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The Chevrolet Corvette is America's longest-running sports car, and its evolution from a six-cylinder curiosity into a mid-engine supercar tells the story of Detroit performance itself. Whether it's a numbers-matching 1954 roadster, a Peter Brock-designed split-window restomod, or a 670-horsepower Z06, every generation has left its mark on the hobby in a different way. Pulling from buy.motorious.com's current listings, here are ten of the coolest Corvettes on the market right now, spanning seven decades of America's sports car, in no particular order.
#1 — 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window Restomod
This 1963 split-window Sting Ray is a custom Peter Brock Edition build created in collaboration with Resto Mod Vettes, developed by the very designer who helped shape the original Sting Ray under GM styling chief Bill Mitchell. It rides on an Art Morrison independent-suspension chassis with an LS3 crate engine, 4L70 automatic transmission, and Wilwood disc brakes, all wrapped in Root Beer Brown Pearl Metallic paint with a power hood and flush-mount glass. Inside, Peter Brock's own signature appears on the carbon-fiber sill plates and glove box, alongside a custom Saddle Brown leather interior and Rockford Fosgate audio. This SEMA 2023 debut car blends one of the most celebrated Corvette body styles in history with thoroughly modern engineering. Asking price: $497,990.
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#2 — 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L71 Convertible
This concours-level 1967 Corvette convertible carries a validated NCRS tank sticker confirming its Ermine White over blue interior combination and its genuine 427 cubic-inch L71 435-horsepower big block, complete with matching numbers and factory side exhaust. Options documented on the tank sticker include the K66 transistorized ignition, 3.55 Positraction rear end, M21 wide-ratio close-ratio manual transmission, and an auxiliary hardtop over its white convertible top. Unlike many restamped tribute cars on the market, this Corvette retains its original trim tag, block, and exhaust routing, and it has scored Top Flight at multiple NCRS judgings. Straight body, correct chassis, and a flawless, complete restoration make this a rare opportunity for a serious collector. Asking price: $329,900.
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#3 — 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
This 2019 Corvette ZR1 is finished in Sebring Orange and equipped with the 3ZR package plus the ZTK track performance package, meaning it pairs the supercharged LT5 V8 with a manual gearbox, the ZTK-specific aero package, and larger carbon-ceramic-look brake rotors visible through ZR1-exclusive forged wheels. Carbon fiber covers the wing, cowl, rockers, splitters, vents, and roof, while the cabin gets a carbon-trimmed dash, suede-wrapped surfaces, competition bucket seats, and color-matched orange seatbelts. With only 1,508 miles on the clock, this ZR1 still comes with its service records, charger, and car cover. It represents the final and most powerful expression of the C7 generation before the Corvette went mid-engine. Asking price: $314,950.
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#4 — 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Superformance
The original Corvette Grand Sport was Zora Arkus-Duntov's secret 1962 project to build 125 lightweight race cars to chase Le Mans glory, only for GM management to cancel the run after five cars and order them destroyed. This Superformance continuation car, GM-authorized and built decades later, revives that lost history with a modern twist: a 376ci V8 fed by a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger produces roughly 1,005 horsepower, routed through a Tremec T-56 6-speed manual and twin-disc clutch. Independent front and rear suspension, four-wheel vented disc brakes, and rack-and-pinion steering back up the numbers, while custom ceramic side pipes and black and grey wheels complete the race-inspired look. With only about 240 miles logged, it's essentially a brand-new piece of Corvette racing legend. Asking price: $295,950.
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#5 — 1958 Chevrolet Corvette
1958 was a landmark year for the first-generation Corvette, introducing the quad headlight front end, faux hood louvers, and trunk-lid chrome trunk spears that would only appear on this single model year. This example is finished in Snow Crest White over a Red interior and powered by the desirable 283ci V8 with the 290-horsepower Rochester fuel-injection option, one of the rarest and most sought-after drivetrain combinations of the C1 era. Fuel-injected 1958 Corvettes are prized by collectors for combining early Corvette styling with genuine period-correct performance, well ahead of the carbureted small blocks most examples carry. It's a clean, straightforward solid-axle Corvette without the complexity of a resto-mod, just classic 1950s American sports car styling. Asking price: $289,000.
