Model Year Highlights:
- This was the first year for the all new 265ci, V8 engine. V8-equipped Corvettes could be identified by the large gold "V" over the smaller "v" in the Chevrolet script on the front fenders.
- The V8 engines came equipped with chrome plated valve covers with the Chevrolet script.
| Available Options |
| RPO |
Description |
MFG's Price |
Production |
| 2934-6 |
Base Roadster - 6-cylinder |
$2,774.00 |
NA |
| 2934-8 |
Base Roadster - 8-cylinder |
$2,909.00 |
NA |
| 100 |
Directional Signals |
$16.75 |
700 |
| 101 |
Heater |
$91.40 |
700 |
| 102 |
AM Radio, Signal Seeking |
$145.15 |
700 |
| 290B |
Whitewall Tires, 6.70x15 |
$26.90 |
NA |
| 313M |
Powerglide Automatic Transmission |
$178.35 |
NA |
| 420A |
Parking Brake Alarm |
$5.65 |
700 |
| 421A |
Courtesy Lights |
$4.05 |
700 |
| 422A |
Windshield Washer |
$11.85 |
700 |
| Total Production (all convertibles): |
700 |
| Color Options |
| RPO |
Exterior |
Interior |
Soft Top |
Production |
| 567 |
Polo White |
Red |
White/Beige |
325 |
| 570 |
Pennant Blue |
Dark Beige |
Beige |
45 |
| 573 |
Corvette Copper |
Dark Beige |
White |
15 |
| 596 |
Gypsy Red |
Light Beige |
White/Beige |
180 |
| 632 |
Harvest Gold |
Yellow |
Dark Green |
120 |
| Performance Review |
| Magazine |
GM |
Road & Track |
| Pub. Date |
NA |
July 1955 |
| 0-30 mph |
NA |
3.2 sec |
| 0-40 mph |
NA |
4.4 sec |
| 0-50 mph |
NA |
6.4 sec |
| 0-60 mph |
NA |
8.7 sec |
| 0-70 mph |
NA |
11.3 sec |
| 0-80 mph |
NA |
14.4 sec |
| 0-90 mph |
NA |
18.9 sec. |
| 0-100 mph |
NA |
24.7 sec. |
| 1/4 Mile (sec/mph) |
NA |
16.3 sec. |
| Top Speed |
NA |
119.1 mph |
| Braking |
NA |
NA |
| Handling |
NA |
NA |