Corvette Ranks 5th of the 35 Cars With the Longest Production Runs of All Time

[Mark F.]

I ran across this nit noid searching for something else and thought it was interesting...
it certainly shows the longevity of interest in our namesake...

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https://alansfactoryoutlet.com/the-35-cars-with-the-longest-production-runs-of-all-time/?srsltid=AfmBOooh91y7UVwwRIcvm-V05Utfm7FT4iSVGlPl7nWmKBtdJKmGWG1-

[Paul H.]

The Corvette's production run is actually 72 years now.

[Mark F.]

The Corvette's production run is actually 72 years now.

Good point, Paul,

Interesting, because it says that page was last updated June 13, 2025...
So, here's the updated data
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[Mark E.]

Interesting graphic.

Was the VW bus in continuous production since 1950? Maybe Europe only?

Same question for Camaro... wasn't it out of production for a few years earlier this century?

Jag XJ production ended 2019.

[Wayne M.]

Interesting information regarding our favorite vehicle. Each of these long production running vehicles is a niche of the automotive market and all four but the Corvette are truck/utility class vehicles. Just goes to show you what the market has wanted for decades. Although the Corvette has been around for a long time compared to all but these four other specific vehicles, the number of years in production isn't a particularly relevant measure of a vehicle's significance to automotive history. I believe units produced is a far more telling measure of a vehicles impact on the automotive trends and significance than years in production. Remember, from 1953-1962 only 58,634 Corvettes were produced. I doubt the Corvette is in the top 20 of vehicles based on units produced.

Don't get me wrong. We all love our Corvettes but relatively speaking, we're a small group in the history of automotive production.