Rumored 2020 Chevy C8 Corvette VINs create more questions than they answer

If you’re not on the Midengine Corvette Forum right now, you’re missing out on some hot VIN talk about the upcoming C8 Corvette.

It starts with friend of the forum Rick Conti providing some 2020 model codes, claiming the coupe will be 1YC07 and the convertible will be 1YC67. We know 07 and 67 are the VIN codes for coupe and convertible, respectively. But it’s the "C" in the third position that seems to be the question mark.

The base C7 Stingrays are 1YY; the Stingray with Z51 is 1YX; the Grand Sports are 1YW; the Z06 is 1YZ; and the ZR1s are 1YV. That info is from Chevy’s own online order guide for dealers. Also, the base Corvette has used 1YY since 1984. The main question is, does the C signify a new midengine variant or a new front-engine one?

What complicates matters is that in December we got word of some electrical problems in the upcoming midengine car, which could delay its release, possibly until model year 2021.

There are a lot of thoughts, theories and guesses in the comments, the first of which is: Maybe this is a code for a refreshed, updated, upgraded C7 for some reason. That might make sense if the midengine C8 is delayed longer than expected.

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