Corvette C5 Production Time Line 2000 Model Year

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
August 2, 1999	Mon	101767	001749	New Base Wheel (QF4) - shortage (Line Stopped Running at Noon - completed only 71 jobs for the day)
August 3	Tue	101838	001820
August 4	Wed	101982	001964
August 5	Thu	102127	002109
August 6	Fri	102270	002252
August 9	Mon	102401	002383
August 10	Tue	102545	002527
August 11	Wed	102691	002673
August 12	Thu	102840	002822
August 13	Fri	102998	002980
August 16	Mon	103113	003095
August 17	Tue	103260	003242
August 18	Wed	103403	003385
August 19	Thu	103547	003529
August 20	Fri	103693	003675
August 23	Mon	103822	003804
August 24	Tue	103970	003952
August 25	Wed	104119	004101
August 26	Thu	104268	004250
August 27	Fri	104409	004391
August 30	Mon	104540	004522
August 31	Tue	104646	004628

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
September 1, 1999	Wed	104810	004792
September 2	Thu	104972	004954
September 3	Fri	105126	005106
September 6	Mon	-	-	Plant Closed for Labor Day Holiday
September 7	Tue	105259	005241
September 8	Wed	105381	005363
September 9	Thu	105531	005513
September 10	Fri	105678	005660
September 13	Mon	105808	005790
September 14	Tue	105929	005911
September 15	Wed	106088	006070
September 16	Thu	106234	006216
September 17	Fri	106388	006370
September 20	Mon	106519	006501
September 21	Tue	106676	006658
September 22	Wed	106830	006812
September 23	Thu	106980	006962
September 24	Fri	107137	007119
September 25	Sat	107267	007249	1st Saturday in Overtime Production (8 Hours)
September 27	Mon	107397	007379
September 28	Tue	107554	007536
September 29	Wed	107700	007682
September 30	Thu	107833	007815

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
October 1, 1999	Fri	107984	007966
October 4	Mon	108114	008096
October 5	Tue	108264	008246
October 6	Wed	108414	008396
October 7	Thu	108563	008545
October 8	Fri	108707	008689
October 9	Sat	108837	008819	2nd Saturday of 2000 C5 Production
October 11	Mon	108964	008946
October 12	Tue	109112	009094
October 13	Wed	109267	009249
October 14	Thu	109407	009389
October 15	Fri	109559	009541
October 18	Mon	109686	009668
October 19	Tue	109828	009810
October 20	Wed	109983	009965
October 21	Thu	110137	010119
October 22	Fri	110280	010262
October 25	Mon	110408	010390
October 26	Tue	110563	010545
October 27	Wed	110705	010687
October 28	Thu	110850	010838
October 29	Fri	110994	010983

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
November 1, 1999	Mon	111125	011116
November 2	Tue	111275	011269
November 3	Wed	111415	011412
November 4	Thu	111559	011558
November 5	Fri	111708	011708	Plant Tours suspended. Our best guess is that 2001 Prototypes and 2002 Alpha Cars were on the line.
November 6	Sat	111838	011838	3rd Saturday of 2000 C5 Production
November 8	Mon	111963	011963
November 9	Tue	112116	012116
November 10	Wed	112262	012263
November 11	Thu	112413	012414
November 12	Fri	112560	012561
November 15	Mon	-	-	Plant Closed in Honor of Veterans' Day
November 16	Tue	112689	012690
November 17	Wed	112842	012843
November 18	Thu	112892	012983
November 19	Fri	113078	013079
November 22	Mon	113224	013225
November 23	Tue	113380	013381
November 24	Wed	113541	013542
November 25	Thu	-	-	Thanksgiving Holiday Break
November 26	Fri	-	-	Thanksgiving Holiday Break
November 29	Mon	113675	013676
November 30	Tue	113823	013824

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
December 1, 1999	Wed	113977	013978
December 2	Thu	114122	014123
December 3	Fri	114269	014270
December 6	Mon	114391	014392
December 7	Tue	114543	014546
December 8	Wed	114691	014700
December 9	Thu	114837	014848
December 10	Fri	114982	014993
December 13	Mon	115107	015118
December 14	Tue	115256	015267
December 15	Wed	115407	015418
December 16	Thu	115556	015567
December 17	Fri	115702	015713
December 20	Mon	115834	015845
December 21	Tue	115982	015993
December 22	Wed	116134	016145
December 23	Thu	116283	016294	Plant Closing for Holiday Vacation
December 23	Thu	116233	016244	*The last C5 out the door for the century!