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#6 — 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Widebody Restomod
This 1969 Corvette Widebody Restomod pairs classic C3 styling with a factory chassis that's been fully boxed and reinforced, then dropped onto a RideTech suspension system with Wilwood six-piston disc brakes for genuinely modern handling. Power comes from an LS7 V8 topped with Borla 8-stack fuel injection, feeding long-tube headers and side-exit exhaust for a look and sound that echoes vintage road racers, while a T56 six-speed manual and McLeod twin-disc clutch handle the shifting. Forgeline wheels fill out the widened fenders, and inside, Recaro bucket seats and a push-to-start setup bring the cabin into the modern era without losing the C3's character. It's a build meant to be driven hard on the street or shown at a concours, not trailered and left alone. Asking price: $209,999.
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#7 — 2009 Chevrolet Corvette 2dr Cpe w/3LT
This is a C2 Retro-Vette conversion, meaning a low-mile 2009 Corvette C6 coupe with the 3LT and Z51 packages has been reskinned with a 1963 split-window body engineered to bolt into the factory mounting points without cutting or sectioning the chassis. The result is a car that looks like a vintage split-window Sting Ray, complete with flip-up headlights and Z06-style chrome wheels, but drives with the comfort, safety equipment, and reliability of a modern Corvette, including a factory-located air bag and sensor package. Power comes from an LS3 topped with a TVS2300 Magnuson supercharger, and with only 615 miles showing, the car is essentially new underneath its vintage shell. It's an unusual way to get period-correct C2 looks without sacrificing modern drivability. Asking price: $189,995.
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#8 — 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 70th Anniversary Edition
The C8-generation Z06 marked the first time a naturally aspirated flat-plane-crank V8 has powered a production Corvette, and this 70th Anniversary Edition dresses that 5.5-liter engine in a Black exterior with a White and Black leather interior. Power routes through an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic, with an advanced ride control system and traction control tuned specifically for the Z06's higher limits. The cabin includes a telescopic and tilt wheel, heated seats with lumbar support, and the anniversary trim's unique badging and finishes. With roughly 8,162 miles, it's a lightly used example of Chevrolet's mid-engine flagship, bridging seven decades of Corvette history with the nameplate's most track-focused factory car yet. Asking price: $189,000.
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#9 — 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
As one of the earliest Corvettes ever built, this 1954 convertible represents the model before it truly became a performance car, powered by its original matching-numbers 235 cubic-inch inline six with a tri-power carburetor setup and paired with a 2-speed automatic transmission. This example underwent a 13-month, no-expense-spared frame-off restoration completed in 2006, during which the fiberglass body received a full stabilizer strengthening process and every nut and bolt was reconditioned or replaced to factory specifications. The result has earned NCRS Top Flight, Bloomington Gold, Triple Crown, and Gold Spinner honors along with multiple Best of Show awards, placing it among the finest 1954 Corvettes in existence. Finished in Red over a matching Red interior, it's a museum-quality look at where the Corvette story began. Asking price: $168,000.
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#10 — 2002 Chevrolet Corvette
Closing out this list is another clever retro conversion, this time built by Classic Reflection Coachworks on a 2002 Corvette convertible chassis wearing a 1958-style body. Like the C2 conversion earlier on this list, the factory chassis and drivetrain have not been cut or sectioned in any way, and the airbags, security sensors, and interior all continue to function exactly as GM intended, meaning this drives like a genuine early 2000s Corvette despite looking like a 1950s roadster. Under the fiberglass sits a 5.7-liter V8 paired with bucket seats trimmed in red leather over a white body, riding on roughly 31,000 miles. It's proof that Corvette lookalikes aren't limited to any single generation, and it makes a fitting bookend to a list spanning from 1954 to 2023. Asking price: $159,995.
