Corvette Stingray | Hot Dream Garage Series

Corvette Stingray | Hot Dream Garage Series

The 1996 retooled version of the Corvette Stingray is a reuse of the Power Command series body casting albeit modified for use in the mainline with all Power Command-related features removed. Due to its use in the series the casting has a plastic body and no interior, with an opaque window concealing the lack of interior; later versions however feature heavily tinted translucent window pieces. This casting is modeled after the '81-'82 Corvette models, featuring a large wraparound rear window and front nose area that has more flare and ground effects along with a flared up integrated rear spoiler. This is the only Corvette casting to feature a plastic body, again owing to its origins.

Later versions of the casting name this casting the '82 Corvette Stingray or simply the Corvette Stingray. Mattel mistakenly used the Stingray moniker on this casting; 1976 was the last year General Motors used the Stingray badging on the Corvette before the nameplate was resurrected in 2013.

Its new nose, rear window and rear spoiler design details can be used to avoid confusion with the Corvette Stingray (1976) Hot Wheels casting design. The '76 Chevrolet model is similar to the '75 to '77 GM production models.