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
First C5 Out the Door for the New Century! January 3, 2000	Mon	116381	016392	This C5 is a Silver Automatic Coupe with Pewter interior (Sport Seats, Glass Top, Performance Axle, Active Handling, High Polish Wheels, Fog Lights, CD in Dash, Head Up Display)
January 4	Tue	116534	016545
January 5	Wed	116684	016695
January 6	Thu	116831	016842
January 7	Fri	116985	016996
January 10	Mon	117119	017130
January 11	Tue	117271	017282
January 12	Wed	117414	017425
January 13	Thu	117556	017567
January 14	Fri	117702	017713
January 17	Mon	-	-	Plant Closed: Martin Luther King Day
January 18	Tue	117835	017846
January 19	Wed	117986	017997
January 20	Thu	118135	018147
January 20	Thu	118125	018136	At 7:12 a.m. the final day of production began for the new Millennium Yellow 6-speed, Z51 C5 Registry Show Corvette. It was the first C5 off the line at 6:12 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 21
January 21	Fri	118281	018295
January 24	Mon	118413	018427
January 25	Tue	118563	018577
January 26	Wed	118710	018724
January 26	Wed	118732	018746	At 8:42 a.m. the final day of production began for Jake Drennon's new Millennium Yellow 6-Spd, Z51,Convertible VIN# 1G1YY32G6Y5118732 JOB# 018746 Corvette. It was completed at 10:12 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27.
January 27	Thu	118855	018869
January 28	Fri	119007	019021
January 31	Mon	119136	019150

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
February 1, 2000	Tue	119286	019300
February 2	Wed	119431	019445
February 3	Thu	119580	019594
February 3	Thu	119656	019670	See Production Note 5 Below!
February 4	Fri	119724	019738
February 7	Mon	119868	019854
February 8	Tue	120000	020014
February 9	Wed	120148	020162
February 10	Thu	120297	020311
February 11	Fri	120442	020456
February 14	Mon	120571	020585
February 15	Tue	120687	020701
February 16	Wed	120843	020857
February 17	Thu	121000	021014
February 18	Fri	121158	021172
February 21	Mon	121288	021302
February 22	Tue	121435	021449
February 23	Wed	121557	021571
February 24	Thu	121709	021723
February 25	Fri	121859	021873
February 28	Mon	121992	022006
February 29	Tue	122151	022165	Only 157 Very special C5's will ever be built on a Leap Year Day. No Other Leap Year will occur during the the C5 production cycle 1997-2003

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
March 1, 2000	Wed	122308	022322
March 2	Thu	122434	022451
March 3	Fri	122583	022603	Production for the press introduction 2001 C5's began today. They will be introduced in Mid-May.
March 6	Mon	122713	022736
March 7	Tue	122862	022889
March 8	Wed	123014	023046
March 9	Thu	123155	023191
March 10	Fri	123298	023338
March 11	Sat	123413	023455	4th Saturday of 2000 C5 Production. Due to the large number of 2001 C5 Press Corvettes being built for magazine writers. This Extra Saturday of Production was required
March 14	Mon	123539	023585
March 14	Tue	123683	023733
March 15	Wed	123830	023885
March 16	Thu	123972	024030
March 17	Fri	124117	024175	During the two week plant tour embargo, there were 44 model year 2001 C5's built for the first week in May Press Introduction Event. Our best guess is about 24 were "The Most Rumored One".
March 20	Mon	124246	024304
March 21	Tue	124405	024463
March 22	Wed	124556	024614
March 23	Thu	124704	024762
March 24	Fri	124852	024910
March 27	Mon	124981	025039
March 28	Tue	125106	025164
March 29	Wed	125267	025325
March 30	Thu	125419	025477
March 31	Fri	125568	025626

