1977

Original 1977 Corvette promos were manufactured by MPC (Model Products Corporation). The notable body changes from 1976 to 1977 include: the grilles on the rear deck and on the back of the hood were removed, the fuel door emblem was redesigned, the "Stingray" emblems were removed from the front fenders and the round emblem on the nose was changed to an updated "crossed flags" emblem. The bodies were molded as one piece of gray or red plastic with a separate front bumper. None of the red bodies were painted. All of the gray bodies were painted "Silver Metallic". The seats were redesigned with horizontal pleats. The interior tub, seats, dash and steering wheel were all separate pieces and not painted. These interior parts and a chrome shifter were glued together to make the interior assembly. The interior assembly and clear plastic windows were inserted underneath the body over 2 plastic pins. These plastic pins were then melted to hold the interior and windows in place. They had chrome front grilles, shifter and wheels. The tail lights were translucent red plastic. The rear license plate was molded into the body and it read "1977". The front license plate was molded into the front bumper and it also read "1977". The wheels resembled rally wheels with center caps and trim rings. The blackwall tires had "GOODYEAR" "CUSTOM WIDE TREAD POLYGLAS" molded into the sidewall (all 1975-1988 Corvette promos had the same style tire). The chassis was like the 1975-1976s and attached to the body with 4 bright plated straight head screws with spiral threads.

Boxes: The 1977 Corvette promos came in plain white boxes. The end of the box was stamped with "1977 CORVETTE" and the body color.

Note: There are various subtle shades of "Medium Red".

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1977-03

Note: There's an additional 1977 Corvette promo located in the "Test Shots" section of this website.