Chevrolet
Corvette Z06 Commemorative Edition (2004)

Why it matters

The 2004 Commemorative Edition marked the C5-R race car's Le Mans class wins. On the Z06 it brought silver-and-red stripes and a carbon-fibre hood, the first painted carbon-fibre panel on an American production car.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

2004 was the last C5 year. The Commemorative Edition was built as 6,899 cars in total, in Le Mans Blue with Shale leather on the coupe and convertible, and on 2,025 Z06s with the carbon-fibre hood. The Z06's damping was retuned at the Nurburgring that year, and the last of 248,715 C5s was built at Bowling Green in summer 2004.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Per the source: on the Z06, silver-and-red stripes and a painted carbon-fibre hood; the coupe and convertible were Le Mans Blue with Shale leather.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   C5 Corvette generation hub (variants, options, production notes) Level B CorvSport

   • on the 2,025 Z06s

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   2004 Corvette Pricing, Factory Options, & Colors – CorvSport Level C

   • 2025 2004 Z06 Commemorative Editions (RPO 1SB)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   2004 Corvette Tech Center - 2004 Corvette Highlights Level A Corvette Action Center

   • special carbon fiber composite hood used on the Commemorative Edition Z06 only; weighs 9.3 kg/20.5 lb, a 34 percent weight reduction

   Accessed 2026-11-12