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
April 3, 2000	Mon	125694	025752
April 4	Tue	125847	025905
April 5	Wed	125991	026049
April 6	Thu	126141	026199
April 7	Fri	126290	026348
April 10	Mon	126418	026476
April 11	Tue	126563	026621
April 12	Wed	126723	026781
April 13	Thu	126874	026932
April 14	Fri	127033	027091	Plant was visited by over 1200 C5 Registry Members during our 3rd Birthday Bash.
April 17	Mon	127175	027233
April 18	Tue	127324	027382
April 19	Wed	127481	027540
April 20	Thu	127633	027695
April 21	Fri	-	-	Plant Closed Good Friday
April 24	Mon	-	-	Plant Closed Easter Monday
April 25	Tue	127762	027826
April 26	Wed	127914	027982
April 27	Thu	128069	028139
April 28	Fri	128204	028274

Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
May 1, 2000	Mon	128312	028382
May 2	Tue	128455	028525
May 3	Wed	128484	028554
May 4	Thu	128628	028698
May 5	Fri	128793	028863
May 8	Mon	128935	029005
May 9	Tue	129081	029151
May 10	Wed	129237	029307
May 11	Thu	129383	029455
May 12	Fri	129536	029608
May 15	Mon	129679	029751
May 16	Tue	129833	029905
May 17	Wed	129994	030066
May 18	Thu	130146	030218
May 19	Fri	130300	030392
May 22	Mon	130441	030513
May 23	Tue	130594	030666
May 24	Wed	130751	030823
May 25	Thu	130908	030980
May 26	Fri	-	-	Plant Closed for Memorial Day Weekend
May 29	Mon	-	-	Memorial Day Holiday
May 30	Tue	131036	031108
May 31	Wed	131190	031262
Date	Day	VIN Number	Job Number	Comment
June 1, 2000	Thu	131343	031415
June 2	Fri	131500	031572
June 5	Mon	131646	031718
June 6	Tue	131795	031867
June 7	Wed	131936	032008
June 8	Thu	132084	032156
June 9	Fri	132231	032303
June 12	Mon	132360	032432	Today begins the start of an only 8 hour shift (6:12 am - 2:42 pm, CST), five days a week, until August. This means that they will build approximately 120 C5's per day.
June 13	Tue	132496	032568
June 14	Wed	132624	032696
June 15	Thu	132754	032826	Congratulations to our friends at the C5 plant! You folks are doing a great job by exceeding your goal of 120 C5's a day, by an additional 10! Those 50 extra C5's a week are going to make a lot of people happy!
June 15	Fri	132882	032954
June 19	Mon	132908	033080
June 20	Tue	133141	033213
June 21	Wed	133279	033351
June 22	Thu	133403	033475
June 23	Fri	133535	033607

* Last Out the Door 1999 C5 - Gordon Chevrolet in Tampa, FL, received the last C5 TO head out the plant door December23, 1999 which is also the LAST C5 to be SHIPPED this CENTURY! This C5 is a Black (41U) Coupe with Black (19I) Sport Seats (AQ9) interior. It is a 6-Speed (MN6) VIN Y5116233 - JOB # 016244 with the following additional options: Memory Package (AAB), Power Seats (AG2), Body Side Moldings (B84), Single Glass Top (CC3), Dual Zone A/C (CJ2), Active Handling (JL4), Base Suspension (FE1), Heads Up Display (UV6), Base Wheels (QD4), Fog Lights (T96), CD in Dash (UN0) and 12 Disc Changer (U1S).

