In
many ways, the 1982 Corvette was the best C3 of all. Setting
it apart were cloisonné emblems on the hood, rear
deck, and steering wheel; silver-beige metallic paint
with graduated shadow-like contrast striping on the hood
and bodysides; bronze-tint glass T-tops; and finned "turbine"
alloy wheels like the ones first seen on the 1963 Sting
Ray. Inside were matching silver-beige leather upholstery
and door trim, leather-wrapped steering wheel, and luxury
carpeting. A less obvious difference was this version's
frameless lift-up glass hatch, which had been omitted
from the 1978 restyle because of cost considerations.
Incidentally, it was not available on the base 1982 Corvette,
though several aftermarket suppliers had turned to offering
this as a conversion for "glassback" models.
