=Si/L, 26V=Db/V, 262=Db/L, 60V=N/V, 65V=MsN, 652=Ms/L, 73V=DrN, 732=Dr/L.

Abbreviations: Bk=Black, Db=Dark Blue, Dr=Dark Red, L=Leather, Ms=Medium Saddle, N=Neutral, Si=Saddle, V=Vinyl, W=White.

1975 FACTS

• The 1975 convertible was for a time the "last," but convertible production resumed in 1986.
• The last 1975 convertible was built in late July, 1975.
• Catalytic converters first appeared in Corvettes with the 1975 model. Dual exhausts were routed to a single converter, then split for dual exit.
• Soft bumpers were redesigned structurally for 1975, and external appearance varied slightly from the previous year.
• The front bumper had an inner honeycomb core and simulated "pads" on the exterior.
• The rear bumper had inner shock absorbers for impact. The rear bumper skin was one-piece, unlike the two-piece l974 unit.
• Simulated pads like those of the front were also added to the rear.
• High Energy Ignition (HEI) appeared first in Corvettes in 1975 models. Quite different from the transistor ignitions previously available, HEI included the Corvette's first no-points distributor. The HEI system's new type of distributor required the tachometer to be electronically driven.
• Optional engine choice for 1975 (one) was the lowest since 1955. And it was the first year since 1964 that only one displacement was offered.
• Hood emblems designating the L82 engine first appeared in 1975, but some 1975 L82 models didn't have the emblems.
• Kilometer-per-hour subfaces appeared on Corvette's speedometers first in 1975; it was also the first year with a headlight-warning buzzer.