The official Corvette 50th Anniversary Celebration will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, from June 26 to 28, 2003, but there'll be stuff between now and then to help keep Vette owners and fans amused until the big event.
The ultimate act of devotion would include buying one of the 50th Anniversary Corvettes that are going on sale this summer and taking part in one of the caravans headed for Nashville next summer.
Rick Baldick, Corvette marketing director, says the 50th Anniversary Special Edition will be available on the coupe and convertible models and will get a unique look, more standard equipment, and Magnetic Selective Ride Control, which Chevrolet bills as the industry's fastest and most powerful real time damping suspension.
The commemorative model includes Anniversary Red exterior paint, specific badging, a Shale interior, and champagne-painted anniversary wheels with special emblems. It also features embroidered badges on the seats and floormats, padded door armrests and grips.
Magnetic Selective Ride Control uses a damper design that controls wheel and body motion with Magneto-Rheological (MR) fluid in the shocks, Baldick explains.
He says that, "By controlling the current to an electromagnetic coil inside the piston of the damper, the MR fluid's consistency can be changed, resulting in continuously variable real time damping. As a result, drivers should feel a greater sense of security, a quieter, flatter ride and more precise, responsive handling, particularly during sudden, high-speed maneuvers."