- (month unknown)
- Ertl introduces the 1/16-scale die-cast metal model No. 7489 of a red 1967 Corvette convertible with L71 engine and side pipes. Model kit No. 7491 is for a white 1967 convertible with L88 engine. Price of the kits is US$30-35. [225.22]
- March 13
- At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association holds its Spring Fling III event, over four days. Jack Boxstrom enters No. 50 Corvette (early 1970s Corvette raced by John Greenwood) with John Greenwood driving. The car has to be withdrawn after three laps due to problems. [214.26] [459.24]
- March
- The April issue of Car & Driver magazine compares a Corvette ZR-1 to a Porsche Turbo. The Corvette is rated higher. [560.52]
- March 16
- In Sebring, Florida, the IMSA 12 Hours of Sebring Camel Grand Prix of Endurance race is held.
- Finishing 5th in GTO class and 16th overall is the Morrison Motorsports #92 Corvette ZR-1, driven by Andy Pilgrim and R.K. Smith.
- Placing 9th in GTO class and 33rd overall is the Morrison Motorsports #91 Corvette ZR-1, driven by Stu Hayner, Scott Lagasse, and Don Knowles. The car is not running at the finish due to ignition problems.
[214.115] [456.17] (#92 is 5th in GTO class [423])
- March
- The Corvette development team proposes to General Motors' president Lloyd Reuss that the next generation Corvette be designed with three models in mind: removable hardtop, convertible, fixed-roof coupe. Reuss accepts the idea. [137.104]
- (month unknown)
- In Knoxville, Tennessee, the Spring Corvette Expo is held. 68 Corvettes are sold at auction, including a 1965 396-ci convertible for US$58,000. [214.11]
- The second round of IMSA's Exxon Supreme Series race is held. Luis Mendez, driving a Corvette, finishes seventh in GTO class. [214.114]
- April 11
- At Lime Rock Park, the first race of the IMSA Bridgestone Potenza Supercar Championship series is held.
- Kim Baker finishes second in the MerCruiser Corvette ZR-1, 3.5 seconds behind the winner.
- In fifth place is Jay Sperry in the Outpost Hunt & Sport Corvette. In twelfth place is Jim Minneker in a second MerCruiser Corvette ZR-1.
- A Callaway Corvette is raced by Boris Said, but does not complete the race.
[213.84] [214.83] [225.40]
- April
- A Rick Mears edition Corvette ZR-1 is displayed at the New York Automobile Show. [70.C2]
- A Corvette design competition is held within General Motors for the next-generation Corvette, with 13 designs from about six studios. Charles Jordan chooses a combination of designs by Tom Peters and John Cafaro. [137.105]
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- (month unknown)
- AMT/Ertl announces the limited edition turquoise 1991 Corvette convertible scale model kit. [222.16]
- May 13
- Production of ZR-1 Corvettes resumes at the Bowling Green plant. [213.10]
- May
- At the Sears Point Raceway, in California, the season opening race of the Escort World Challenge is held.
- Shawn Hendricks wins in the No. 4 Bakeracing Corvette, 95 seconds over the second place car.
- In fourth place is Kenny Wallace Jr. and Peter Lockhart in a Lobdell-Emery/Dieline Corvette.
- In eighth place is Kat Teasdale and Luis Sanchez in another Bakeracing Corvette.
- In tenth place is John Heinricy and Andy Pilgrim in a Corvette. R.K. Smith races in another Lobdell-Emery/Dieline Corvette which loses its brakes and does not finish.
[213.87] [227.40] [235.28]
- (month unknown)
- The Nevada Open Road Challenge is held. Finishing second in the 91.5 mile event is A. Scherfenberg and Drew Bucci in a 1984 Corvette, in 31.13 minutes, averaging 175.79 mph over the course. A 1990 Corvette places tenth. [213.10]
- In Dallas, Texas, the second round of the Escort World Challenge race is held, in the Pontiac Grand Prix of Dallas in Addison.
- R.K. Smith finishes first in the No. 2 Powell Motorsports Corvette.
- Second is Shawn Hendricks in the No. 4 Bakeracing Corvette.
- Third is John Heinricy in the No. 98 Morrison Racing Corvette.
- 5th, 6th, and 7th are all Corvettes.
