Was 1998 a good year for Corvettes?

Yes, the Corvette is an outstanding effort and competes favorably with the best in the class. The 1998 Corvette is among the best true sports car your money can buy.

How many Callaway Sledgehammer Corvettes were made?

On October 26, 1988 at 3:45PM John Lingenfelter drove the Sledgehammer to its record speed of 254.76 mph on the 7.5 mile oval track at the Transportation Research Center (TRC) in Ohio….In Detail.

type	One Of
built at	Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA
production	1
price $	$ 400,000
engine	Twin Turbo V8

Who drove the Corvette in Animal House?

I assumed the same fate for the shiny red & white 59 Corvette that rush chairman Eric “Otter” Stratton drove in the cult classic movie “Animal House.” That’s what I thought at least until I met Paul Smith of Eugene, Oregon and had the honor of checking out his collection.

How much did a Corvette cost in 1998?

The old Corvette convertible had a miserably low resonant frequency of just 13 Hz. The new ’98 Corvette convertible achieves a remarkable natural frequency of 21 Hz-the coupe is even stiffer….1998 Chevrolet Corvette – Motor Trend 1998 Car of the Year.

PRICE
Base price	$37,495	$44,425
Price as tested	$42,414	$52,099
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Is a 98 Corvette a C5?

Additionally, the C5 convertible actually weighed 114 pounds less than the C4, yet it was four times more torsionally sound than its predecessor. The C5 Convertible was the first Corvette to include an actual trunk since 1962….1998 Corvette Overview.