Hang A 1968 Corvette On The Tree This Coming Christmas

Celebrating the 2024 Christmas holiday just got a bit more high-octane with the release of a 1968 Chevy Corvette L88 ornament by Hallmark, bringing a touch of Torch Red paint amid the festive greenery of Yuletide.

Rather than being cheaper injection-molded plastic, Hallmark’s ’68 Corvette ornament is die-cast metal like the high-quality toy cars from several decades ago, giving it crisp and durable detail.

The bright red ‘Vette ornament measures about 4 inches long, 1.5 inches wide and slightly more than an inch high. Details include red stripes on the tires, painted chrome details, and a black cockpit interior. The license plates feature the sports car’s original model year, 1968, and the current year, 2024.

The ornament also comes with a gift box featuring Chevy Corvette emblems, enabling using the item as a stocking stuffer for a Vette enthusiast. The box can also be used for storage to keep the ornament safe and pristine between holidays. The ornament is priced at $21.99 plus any extra shipping charges.

Hallmark’s holiday creation commemorates one of the rarest 1968 Corvette variants. Just 80 units of the 1968 L88 Vette rolled off the assembly line, cradling an engine that was officially rated at 430 horsepower of output but that could be readily tuned up to as much as 600 horses. Over the three years of its production, a total of 216 Corvette L88 cars were produced.

As GM Authority reported, a 1969 Corvette L88 sold for $631,000 in a September 2022 vehicle auction, underlining how rare and valuable the model is. That particular vehicle sports a coat of Riverside Gold rather than the red featured on the ornament, but has a black vinyl interior. It also had just 14,600 miles on its odometer at the time it went up on the auction block.

The 1968 Vette was also a milestone of Bow Tie automotive history because it launched the C3 third generation of the nameplate. This ornament both helps you celebrate the season and the white-knuckle history of one of America’s favorite sports cars, without needing to shell out two thirds of a million dollars.