[213.89] [227.41]
- June 1
- The Corvette plant in Bowling Green celebrates its 10th anniversary over four days. About 1800 Corvettes are in attendance. 43,590 people tour the plant. Personalities on hand include Miss America, Zora Arkus-Duntov, Dave McLellan, and Larry Shinoda. The National Corvette Homecoming celebrates the 30th, 20th and 10th year anniversaries, with a display of 88 Corvettes. [225.26]
- June 15
- At the Bira Circuit raceway in Pattaya, Thailand, the Gentlemen Racers Club Supercar Challenge race is held, over two days. Laury Scott finishes first in non-turbo class and third overall, in his 1990 Corvette. [221.102]
- June 27
- At the McLean County Fairgrounds in Bloomington, Illinois, the Bloomington Gold / Corvettes USA show is held, over four days. 31,430 spectators and about 6,000 Corvettes attend. The Benchmark award is added, for Bloomington Gold-certified and Survivor class Corvettes. [138.50] [160.32] [212.B9] [214.B1] [218.19] [222.16]
- (month unknown)
- AMT/Ertl releases a scale model kit of a 1991 Corvette convertible. [238.16]
- Rich Mason buys a 1963 Corvette Z06 coupe that was raced at Sebring in 1963. [299.34]
- The Corvette ZR-1 that raced at Daytona earlier in the year as car No. 92 is donated to the Smithsonian Institute. [177.64]
- July 14
- At the Des Moines Grand Prix, in Des Moines, Iowa, the SCCA Escort World Challenge race is held.
- Shawn Hendricks finishes first in the No. 4 Bakeracing Corvette.
- Second is R.K. Smith in the No. 2 Powell Motorsports Corvette.
[222.68] [227.41]
- July
- Production of 1991 Corvettes ends. [213.10]
- July 19
- At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Chicago Historic Races' 11th International Challenge vintage races are held, over three days. Attending are 323 sports and race cars, and over 25,000 spectators. Results for the Group 3 race:
- Finishing 3rd in class, 9th overall, is Jack Boxtrom in 1961 283-ci Corvette.
- Finishing 8th in class, 13th overall, is Robert Nuzzo in 1958 Corvette.
- Also racing are Thomas Griffin in 1959 Corvette, and Jay Edelston in 1956 Corvette.
Results for the Group 6 race:
- Finishing 1st in class, 6th overall, is Rollie Stephenson in 1967 L88 Corvette.
- Finishing 2nd in class, 7th overall, is Mark Brown.
Results for the GT Enduro race:
- Finishing 2nd in class, 25th overall, is Mike Donohue in 1963 Corvette.
[547.27]
- July
- Following the IMSA Supercar Series race at Laguna Seca, Kim Baker withdraws his team from the series, citing unsafe racing conditions created by the extra weight added to ZR-1 and Callaway cars. [226.79]
- (month unknown)
- At a private sale, a 1969 LeMans Blue convertible Corvette with an L88 engine sells for US$110,000. [226.10]
- August 10
- At the Mosport Park raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, a 24-hour Escort World Challenge Series race is held over two days.
- Finishing first is the No. 2 Powell Motorsports Corvette, driven by R.K. Smith, Ken Wilden, David Empringham, Richard Spenard, and Peter Cunningham.
- In second place is the No. 5 Bakeracing Corvette driven by Kat Teasdale, Bill Cooper, Boris Said, Peter Hanson, and Jim Minneker.
- In fourth place is the No. 97 Morrison Corvette driven by Andy Pilgrim, Ray Kong, Robin Buck, Ron Nelson, and Mark Hutchins.
- In fifth place is a second Powell Motorsports Corvette driven by Mark Wolocatiuk, Bill Gianetti, Doug Beatty, and Peter Cunningham.
