1979

Original 1979 Corvette promos were manufactured by MPC (Model Products Corporation). The 1979 bodies were nearly identical to the (non two-tone) 1978s. The only notable change was the round 25th Anniversary nose and fuel door emblems were replaced with "crossed flag" emblems. All of the 1979 Corvette promos were red coupes. The bodies were molded as one piece of red plastic with a separate front bumper and were not painted. 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. Only the shifter and wheels were chrome plated. The tail lights were translucent red plastic. The front grilles were molded in black plastic. The rear license plate was molded into the body and it read "1979". The front license plate was molded into the front bumper and it also read "1979". The wheels resembled polished alloy wheels with center caps. 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 1975-1978s and attached to the body with 4 plated straight head screws with spiral threads.

Boxes: The 1979 Corvette promos came in plain white boxes. The end of the box was stamped with "1979 CORVETTE" "RED".

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