29k-Mile 2003 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible 50th Anniversary Edition 6-Speed

Description

“With this car, we honor every Corvette that has come before,” said Chevrolet. The 2003 Corvette marked Chevrolet’s golden jubilee, commemorating 50 years since the first Corvette debuted in 1953. And to honor this milestone, GM introduced a special 50th Anniversary Edition based on the C5 platform—in both coupe and convertible—with several exclusive features.

Visually striking in Anniversary Red Metallic with champagne-painted five-spoke wheels (17-inch front, 18-inch rear), the package also included unique crossed-flags badging and a “Shale” interior — leather seats, door pulls, armrests, embroidered headrests, and matching shale convertible top. Standard fare included fog lamps, dual-zone climate control, and sport seats, alongside Magnetic Selective Ride Control (MSRC), a new real-time damping system that adjusted suspension damping 1,000 times per second for optimized ride and handling.

The powertrain remained the formidable LS1 V8 (350 hp), paired with six-speed manual or automatic transmissions. Production totaled 11,632 Anniversary models—4,085 coupes and 7,547 convertibles—out of 35,469 C5 Corvettes built that year. The RPO 1SC package ($5,000) celebrated the legacy with tasteful elegance.

Now showing under 29,200 miles, this Anniversary Edition is equipped with a desirable 6-speed manual transmission and is said to be stock aside from a Corsa cat-back exhaust system and shorter radio antenna. The seller reportedly acquired it in 2023 and has added fewer than 700 miles since.

This limited-run C5 Vette is now offered with a CARFAX history report and a clean Louisiana title in the seller’s name.

Highlights

• Showing less than 29,200 total miles

• Less that 2,000 50th Convertibles built with 6-speed manual

• 50th Anniversary Red paint with Xirallic aluminum-oxide flakes under a tinted clear coat

• F55 Magnetic Selective Ride Control

Factory Equipment

• 5.7-liter LS1 V8 factory-rated at 350 horsepower

• Six-speed manual transaxle

• 50th Anniversary Edition Package including:

  • 50th Anniversary Red exterior with special crossed flags emblems

  • Unique Shale interior with embroidered head restraints, color coordinated door-pull grips

  • Special 50th Anniversary emblems

  • Color coordinated aluminum wheels

  • Floor mats with 50th Anniversary logos

• Electronically tuned extended-range AM/FM/CD stereo with digital clock

• Memory package

• Electrochromic mirrors

• Power telescoping/manual tilt steering column

• Heads-up display

Modifications

• Corsa cat-back exhaust system

• Aftermarket "stubby" radio antenna

Servicing & Documentation

• 2023: Paint correction with 6-year ceramic coating

• Two-year-old Optima battery

• Engine oil change with Mobil 5W30 synthetic

Known Imperfections

• Half-inch of convertible top stitching on right-rear separating (see photos gallery)

• Some touched-up scrapes on bottom of rocker panels (reportedly not visible from top side of car)

• 50th anniversary emblem on driver's side floor mat curling on one end

• Glove box hinge loose, light unhooked due to staying on

• Heads-up display bezel warped (see photos gallery)

• Stain on driver’s side of trunk corner (see photos gallery)

• Some paint scratches reportedly not perceptible in photos

• The included CARFAX history report lists the following (see report for full details):

  • February 2016: Damage reported: minor damage to front

Ownership History

The accompanying CARFAX history report places this 2003 Chevrolet Corvette 50th Anniversary Convertible in Texas, Arizona, Florida, and Louisiana.

Additional Information

The seller states, “Only 655 miles put on car since purchase in 2023. Absolutely not driven in the rain during my ownership. Has stayed in car capsule for the duration of my ownership.”