- February 2
- The term "STINGRAY" is registered as a trademark to General Motors. [146]
- February
- General Motors Powertrain Division decides to discontinue development of the Gen II engine as a small-block, and create a new medium-displacement V-8 engine. [145.36]
- March 11
- At Chilhowee Park in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Corvette Expo - Spring show is held, over four days. 123 Corvettes are presented for auction. [217.11] [229.81] [237.86] [242.81] [565.30]
- March
- Revell introduces a 1/25-scale model Sting Ray III show car. [242.12] [323.11]
- March 20
- In Sebring, Florida, the IMSA Camel 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance is held.
- Finishing 2nd in Invitational GT class and 14th overall is the Morrison Motorsports #94 Corvette ZR-1 driven by John Heinricy, Stu Hayner, and Andy Pilgrim.
- Finishing 3rd in Invitational GT class and 15th overall is the Morrison Motorsports #93 Corvette ZR-1 driven by Andy Pilgrim, Jim Minneker, Boris Said, Ron Nelson, and Don Knowles.
[217.106] [423] (cars finish 1st and 2nd in class [324.47])
- April
- The Bowling Green Corvette plant begins using a new high gloss two-component clear coat finish, which is more resistant to environmental etching. [210.11]
- The Corvette group switches suppliers of ZF six-speed gearboxes from a German company to one in Georgia (USA). [217.11]
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- (month unknown)
- AMT/Ertl re-issues an ex-MPC 1/16-scale 1978 Chevrolet 25th Anniversary Corvette model. [242.12] [344.10]
- AMT/Ertl releases a 1/25-scale model kit of a 1993 Corvette LT1 convertible, with six-speed manual transmission. [238.16] [344.10]
- Dean Basinger receives the keys to a 1963 Corvette coupe and a 1993 Corvette ZR-1, both won in a contest he entered at a BP gas station. [210.12]
- May 3
- Corvette chief engineer Dave Hill unveils the CERV-4 test car at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren. Most of the hundreds of people attending did not even know the test car was being built. It cost Chevrolet about US$1.2 million to build. [137.193]
- May 9
- At Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia, the opening race of the SCCA World Challenge series is held.
- Finishing 3rd is the Dieline Motorsport / Doug Rippie Motorsports Corvette, driven by Robert Karl Smith.
- Finishing 4th is the Dieline Motorsport / Doug Rippie Motorsports Corvette, driven by Bill Cooper.
[210] [299.25] [324.46]
- May
- In Berlin, Germany, the first race of the ADAC GT Cup is held. Finishing 9th is the #21 Callaway Corvette, driven by Herbert Schweg. [344.84]
- May 16
- Marv Silverman donates his red 1981 Greenwood Daytona Turbo Coupe Corvette, serial number 1 of four built, to the National Corvette Museum. Value of the car is estimated at US$200,000. [324.6] [344.32]
- May 31
- In Lime Rock, Connecticut, a race in the Bridgestone/IMSA Supercar Championship series is held. Finishing 6th in a Corvette is Sean Roe. [237.90] [299.85] [344.83]
- (month unknown)
- Ertl/AMT releases a Corvette Anniversary Set, including its 1993 convertible and 1953 Corvette models, as kit number 8020. [176.67] [242.12]
- June 9
- The 10th annual One Lap of America race is held, over four days. A Callaway SuperNatural Corvette, sponsored by Bridgestone, wins the race on an intentionally flat tire, demonstrating the reliability of Bridgestone's Run Flat tire. [324.7] [344.11]
- June 14
- Corvette program manager Russ McLean and chief engineer Dave Hill meet with the General Motors Strategy Board, including General Motors' president John Smith, to get approval for Concept Initiation of the 1997 Corvette program. The plan is approved. [137.207] [230.72] [324.6]
- June
- The NBC television network airs the first episode of a new Route 66 show, produced by Columbia Pictures Television. The show features a red 1961 Corvette with red interior and white coves, owned by Stephen Speck. (Four shows are aired, but ratings are not high enough for CBS to continue with a full season in the fall.) [324.7] [344.40]
- At the Mosport Park raceway, an SCCA World Challenge series race is held.
- Finishing 2nd is the #1 Doug Rippie Motorsports Corvette, driven by R.K. Smith.
- Finishing 3rd is the #3 Doug Rippie Motorsports Corvette, driven by Bill Cooper.
