2003 50th Anniversary

The Corvette as we know it today actually evolved from the late 1950s' and early 1960s' Corvettes. Men like Zora Arkus-Duntov and Bill Mitchell transformed the Corvette from a Motorama show-car-turned-boulevard-cruiser into a serious sporting machine under the watchful eye of then Chevrolet chief Ed Cole.

There is a certain comfort level in the styling of the current Corvette — its hideaway headlamps, softly sculpted front fenders and Coke-bottle waist have been burned into our collective automotive psyche. To this has been added a special Anniversary Red paint. In brilliant sunlight the color is, well, brilliant, thanks to the use of Xirallic paint technology, which uses flat aluminum oxide flakes to give depth and sparkle to the color. In daylight, the car literally glows like the subtlest of Candy Apple Reds. Unfortunately, under less favorable skies, the brilliance fades and turns the car to almost a muddy brown. The special paint is offset by champagne-colored wheels. This subdued combination is in stark contrast to earlier circus-inspired paint schemes of past anniversary and Indy pace-car models. Speaking of which, instead of doing an Indy Pace Car paint/decal package, the cars at the Brickyard this May sported 50th-anniversary decals in lieu of the traditional Indy livery — very classy.

2003 CORVETTE 50th Anniversary Blazing Red Hard Top $69.99 1/18 scale

2003 CORVETTE 50th Anniversary Burgundy Metallic Red Coupe $99.99 1/18 scale

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