This report was dated Monday, July 26, 1965 and lists the planned total production for the 1965 Corvette model year through Friday, July 30, 1965 at 23,562 units built. The final 1965 Corvette productio ntotal was 23,564 units. Two, 1965 Corvettes were built on Monday, August 2, 1965. According to the Corvette Black Book, the two Corvettes built on August 2, 1965 were both convertibles.
| DESCRIPTION | OPTION NUMBER |
CUM % THRU 5/4 |
CUM % THRU 5/19 |
3/31 THRU 5/19 |
CUM 65 YTD RCPTS |
5/19 THRU YR END |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 18560 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 23562 | 100.00 | 3442 | 100.00 | |
| COUPES | 6602 | 19437 | 35.57 | 35.17 | 32.49 | 8186 | 34.74 | 1110 | 32.25 |
| CONVERTIBLES | 11958 | 19467 | 64.43 | 64.83 | 67.51 | 15376 | 65.26 | 2332 | 67.75 |
| OPTIONS | |||||||||
| TOPS (% TO MODEL 19467) | |||||||||
| HARD TOP AND SOFT TOP | C07 | 44.05 | 43.69 | 40.48 | 42.34 | 34.78 | |||
| HARD TOP LESS SOFT TOP | C07 | 8.68 | 8.40 | 8.06 | 8.31 | 7.77 | |||
| CONVERTIBLE BEIGE | C05 | 3.51 | 3.58 | 4.41 | 3.58 | 3.60 | |||
| CONVERTIBLE WHITE | C05 | 52.24 | 52.25 | 52.20 | 51.92 | 50.04 | |||
| CONVERTIBLE BLACK | STD | 35.54 | 54.74 | 35.23 | 36.17 | 38.59 | |||
| AXLES | |||||||||
| POSITRACTION (3.08:1) | G81 | 9.42 | 9.35 | 7.96 | 9.08 | 7.53 | |||
| POSITRACTION (3.36:1) | G81 | 30.98 | 30.53 | 25.69 | 29.99 | 26.85 | |||
| POSITRACTION (3.55:1) | G81 | 6.49 | 6.84 | 10.04 | 7.15 | 8.95 | |||
| POSITRACTION (3.70:1) | G81 | 16.62 | 16.66 | 18.83 | 15.00 | 5.29 | |||
| POSITRACTION (4.11:1) | G81 | 17.78 | 17.87 | 18.37 | 18.22 | 20.25 | |||
| POSITRACTION (4.56:1) | G81 | 3.19 | 3.22 | 3.60 | 3.36 | 4.18 | |||
| AXCEL RATIO (3.08.1) | G91 | 8.17 | 8.13 | 7.22 | 8.00 | 7.26 | |||
| (3.36:1) and (3.70:1) | STD | 7.33 | 7.41 | 8.30 | 9.29 | 19.70 | |||
| BRAKES | |||||||||
| POWER BRAKES | J50 | 17.71 | 17.58 | 15.93 | 17.16 | 14.70 | |||
| DRUM & SHOE BRAKES | J61 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.10 | 1.34 | 0.78 | |||
| BRAKES | STD | 80.79 | 80.98 | 83.00 | 81.50 | 84.52 |
| DESCRIPTION | OPTION NUMBER |
CUM % THRU 5/4 |
CUM % THRU 5/19 |
3/31 THRU 5/19 |
CUM 65 YTD RCPTS |
5/19 THRU YR END |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINES | ||||||
| 250HP | STD | 11.00 | 10.96 | 11.17 | 10.82 | 9.97 |
| 300HP | L75 | 36.10 | 35.82 | 31.90 | 35.47 | 33.41 |
| 365HP | L76 | 23.40 | 22.66 | 14.67 | 21.27 | 13.16 |
| 425HP | L78 | 5.66 | 6.75 | 19.95 | 9.16 | 23.21 |
| 350HP | L79 | 19.88 | 20.09 | 21.14 | 20.01 | 19.55 |
| 375HP F.I. | L84 | 3.95 | 3.71 | 1.16 | 3.27 | 0.70 |
| TRANSMISSIONS | ||||||
| 3 SPEED | STD | 1.70 | 1.73 | 2.03 | 1.72 | 1.63 |
| 4 SPEED | M20 | 89.22 | 89.39 | 90.16 | 89.59 | 90.78 |
| 4 SPEED (H.D.) | M22 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.29 |
| POWERGLIDE | M35 | 8.99 | 8.79 | 7.40 | 8.58 | 7.30 |
