Corvettes in Approximately 1/64 Scale

Ed, thanks for posting. You are correct all 1953 Corvettes were white...yellow did not appear until 1955 as an option. The red model is a 1958 not a 1959 and it is easily identified by the chrome bars on the deck lid and washboard hood both of which were a one year only detail. The last model is either a 1968 or 1969. The 1970 has different side vents on the front fenders for 1970 through 1972.

Hi Ed,

It looks like you have the potential here to start a new series of posts on Corvette. Nice selection to start and a nice variety.

In 1963, Chevrolet introduced the Corvette Grand Sport for competition.

In 1990, Matchbox made a model of this tn their 75 series. I still have one in the original package. Here it is.

There are a significant number of Corvettes in 1/64 out there by a wide variety of companies.

@bob-jackman 

Thanks for your comments.  I am not as knowledgeable as you on the differences from year to year for Corvettes.  Regarding the red one, the chassis includes the following "1959 Chevrolet Corvette", which is why I used that number.  From my experience, this is not the first time a diecast manufacturer made a mistake, and it will not be the last time.

Ed, I have seen many of these mistakes by the manufacturers. I attribute it to the fact that many of these manufacturers do not live in the USA and are not aware of the details of the models they build.

Here is the HotWheels 2021 Walmart Exclusive 1955 Corvette. 

I have not been to Walmart in a while.  I had forgotten they can be a good source of 1/64 scale models.  I am sure some of my models came from there and from Target.

MATCHBOX Chevrolet Corvette C8

This year, MATCHBOX has issued two new castings of the 2020 Corvette C8.

The first one is the street vehicle, issued in both red and blue. I found the red one this week but am still looking for the blue one.

MATCHBOX has also issued the racing Corvette C8 in white under the title MATCHBOX SUPER CHASE

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This week I received a package from Diecast Direct.  One of the items was a 2020 Corvette from TSM sold under the Mini GT family.  The Mini GT line includes mostly current sports cars in either street or racing colors/graphics.  This model is painted Accelerate Yellow.  It is diecast and nicely detailed.  There appears to be a separate box enclosed by the plastic packaging.  I assume this is for storing the model when removed from the plastic display package.  For now, I am leaving everything in the original clear plastic package.  It is also more expensive at $12.95.  The package has the MiJo name, which appears to be the company bringing these products to market.  It is a nice model.

Very nice, Ed. This is a new make to me. I see that it is a USA exclusive so I will not find it in Canada. Yes, quite pricey but seems well put together. Good post Ed. Thanks.

 HotWheels also issued a racing version of the Corvette C8 in 2021.

 Here is the CORVETTE C8R #4 in yellow racing trim. This is number 105 of 250 issues for 2021.

@david-green 

When I was looking at the models available from Diecast Direct, I saw many for the 1/64 scale C8 Corvette available today with more coming later this year.  There are both street and racing versions.

 HotWheels Corvette C8R #4 in grey.

I just found this second colour after the yellow this morning. Same decals but medium grey paint.

2021 Hot Wheels - 2012 Corvette Z06 - in the Factory 500 HP series, Number  5/10

A deluxe issue new this year with special paint and wheels.

This is the same casting as used in 2020. Here it is with regular wheels and paint in red and in white.

HOTWHEELS 2005 TREASURE HUNT 1958 Corvette.

Difficult to find. One of 12 Treasure Hunt models for 2005. 25,000 of each were released.