The original C5 Corvette hit the showroom in March of 1997 and offered only one body style, the hatchback coupe. In 1998 it was offered as a convertible and a year later as a 2-door hardtop.
Corvettes did not come in a convertible style in 1980
2008
NO
it came out in 1953
Yes, however, the trans, and computer will have to come with it....
It doesn't. That's why they call it an FRC (Fixed Roof Corvette)
1953 was the first production year.
does the monitor come with any options
Because Chevrolet was afraid that their manual transmissions would not be able to handle the power of the Corvette.
According to Corvette Sports Car Superstar, by the auto editors of Consumer Guide, "the first Corvette to come off the assembly line was driven by Tony Kleiber, a Chevrolet body assembler, on June 30, 1953 - just six months after it's public unveiling as a Motorama dream car". It had an SRP of $3513.
Manual only
You can get a Corvette in any color you want. They come in about three hundred different colors and since you are paying good money for it they want you to be completely satisfied on the car of your dreams.