Corvette Club Of San Francisco - Corvette Timeline 1968

Production Numbers

Production: 28,566

Coupe - 9,936

Convertible - 18,630

Base Price: $4,320.00

VIN's: 194678S400001 - 194678S428566

Engine: 327ci, 300hp ohv V8

Transmission: 3 Speed Manual

Color Options:

Exterior: British Green, LeMans Blue, Polar White, Rally Red, Silverstone Silver, Tuxedo Black, Safari Yellow, Cordovan Maroon, International Black, Corvette Bronze

Interior: Black, Medium Brown, Dark Blue, Black, Dark Blue, Dark Orange, Gunmetal, Medium Blue, Red, Tobacco

Production Options:

Base Corvette Coupe

Base Corvette Convertible

Genuine Leather Seats

Special Front/Rear Suspension

Tinted Glass (All Windows)

Tinted Glass (Windshield)

Power Windows

Headrests

Auxiliary Hardtop (Roadster)

Shoulder Belts (Std w/Coupe)

Bright Metal Wheel Cover

Vinyl Cover (Aux Hardtop)

Air Conditioning

Power Brakes

Special Heavy Duty Brakes

Transistor Ignition System

390hp, 427ci Engine

400hp, 427ci Engine

430hp, 427ci Engine

435hp, 427ci Engine

350hp, 327ci Engine

Aluminum Cylinder Heads

4 Speed Transmission

4 Speed (Close Ratio) Trans

4 Speed (Close Ratio) HD

Positraction (All Ratios)

Turbo Hydra-Matic Auto Trans

AM-FM Radio/Stereo

White Stripe Tires, F70 x 15

Power Steering

Red Stripe Tires, F70 x 15

Telescopic Steering Column

Alarm System

Off Road Exhaust System

Speed Warning Indicator

AM-FM Radio

Rear Window Defroster

News Headlines

North Korea seizes U.S. Navy ship Pueblo; holds 83 on board as spies (Jan. 23).
Zora Arkus-Duntov is named Chief Engineer of the Corvette.
60 Minutes airs on CBS, beginning its reign as the longest-running prime-time newsmagazine.
North Vietnamese launch the Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War (Jan.-Feb.).
At the 24-hour Daytona Continental race, Sunray DX Oil Company enters three Corvettes. Jerry Grant and Dave Morgan race a 1967 L88 Corvette (car No. 31). Revson/Yenko race 1968 L88 Corvette (No. 29). DeLorenzo/Thompson race 1968 L88 Corvette (No. 30). This is the racing debut of the 1968 model Corvette. The Grant/Morgan car finishes first in GT class and 10th overall (February).
American soldiers massacre 347 civilians at My Lai (March 16).
President Johnson announces he will not seek or accept presidential re-nomination (March 31).
At the 12 Hours of Sebring race in Florida, Yenko/Rodriguez race 1968 L88 Corvette (No. 2), Thompson/DeLorenzo race 1968 L88 Corvette (No. 4), and Morgan/Sharp race 1968 L88 Corvette (No. 3). One finishes first in GT class (March).
Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader, is slain in Memphis (April 4)—James Earl Ray, indicted in murder, captured in London on June 8.
The motion picture rating system debuts with G, PG, R and X.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy is shot and critically wounded in Los Angeles hotel after winning California primary (June 5)—dies June 6.
Czechoslovakia is invaded by Russians and Warsaw Pact forces to crush liberal regime (Aug. 20).
The rock musical Hair opens on Broadway.