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Chevrolet Corvette C1 Convertible Roman Red AUTOart 1:18

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Chevrolet Corvette C1 Convertible Roman Red AUTOart 1:18 71102 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Chevrolet Corvette C1 convertible reproduces the final 1962 model year in Roman Red. Doors and hood open on this used model, and the box shows traces of storage. The last first-generation Corvette before the Sting Ray's arrival.
Chevrolet Corvette C1 Convertible Roman Red AUTOart 1:18
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Brand
Chevrolet
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
71102
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About the Chevrolet Corvette C1 Convertible Roman Red AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: This AUTOart 1:18 Corvette C1 convertible in Roman Red reproduces the 1962 model year, with opening doors and hood. It is a used model, and the box shows traces of storage. The final C1 body before the Sting Ray reshaped the Corvette entirely.

1962 marked the end of the original Corvette body style, the chrome-trimmed, round-tailed shape that had defined the car since 1953, before the dramatically different Sting Ray took over the following year.

Diecast Detail on This 1962 Corvette C1

The zinc-alloy body carries a solid weight, and the doors and hood both open, revealing the small-block V8 that made the C1's final year one of the most powerful yet for the original body style. Panel gaps run a bit wider than the tightest resin tooling would produce, standard at this tier, but the rounded fenders and chrome side trim that distinguish the 1962 model from earlier C1 years come through clearly. The Roman Red finish holds an even gloss without the deeper flake a costlier paint treatment would carry, well matched to the era's typical presentation. This is a used example, and the outer box shows traces of storage, wear the carton has picked up rather than any fault in the model itself, which presents cleanly.

The 1962 Corvette's Place in the C1 Story

As the last year of the original body style, the 1962 Corvette carries a specific marker within the C1 generation, distinct from earlier chrome-heavy years and from the completely restyled Sting Ray that followed. For a collection tracing Corvette's generational evolution, this final C1 sits at a genuine turning point rather than an arbitrary model year, making it a useful bookend piece next to an early C2 Sting Ray on the same shelf.

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