GM had several 2004 Vehicles Displayed

• Commemorative Edition Le Mans Blue -- Z06

• Commemorative Edition Le Mans Blue Coupe

• Commemorative Edition Le Mans Blue Convertible

• 2004 MY Machine Silver

• 2004 MY Magnetic Red

Source: AutoWeek.com - 4/25/03

"Chevrolet will produce a 2004 Commemorative Edition Corvette Z06 in honor of the company’s 2001 and 2002 GTS class victories at Le Mans. Although it will be produced in limited numbers, the car begins to atone for disappointment surrounding the understatedness of the 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette.

The Le Mans Corvette dons special badging and the same blue, silver and red paint scheme that will appear on the race cars entered in this year’s French enduro.

More importantly, the vehicle wears a carbon fiber hood, marking the first use of carbon fiber as a painted exterior panel on a vehicle produced in North America, according to GM.

The new hood weighs 20.5 pounds, 10.6 pounds lighter than the standard piece. The 5.7-liter V8 remains untouched, but Corvette engineers spent considerable time revising the Z06’s shock damping, with much development done at the Nurburgring. The revised suspension will appear on all 2004 Z06s, but the hood will not. Commemorative Edition base coupes and convertibles will also be available, but with cosmetic changes only.

Due to production issues surrounding the carbon fiber hood, Chevrolet is still working out how many Commemorative Z06s will be made, estimating the figure to be “a couple thousand.” The company will tack on a $3,000-to-$5,000 price hike over the standard Z06 when the car goes on sale in August—by which time Chevy hopes to have another Le Mans victory under its belt."

The Commemorative Edition: To help celebrate our American pride & Corvettes 50th Anniversary, a new Red, White & Blue Car that ran with #'s 50 & 53!  In the #50 car were Kelly Collins, Oliver Gavin & Andy Pilgrim. In the #53 car were - Ron Fellows, Jonny O'Connell & Frank Freon.

We like "convertible" Vettes but, this one even made Glenda smile as she sat in it.

There are less than 2000 of these that are suppose to be built.  This is the only model to sport the carbon-fiber hood.

As you can see, the Convertible doesn't sport the stripes, which really make the car different - it was still very nice, with the special emblems (shown at top of this page)

MSRP $56255

LeMans Racing History

The American Le Mans Series is all about high performance and endurance, terms often used to describe Corvette — America’s high performance icon.
Since it first made its LeMans competition debut, Corvette has been a force to be reckoned with in motorsports. In the new century, Chevy has continued that winning tradition with 2001 victories at Daytona and Le Mans. In the American Le Mans Series, Corvette also completed a triumphant season, capturing six victories out of the eight-race series and adding the 2001 ALMS Manufacturer's Championship.
In 2002 the Corvette C5 continued to dominate the field with nine wins in 10 ALMS races, also nabbing the 2002 GTS Manufacturer Champion and GTS Team Champion awards. Combined with a second consecutive victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Corvette continued to make history as it celebrated its 50th anniversary as America's performance icon.

LeMans Website

Corvette Racing Website

Chevy Racing Website

2003 Corvette Pricing Sheets (PDF)

2003 Models

50th Anniversary

Convertible

Coupe

Z06