The Corvette Indy Prototype car the CERV III was introduced at the Detroit Auto Show. It featured 4-Wheel Drive, 4-Wheel Steering and CRT Cockpit Screens. A 1986 Corvette convertible was the Official Pace Car for the 70^th Indianapolis 500 race. The first Lotus/Chevrolet V8 engine was fired up on a test bed at Hethel, England (LT-5). Chevrolet entered into a business relationship with Callaway Engineering to produce a 345hp twin-turbo Corvette at a cost of $51,000. The 1986 Corvette convertible was the first factory convertible option since 1975 and all were designed as Pace Car Replicas. The ABS braking system became standard equipment with 1986 Corvettes. A center line "High Mount" stoplight was added to the 1986 Corvette to comply with federal requirements. 50 Malcom Konner Commemorative Edition 1986 Corvettes were built in a special arrangement honoring the New Jersey Chevrolet dealership's founder Malcom Konner .

1986 Options:

VIN Numbers: 1G1YY0789G5100001 through 1G1YY0789G5127794 (Coupe)

1G1YY6789G5900001 through 1G1YY6789G5907315 (Convertible)

The 9^th Digit is a check code, and varies.

Suffix:

CE=California Emissions, EX=Export, MT=Manual Trans, AT=Automatic Trans, AC=Air Conditioning, AH=Aluminum Heads, IH=Iron Heads, OC=Engine Oil Cooler

Base Engine: 350ci V8 230hp (Iron Heads)

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