[222.68] [227.41]
- August 12
- Production of 1992 Corvettes begins. [138.11]
- August
- Larry Merow starts the ZR-1 Registry club. [154.37] [211.13]
- August 16
- In Monterey, California, the Monterey Historic Automobile Races are held, over three days. Noel Park wins in his class in a 1958 Corvette. [217.113] [457.23]
- August 23
- At the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Corvettes at Carlisle '91 show is held, over three days. Over 3,000 Corvettes attend. [206.15] [219.25] [222.23] [225.80] [226.39]
- (month unknown)
- In Denver, Colorado, a one hour SCCA Escort World Challenge Series race is held. Finishing 2nd is the Bakeracing #4 Corvette, driven by Shawn Hendricks. [227.68] (Hendricks is first [283.82])
- Mini-Marque releases a 1/43 scale die-case metal model of the 1961 Corvette. Price is US$174.95. [226.16]
- September
- Production of 1992 ZR-1 Corvettes begins. [221.13]
- Chevrolet decides to discontinue the LT5 engine, partly blaming 1996 emissions standards and other febderal regulations. [585.53]
- September 22
- At the Road America raceway at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the one-hour Escort World Challenge race is held. Finishing 2nd is the Bakeracing #4 Corvette, driven by Shawn Hendricks. Hendricks finishes 0.3 seconds behind the winner. [221.98] [225.80] [227.68] [283.82]
- September 26
- Callaway Engineering completes its 500th Twin-Turbo Corvette conversion. [148.94] [226.16,46a] [453.147] [871.125]
- (month unknown)
- The SCCA National Solo II Championships are held.
- Finishing 1st in Class B Prepared is the Corvette driven by Larry Park.
- Finishing 2nd in Class B Prepared Ladies is the Corvette driven by Pati Park.
[467.3]
- The first 1992 production Corvette rolls off the assembly line. With it, Chevrolet introduces the LT1 engine, capable of 300-hp at 5000 rpm. [93.71] [95.92]
- At the Texas World Speedway, an Escort World Challenge race is held.
- Finishing 2nd is the Bakeracing #4 Corvette, driven by Shawn Hendricks.
- Finishing 3rd is the Morrison #97 Corvette, driven by Andy Pilgrim.
[227.68] [283.83]
- At the Autodromo Del Norte in Saltillo, Mexico, the last Escort World Challenge race of the season is held.
- Finishing 1st is the Mobil One / Morrison Motorsports Corvette, driven by Andy Pilgrim.
- Finishing 4th is the Bakeracing #4 Corvette, driven by Kat Teasdale.
- Finishing 5th is the Bakeracing #5 Corvette, driven by Shawn Hendricks and Bobby Carradine.
[283.87] (Andy Pilgrim is first [227.69])
- At the end of the SCCA Escort World Challenge Series, the rankings of Corvette drivers are: Shawn Hendricks first, Andy Pilgrim third, R. K. Smith fifth, and Kat Teasdale sixth. Final Corvette racing team rankings are: No. 4 Bakeracing first, No. 97 Morrison second, No. 5 Bakeracing third, and No. 98 Morrison fifth. [227.41] [283.87]
- October 11
- At a government auction near the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Roger Judski buys a 1969 Corvette with ZL-1 engine, for US$300,000. This is the only documented Corvette ZL-1 in existence, one of two believed to have been built. Judski operates Roger's Corvette Center in Maitland, Florida. [221.11] [283.22]
- October 12
- In Titusville, Florida, the 12th annual Eckler's Corvette Reunion is held. Over 3000 people attend, with over 650 Corvettes. [225.3] [227]
- (month unknown)
- At an auction, a 1967 convertible with both tops sells for US$35,000. A 1967 convertible with 427-ci 425-hp engine sells for US$62,500. [221.12]
- Kevin Mackay acquires a 1968 L88 Corvette from Joe Searles for US$7000. The car was originally raced at Sebring in 1968 as car No. 3. [147.22] [327.39] [625.32]
- Monogram introduces model kit No. 2924, a 1:24 scale 1957 Corvette. [227.14]
- Monogram introduces model kit No. 2925, a 1:24 scale 1965 396 Corvette coupe. [227.14]
- Revell introduces the 1969 Baldwin - Motion Corvette scale model kit. [227.14]
- AMT / Ertl introduces the 1970 LT-1 / ZR-1 Corvette coupe scale model kit. [227.14]
- Steve Hendrickson and Kerrie James sell CERV I to Terry Michaelis of Pro-Team Corvette in Napolean, Ohio. [211.11]
- Corvette auction results: 1954 good condition US$35,500; 1961 automatic US$35,000; 1957 mint fuel injected US$32,000; 1967 coupe with 427-ci 435-hp engine US$37,000. [211.12]
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