[POLL] Should Chevrolet Offer ‘Minted Green’ on 2024 Corvettes?

Jun 21, 2022

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[POLL] Should Chevrolet Offer 'Minted Green' on 2024 Corvettes?

Photo Credit: xsullo/Chevrolet

Have you heard? They’re going to build a one-of-one 2023 Z06. The best part of it is that GM seems to have somewhat heard our call for a Krypton/Mantis Green option to be added to the C8 options list. What we are wondering aloud to Corvette Nation today is should Chevrolet make the “NFT” car’s so-called “Minted Green” a regular RPO in 2024 or maybe even make the hue a Z06 exclusive for year two of the LT6 monster’s reign?

The only very specific downside we can see in taking the unique green mainstream in ’24 lies with whoever buys the rights to the only green 2023 car. Suddenly, their singular investment becomes one of many. Of course, that person should read the fine print as Chevy only promises that the car that comes with the NFT will be the only green one “minted” in the inaugural year of production.

There are several examples of GM offering up exclusive-colored special editions only to turn around and put the previously distinctive paint front and center on a following year’s order guide. The first two that come to mind are the first pair of limited-run C6 Z06 s, the Ron Fellows Special of 2007 was the only way to get Arctic White on a C6Z, and the Wil Cooksey 427 SE brought the lovely – and at the time, exclusive – Crystal Red to the Z a year later. By 2010, both colors could be had by anyone with a checkbook, which angered quite a few collectors who loved having an exterior paint that their less-knowledgeable friends couldn’t get their paws on. On the other side of the same coin, there was C6 ZR1 VIN 001, the only Blue Devil in the model’s five-year run to wear Le Mans Blue, a popular early C6 color that GM refused to bring back after assembling a single, stunning example of the King of the Hill.

So, which side of the fence do you fall on when it comes to the NFT Minted Green? Do you want it to be left alone and turned into a mythical beast like the Le Mans Blue ZR1, or do you say “to heck with exclusivity” and hope that GM opens the glorious green fold gates when the Corvette calendar turns, and their promise to the ’23 buyer is concluded? OR… do you fall somewhere between? Maybe you liked the idea of only putting the new shade on the books for Z06 customers, or you believe that the investment should be protected, but a different but similar shade needs to go to the masses? Place your bets below; this is going to be an interesting one!

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8 COMMENTS

Scott Teeters Jun 21, 2022 At 1:15 pm

Sure, why not? They’ve had some odd colors over the years. Chevy had a pukey GREEN on the Camaro about 10 years ago.
Vette Lover Jun 21, 2022 At 4:23 pm

We need more colors. Its ok to have 15-30 colors. VW & Porsche do it. Make sure each color has a metal flake and flat so each has the best chance to sell.
I want a Metal Flake Purple! Make an option for custom colors 1 of 1.
Love u GM. Cant wait to trade my 16 ATSV 1 of 99 Crystal White Sedan for a Purple or Blue Z06.
rtbasey Jun 21, 2022 At 4:44 pm

C8 Z06 is competing against serious exotics…and why not, it is capable. Why limit the colors? You can get a Lamborghini, McLaren, Porsche and Ford GT in about any color you can imagine for a price…extra money. Why not have the same for Corvette? What is wrong with green or purple? You don’t have to have color to sample but add 3 or 4 more colors. Charge more money but like everything else that is GM related, keep it reasonable. A minty green could be offered that is very nice but not necessarily the exact same shade as the NFT car. Offer stitching that “matches” as well. You probably want the interior color to somehow tie into the exterior color. That seatbelt color may not become a matching option.
Bob F Jun 21, 2022 At 8:49 pm

Abso freakin’ lutely!
C8Ron Jun 22, 2022 At 9:03 am

I really like that color. 👍👍 Nice to see I wasn’t alone in my “Yes Vote”.
B Law Jun 22, 2022 At 11:09 am

Also the fine print says that a third party is going to paint the Z minted green NOT GM. Therefore no warranty on the paint. Can’t imagine paying that much and GM is NOT painting the car. You can read this on the SuperRare website about the car.
BOB Jun 22, 2022 At 8:35 pm

UGLY COLORS ARE IN LOOK AT ALL OF THE ONES THAT ARE THAT FLAT GRAY
Gary Jul 1, 2022 At 7:57 pm

All of the generic, conservative shades of black, gray, silver, whites should be discontinued. If someone wants generic colors, buy a Cadillac . Corvettes should scream with the intensity that they are supposed to exhibit. Green, purple, gold, a good yellow (not the current yellow), etc. No flat finishes . We don’t need more Batmobiles on the road.