[324.46] [344.80]
- June 18
- Columbia Pictures releases the film Last Action Hero to theaters in the USA. A current (1992?) light gray Corvette convertible appears briefly. [784]
- June 19
- In Brookline, Massachusettes, the Museum of Transportation hosts a 40th birthday celebration for Corvette. Over 300 Corvettes and about 50,000 people attend. [324.7]
- June 25
- At the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, the Bloomington Gold / Corvettes USA show is held, over four days. 32,000 people and 1800 Corvettes attend. The Special Collection is titled "Motorama Gold", with 29 show Corvettes including 1953 Corvette EX-122, three 1963 styling Corvettes, Mako Shark, Astro-Vette, Callaway twin-turbo ZR-1 Speedster, and ZR-1 Spyder show car.
- At auction, a mint restored 1955 Gypsy Red convertible with 3-speed manual and 265-ci 195-hp engine sells for US$53,000.
- A 1967 Rally Red convertible with L-89 427-ci 435-hp engine and side pipes sells for US$55,000.
[208.35] [209.10,48] [217.13] [229.21] [235.46] [238.23] [297.68] [300.31] [324.7] [697.48]
- June 27
- At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, the IMSA Camel Continental X race is held.
- Finishing 1st in GTI class is the Morrison Racing #94 Corvette ZR-1, driven by John Heinricy and Andy Pilgrim.
- Finishing 3rd in GTI class is the Morrison Racing #93 Corvette ZR-1, driven by Jim Minneker and Del Percilla.
[344.87] [470.160]
- June
- The first 1995 model Corvette pilot cars are produced. [209.11]
- June 29
- The Chevrolet Central Office celebrates the 40th anniversary of Corvette. Chevrolet general manager Jim Perkins states that a fifth-generation Corvette will be produced for the 1997 model year. [72.D4] [324.6] (June 30 [209.11] [344.11])
- June
- Chevrolet celebrates the 40th anniversary of Corvette in Boston, Massachussettes, over two days. Zora Arkus-Duntov, Dave McLellan, and Dave Hill are on hand, and the Corvette Indy concept car is on show. [241.41] [324.6] [344.6]
- (month unknown)
- John Heinricy is promoted to assistant chief engineer of Corvette. [127.13]
- July 9
- At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the United Telephone Vintage Grand Prix races are held, over three days. Corvette is the featured marque, which includes a special display of Grand Sport Corvettes. [96.118] [217.91] [299.87] [323.50]
- July 11
- At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the IMSA Piggly Wiggly Grand Prix of Road America race is held.
- Finishing 1st in Invitational GT class is the Morrison Racing Corvette, driven by John Heinricy and Andy Pilgrim.
- A second Morrison Racing Corvette finishes second in class.
[96.118] [209.86] [324.47]
- July 14
- The last 1993 Corvette is built, a white coupe. [209.11]
- July 15
- In Spearfish, South Dakota, the Black Hills Corvette Classic show is held. Chevrolet unveils the 1994 Corvette. Also on disply is Tommy Morrison's 1989 ZR-1 that set 24-hour records, and Chevrolet's 1-millionth Corvette. [323.22]
- July
- The NBC television network airs the fourth and last new Route 66 show. Ratings were not high enough to warrant continuing the series. [324.7]
- At the Sears Point Raceway, in California, a SCCA World Challenge series race is held. R.K. Smith places third, in a Dieline Motorsport Corvette. [209.82]
- In Des Moines, Iowa, the Ruan Greater Des Moines Grand Prix race is held, part of the SCCA World Challenge series.
- Finishing 1st is the Dieline Motorsport / Doug Rippie Motorsports Corvette, driven by R.K. Smith.
- Finishing 2nd is the Dieline Motorsport / Doug Rippie Motorsports Corvette, driven by Bill Cooper.
[209.83] [324.46]
- An SCCA World Challenge series race is held at Lime Rock Park. Bill Cooper finishes second in a Corvette. [209.85]
- July 16
- "The Today Show" on television includes mention of the National Corvette Museum, and the Corvette's 40th Anniversary. [209.11]
- July 22
- At the Road America race track in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Chicago Historic Race's 13th International Challenge vintage races are held, over four days. 420 race cars and 28,000 spectators attend. Gene Schiavone's Grand Sport #001 is displayed in Race Car Concours.
- In Sports Car Concours, Gordon Kelly's 1961 red Corvette/Vignale wins 1st in Custom Class.
- James Schenettler's 1969 Corvette wins 1st in U.S. Class.
- In Group 2: modified vintage production-based cars, Dennis Machul's 1957 Corvette wins 1st in class and 1st overall.
- In Group 6, Steve Prewitt's 1967 Corvette wins 1st overall. Gene Schiavone's Grand Sport #001 is 3rd overall.