Note 1:The first completed model year 2000 C5, the first 2000 C5 was a Millennium Yellow C5 Convertible (6-speed) with Black standard seats, a Black Top and High Polish Wheels. VIN # 1G1YY32G6Y5100019 JOB # 000001 (Options included memory package, carpeted mats, body side molding, dual zone a/c, F45 suspension, Active Handling, fog lamps, in-dash CD player, HUD) This first C5 is referred to as a "lead unit" which means a vehicle that is taken out by plant employees and/or Michigan based GM executives for test and evaluation. This was the first of 21 C5s used for this program.

Note 2: VIN # 1G1YY22G5Y5100040 JOB # 000021 Torch Red Coupe with Torch Red Interior. (Options included torch red sports seats, memory package, passenger power seat, carpeted mats, body side molding, dual zone a/c, luggage shade, FE1 suspension, G92 performance axle, automatic, tilt telescopic wheel, QD4 base wheels, fog lamps, in-dash cassette, trunk mounted CD changer) The lucky dealer is Weber Chevrolet (dealer # 03-827) in St. Louis, MO.

Note 3: Japanese exports HAVE key lock cylinders in the passenger side doors. While other exports and domestic versions DO NOT.

Note 4: A large quantity of the electronics, referred to as "on-line" processors, were deleted and/or changed when the passive key system was removed for the 2000 model.

Note 5: VIN 119656 JOB 019670 The plant began installing a passenger side air bag switch on all new 2000 C5s. The first C5 with the air bag switch was an ordered Torch Red Coupe with (AQ9) Black Sports Seats, Z51, Automatic with (G92) Performance Axle, (QF5) High Polished, Tilt Telescopic, (T96) Fog Lights, (UN0) CD Player, (T82) Twilight Sentinel shipped to University Chevrolet in Big Rapids, Michigan. The switch is located in the glove compartment and is operated with the ignition key. The indicator lamp is located on the center console near the active handling switch and the F45 selector switch (if equipped) .....Because of the addition of the switch in the glove compartment Corvette has changed the pouch for the owners manual from a zippered pouch to a non zippered pouch which closes with Velcro.

They also had to change the owners manual (2nd edition) because of this air bag change (See pages 1-24 of the new owners manual)

21 Lead Units, also called "The Captured Fleet" were produced prior to the regular production run to be used as "Program Cars" by select GM Management. Statistics are listed below.
Lead Unit Number	Model	Exterior Color	Job Number	VIN Number
1	Convertible	Yellow	00001	5100019
2	Hard Top	Black	00002	5100020
3	Coupe	Yellow	00003	5100021
4	Coupe	Yellow	00004	5100022
5	Convertible	Yellow	00005	5100023
6	Coupe	Yellow	00006	5100024
7	Convertible	Yellow	00007	5100025
8	Coupe	Yellow	00008	5100026
9	Hard Top	Black	00009	5100027
10	Coupe	Dark Bowling Green	00010	5100028
11	Convertible	Dark Bowling Green	00011	5100029
12	Coupe	Dark Bowling Green	00012	5100030
13	Convertible	Black	00013	5100031
14	Coupe	Dark Bowling Green	00014	5100032
15	Convertible	Dark Bowling Green	00015	5100033
16	Coupe	Dark Bowling Green	00016	5100034
17	Coupe	Yellow	00017	5100035
18	Hard Top	Black	00018	5100036
19	Coupe	Black	00019	5100037
20	Coupe	Yellow	00020	5100038
21	Coupe	Dark Bowling Green	00021	5100039

Special Note:
18 Model Year 2000 C5 Corvettes were built During the 1999 Model year run for test and evaluation.

The final C5 for the model year 2000, Completed Monday, June 26, 2000 will be a Pewter [11U] Coupe, VIN # 33610, JOB # 33682. The Automatic [MXO] Coupe will include a Performance Axle [G92], Black Base [AR9] Seats-with Power Passenger [AG2], Memory Pkg. [AAB], Glass Roof [CC3], Heads Up Display [UV6], Fog Lights [T96], CD [UNO], Telescoping Wheel [N37], Base Suspension [FE1], B/S Molding [B84], Carpeted Floor Mats [B34], and Active Handling [JL4].

The last C5 of 2000 is heading to Advantage Chevrolet in Hodgkins, IL.