1966 coupe how rare is it

[Mark U.]

new here
how can i find out how many cars like mine were produced with the options i have?
1966 coupe w/these options

19437 Corvette Sport Coupe (Base) 9958* $ 4295.00
A01 Soft Ray Tinted Glass (All Wwindows) 11859 15.80
A31 Power Windows 4562 59.20
C60 Air Conditioning
(Not available with 425 HP engine) 3520 412.90
G81 Positraction Rear Axle (All Ratios)
(3:08, 3:36, 3:55, 3:70, 4:11, 4:56) 24056 42.15
J50 Power Brakes
(Includes dual-circuit master cylinder) 5464 43.05
K19 GM A.I.R. (California Vehicles Only)
(Not required with 425 HP engine) 2380 47.55
STD 300 HP, 4-BBL, 327 CI Engine 9755 NC
M35 Powerglide Automatic Transmission 2401 194.85
N32 Teakwood Steering Wheel 3941 48.45
N40 Power Steering 5611 94.80
T01 Goldline Tires 7.75x15
(4-ply with nylon cord) 5557 46.55
U69 AM/FM Radio (Pushbutton control)
(Includes power antenna) 26363 199.10

color is trophy blue

thanks Mark

[William C.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Unfortunately, there is no accurate way to obtain the information you are requesting. GM has never released (or found) the information to answer this question.

[Steven B.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Bill is correct. The most common resource for numbers is the "Black Book" and I believe most of those numbers are extrapolated, especially the early cars.

[Jim C.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Mark,

I hope this is not the car you're thinking of pulling the engine out of. It sounds like a real nice one with some great options. Just leave it alone and enjoy driving a real classic. By the way, I have absolutely no clue how many were made like yours in 1966. What's your VIN. I was just wondering if your car was close to either of my 1966s coming down the line. Mine were/are 16401 and 27592.

Jim C.

[James G.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Coupe 9958 of 27720 or 35.9%
Trophy Blue 1463 of 27720 or 5.3 %
K-19 smog with powerglide and air condition 342
C60 air conditioning and M35 auto 714

Noland Adms book RESTORATION & TECHNICAL GUIDE spells out the above specs.

Now that is all cars coupes and converts. So if you use 35% of 342= 119 coupes with AC and powerglide, then take 5.3% of the 119, you have maybe 63 cars that could have been. 43 years later, how many are left?

Just drive and enjoy. We are only 'caretackers' anyway. So enjoy the moment.

[Mark U.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

wow thank everyone for there comments and info,i will be leaving this as it came from the factory.

mark

[Mark U.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

vin #194376S125547
i think this is a late 66

[Dan P.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Your car a pretty rare car based on all the options - then pile-on the K19 gear and you don't see many at all. Not that the smog is a desirable option, just rare as most of the smog stuff was taken off these cars. The K19 requires very specialized brackets, hoses, pulleys, carb, etc. that isn't generally reproduced.

I have a like-equipped L36 BB coupe, sans the auto trans, but all the other options plus a couple. It's one of 23 made according to Nolan Adam's book - and a birds nest under the hood. Changing plugs is a six-pack event!

[Michael W.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Mark

List your car on www.c2registry.org and it calculates automatically how unique your ride is.

[Jim C.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Mark,

25547 is a pretty late car. Using some very rough calculations, it was probably going down the assembly line around the first week of July, 1966. The final day of production was July 29, 1966. Your car was 2173 away from the end of production which was 27720 for 1966. Anyway, just leave it as is. It sounds like a pretty nice, high option car, that should not be altered if you can avoid it.

Jim C.

[Mark U.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

hmmm just went out ot the site and put the factory options in and it came up with this

19437Base Corvette Sport Coupe (300hp)35.92%4,295.00 A01Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows42.78%15.80 A31Power Windows16.46%57.95 C60Air Conditioning12.70%412.90 G81Positraction Rear Axle, all ratios86.78%42.15 J50Power Brakes19.71%42.15 K19Air Injection Reactor8.59%44.75 M35Powerglide Automatic Transmission8.66%194.85 N32Teakwood Steering Wheel14.22%47.40 N40Power Steering20.24%94.80 T01Goldwall Tires, 7.75x15 (nylon cord)20.05%46.55 U69AM-FM Radio95.10%199.10 Total 0.0000%
(1 Cars)5,493.40 Question is can this be right only 1 like it built this way?

[John H.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Question is can this be right only 1 like it built this way?

No, it's not. That's a progressive mathematical extrapolation, which ignores reality. No records were kept of the thousands of possible permutations of option combinations; we know exactly how many of each individual option were built, but ZERO about how many of each possible permutation were built. Ignore the eBay auctions that say "1 of XXXX" - they're guesses, not reality.

[Jack H.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Well, there was probably only ONE Corvette made with his VIN tag... So, if he's wanting to crow about how rare the vehicle is, there's his chance for the spotlight!

[Steven B.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

When did Chevy begin recording the number of Corvette individual options, colors, export vehicles, etc.?

Thanks!

Steve

[Jim D.]

Re: 1966 coupe how rare is it

Rare doesn't equal desirability which equals $$$$$$$$$. Sometimes rare means nobody else wanted one like that.