THE SPECS GUIDE

1981 Chevrolet Corvette

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Specification	Trim not recorded 00001Z87-A	Roadster 0000AMS4-5	Trim not recorded 0000000J-8	Trim not recorded 30867S10-8	Classic 194371S1-3	Trim not recorded 194376S1-5	Base · RWD 100J58S1-5	Trim not recorded 00001943-1	Trim not recorded E54S0028-9	Trim not recorded 30837S11-7	RWD 11111943-9	Base · RWD 194671S1-5	Trim not recorded 20867S11-4	Trim not recorded E56S0033-1	Sting RAY · RWD 11111946-8	Trim not recorded 00001Z37-6	4WD 0000000E-5	Trim not recorded 00002086-S	Trim not recorded 000000VE-7	Trim not recorded 194370S4-9	Trim not recorded 00000072-4	Coupe 000001Z3-L	Trim not recorded 0000178Z-A	Trim not recorded 10000408-7	Trim not recorded 30867S11-6	Trim not recorded 30927W30-5	Base 194675S1-2	Window 30837S11-2	Coupe 194375S1-5	Trim not recorded J59S1064-9	Trim not recorded 00001946-9	Trim not recorded 194371S1-5	Trim not recorded XXXXX408-7	Trim not recorded 00001954-7	Base XXXX1946-1	Trim not recorded 194377S1-7	Base · RWD 1C1AY876-8	Trim not recorded 1C1YY218-J	Trim not recorded J59S1059-2	Coupe RWD 1G1AYS76-D	Base · RWD 00194677-1	Trim not recorded 001Z37J4-4	Trim not recorded 00001Z67-2	Trim not recorded XXXX1Z37-3	Trim not recorded 194370S4-2	Trim not recorded XXXX1Z37-7	Convertible XXXX1946-5	Trim not recorded 00001943-9
Engine	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	5.7L 8-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Drivetrain	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Rear-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Rear-wheel drive	Rear-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Rear-wheel drive	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Rear-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Rear-wheel drive	Rear-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Fuel	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Other	Not recorded	Other	Gasoline	Not recorded	Not recorded	Other	Unknown	Gasoline	Other	Not recorded	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline Fuel	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Other	Other	Not recorded	Unknown	Not recorded	Other	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Not recorded	Other	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Not recorded	Other	Other	Other	Not recorded	Not recorded

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

1981 Corvette

Base

6 VIN patterns

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

194675S1-2 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Rear-wheel drive 4 patterns · View specs

100J58S1-5 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

194671S1-5 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1C1AY876-8 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00194677-1 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Unknown 1 pattern · View specs

XXXX1946-1 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1981 Corvette

Classic

1 VIN pattern

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

194371S1-3 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1981 Corvette

Convertible

1 VIN pattern

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

XXXX1946-5 → 4 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1981 Corvette

Coupe

2 VIN patterns

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

194375S1-5 → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

000001Z3-L → 3 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1981 Corvette

Coupe RWD

1 VIN pattern

5.7L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Rear-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1G1AYS76-D → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1981 Corvette

Roadster

1 VIN pattern

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

0000AMS4-5 → 33 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1981 Corvette

Sting RAY

1 VIN pattern

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Rear-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

11111946-8 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1981 Corvette

Window

1 VIN pattern

Engine not recorded · Unknown · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

30837S11-2 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1981 Corvette

Trim not recorded

34 VIN patterns

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 17 patterns · View specs

00001943-1 → 6 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

E54S0028-9 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

E56S0033-1 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00001Z37-6 → 22 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00002086-S → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

000000VE-7 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00000072-4 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

0000178Z-A → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00001946-9 → 20 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

194371S1-5 → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00001954-7 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00001Z87-A → 34 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

194377S1-7 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1C1YY218-J → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

001Z37J4-4 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00001Z67-2 → 8 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

00001943-9 → 21 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline Fuel · Four-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

0000000E-5 → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 4 patterns · View specs

0000000J-8 → 9 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

194370S4-9 → 3 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

10000408-7 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

XXXXX408-7 → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Other · Drive not recorded 11 patterns · View specs

30867S10-8 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

194376S1-5 → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

30837S11-7 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

20867S11-4 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

30867S11-6 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

30927W30-5 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

J59S1064-9 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

J59S1059-2 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

XXXX1Z37-3 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

194370S4-2 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

XXXX1Z37-7 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Unknown · Rear-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

11111943-9 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

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