By the end of 1981, Corvette production is moved exclusively to the company’s new Bowling Green, Kentucky, factory, as the old Saint Louis, Missouri, plant is formally brought offline. The sports car’s age is beginning to show, though, and the Corvette finishes last in a five-car comparison test that includes a DeLorean, a Datsun 280ZX Turbo, a Porsche 911 SC, and a Ferrari 308GTSi. Chevy marks 1982 as the third-generation Corvette’s final year. The model is a far cry from the car it was in 1968, and the 1982 Corvette is sold strictly with a 200-hp 5.7-liter V-8 mated to a four-speed automatic transmission.