[323.52] [471.136]
- (month unknown)
- Maisto introduces a 1/18-scale die-cast model of the 1992/93 Corvette ZR-1. Price is about US$25. [241.18]
- Guldstrand Specialty Automobiles begins taking orders for the GS90, a rebodied Corvette ZR-1. Cost is US$134,000, with maximum 100 to be built. [324.7]
- August 1
- In Portland, Oregon, a race of the IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship series is held. Finishing 4th is the Florida Auto Auction #8 Corvette LT1, driven by Sean Roe. [238.78] [323.83]
- August 10
- The 1997 Corvette program begins Concept Alternatives Selection, in which virtually every part, procedure, and design layout is presented, defended, and decided on. The program provisionally passes, pending a two-week review of some components. [137.218]
- August 13
- St. Vincent issues twelve postage stamps marking the 40th anniversary of Corvette, depicting various year models. [554.783]
- August
- At Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, the sixth SCCA World Challenge series race is held.
- Finishing 2nd (2.561 second behind 1st) is the Dieline Motorsport / Doug Ripper Motorsports Corvette, driven by R.K. Smith.
- Finishing 3rd is the Dieline Motorsport / Doug Ripper Motorsports Corvette, driven by Shawn Hendricks.
[209.86] [323.86]
- August 22
- At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, round 7 of the SCCA World Challenge series is held. Finishing 3rd is the Doug Rippie Motorsports #1 Corvette, driven by R.K. Smith. [238.80] [345.74]
- August 27
- At the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Corvettes at Carlisle '93 show is held, over three days. Over 40,000 people attend. Kevin Mackay debuts a cutaway Sunay DX 1968 Corvette L88, with half a body, showing interior from bumper to bumper. [230.58] [238.80] [327.41] [345.18] [565.33]
- (month unknown)
- Chevrolet announces that the ZR-1 will be discontinued at the end of the 1995 model year. [323.11]
- At auction, a 1967 Corvette convertible with 427-ci 435-hp engine sells for US$59,000. [323.12]
- Ertl/AMT releases its "Corvette Gift Set" with 1953, 1957, and 1963 convertible Corvette models, as kit number 8175. [176.67] [242.12]
- Monogram releases the 1/24-scale model Callaway Corvette Speedster. [323.11]
- September 1
- The 1994 model Corvette debuts. [565.10]
- Engine warranty repair conditions for the LT5 change. Mercury Marine now only works on engines with less than 12,000 miles or 12 months use. Chevrolet will handle service beyond those ranges. [148.102]
- September 18
- In Dallas, Texas, the Dallas Grand Prix race is held, round 8 of the SCCA World Challenge series. Finishing 1st is the Dieline Corvette driven by R.K. Smith. [324.48] [345.74]
- September 19
- The Franklin Mint Antique Automobile Festival is held. Included is a salute to the 40th anniversary of Corvette, with a display of one Corvette for each model year, the Wette Vette, the one-millionth Corvette, the Astro-Vette, and the Corvette Indy. Zora Arkus-Duntov and David Hill also attend. [565.7]
- September 30
- The National Corvette Museum draws the raffle ticket for the 999,999th Corvette. Ken Buss wins the Arctic White 1993 convertible with Torch Red interior and black top. [217.11] [297.10] [345.11]
- October 8
- Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film Demolition Man to theaters in the USA. In the year 2032, several General Motors concept cars appear, including the Sting Ray III. [756]
- October 11
- At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, the Valvoline Runoffs final races of the SCCA Club Racing series are held, over seven days. Finishing 1st in GT-1 class is John Heinricy, driving the Morrison Racing #97 1987 Corvette. [207.76] [231.36] [394.4,9] [478.114]
- October
- Two pre-prototype 1996 Corvettes are built, for testing. [345.11]
- October 16
- In Titusville, Florida, Eckler's holds their 14th annual Eckler's Corvette Reunion, over three days. About 3500 people attend. [207.24] [210.27] [229.23] [238.25] [241.88] [324.48] [344.7]
- October 22
- At Chilhowee Park in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Corvette Expo - Fall is held, over three days. Ninety Corvettes are offered at auction, with 29 selling. A 1967 Rally Red convertible with 427-ci 390-hp engine and 4-speed transmission sells for US$33,300. [207.10] [230.78] [241.88]
- November 24
- Mercury Marine completes building all LT5 engines destined for current and future Corvette ZR-1 cars. Since starting production in 1989, about 7250 engines were built. [148.102] [223.53] [395.66] [454.178] [777.54]
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