Factory build sheet
1996 Chevrolet Corvette Corvette & Convertible
Build 1G1YY225-T · 5.7L 8cyl · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1G1YY225 and position 10 reads T. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Corvette whose VIN starts 1G1YY225 and carries T in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 307 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 307 known VINs
- 10 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Chevrolet with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 5.7 L
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine model
- LT4
- Engine manufacturer
- WRN
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$18,486 median asking price · 17 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 17 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1G1 | GENERAL MOTORS LLC · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | YY225 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | T | Model year — 1996 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
307 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1G1YY225-T shares the specification above.
- 307 Known VINs
- 10 Listed for sale now
- 17 Priced listings
- $18,486 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Corvette, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 1996 Corvette & Convertible 5.7L 8-cyl · RWD 1,022 vehicles · $15,995 median
- 1996 Corvette & Convertible 5.7L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 124 vehicles · $25,000 median
- 1996 Corvette & Convertible 5.7L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 342 vehicles · $18,343 median
- 1998 5.7L 8-cyl 1,725 vehicles · $17,995 median
- 1999 5.7L 8-cyl · RWD 1,553 vehicles · $18,995 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 17 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 307 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.