| LEATHER TRIM TOTAL | 9.6 | 9.47 | 8.77 | 9.02 | 6.40 | |
| BLACK (K) | 402 | 4.06 | 4.00 | 3.52 | 3.80 | 2.64 |
| RED (M) | 408 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.51 | 0.63 | 0.17 |
| BLUE (N) | 415 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 0.99 |
| SADDLE | 4215 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.70 | 1.21 | 0.87 |
| SILVER & BLACK (P) | 427 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.09 |
| GREEN (L) | 431 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.35 |
| MAROON (V) | 436 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.20 |
| WHITE & BLACK (S) | 438 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.47 |
| WHITE & RED (T) | 444 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.18 |
| WHITE & BLUE (U) | 451 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.49 | 0.634 | 0.44 |
| TRIM (VINYL) TOTAL | 90.40 | 90.52 | 91.19 | 90.98 | 93.60 | |
| BLACK (E) | STD | 39.49 | 39.49 | 40.48 | 39.90 | 42.30 |
| RED (D) | 407 | 8.55 | 8.44 | 7.40 | 8.36 | 7.70 |
| BLUE (B) | 414 | 14.52 | 14.52 | 14.41 | 14.91 | 17.19 |
| SADDLE (C) | 420 | 5.41 | 5.60 | 7.37 | 5.66 | 6.01 |
| SILVER & BLACK (Y) | 426 | 3.09 | 3.09 | 2.57 | 3.04 | 2.73 |
| GREEN (X) | 430 | 3.71 | 3.83 | 5.01 | 3.93 | 4.53 |
| MAROON (Z) | 435 | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.98 | 2.82 | 2.89 |
| WHITE & BLACK (F) | 437 | 4.10 | 4.14 | 4.24 | 4.10 | 3.92 |
| WHITE & RED (Q) | 443 | 2.85 | 2.78 | 2.03 | 2.67 | 2.06 |
| WHITE & BLUE (H) | 450 | 5.86 | 5.82 | 4.70 | 5.59 | 4.27 |
| MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS | ||||||
| TINTED WINDSHIELD | A02 | 31.89 | 32.04 | 32.08 | 32.36 | 34.20 |
| TINTED ALL WINDOWS | A02 | 37.09 | 37.11 | 37.94 | 37.14 | 37.36 |
| POWER WINDOWS | A31 | 17.19 | 16.71 | 10.87 | 16.17 | 12.99 |
| HEATER DELETION | C48 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.09 |
| AIR CONDITIONING | C60 | 10.51 | 10.37 | 8.81 | 10.28 | 9.76 |
| H.D. SUSPENSION | F40 | 3.19 | 3.43 | 6.68 | 4.14 | 8.28 |
| TRANSISTOR IGNITION | K66 | 13.00 | 13.83 | 24.51 | 15.64 | 26.26 |
| 36 GALLON GAS TANK | N03 | 0.49 | 0.29 | 0.55 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| (% TO MODEL 19437) | ||||||
| OFF ROAD EXHAUST | N11 | 10.68 | 10.59 | 10.45 | 9.04 | 9.97 |
| SIDE MOUNTED EXHAUST | N14 | 2.37 | 2.58 | 5.37 | 3.22 | 6.97 |
| WOOD STEERING WHEEL | N32 | 9.57 | 9.66 | 10.71 | 9.59 | 9.18 |
| TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL | N36 | 18.06 | 17.67 | 14.36 | 16.62 | 10.49 |
| POWER STEERING | N40 | 13.94 | 13.96 | 13.38 | 13.73 | 12.40 |
| ALUMINUM WHEELS | P48 | 5.14 | 5.06 | 5.03 | 4.74 | 2.85 |
| WHITEWALL TIRES | P92 | 82.59 | 82.37 | 77.68 | 81.91 | 79.81 |
| GOLD STRIPE TIRES | T01 | 3.58 | 3.81 | 6.78 | 4.20 | 6.45 |
| AM/FM RADIO | U69 | 93.84 | 93.78 | 92.55 | 93.85 | 84.28 |
| C&C GROUP | Z01 | 65.02 | 65.20 | 65.12 | 65.35 | 66.18 |