Yellow. The C4 Corvette was made from 1984 to 1996. a more sleek modern looking car with a new glass hatchback. Available in Coupe and the Convertible was reintroduced in 1986 Unlike earlier Corvettes, visually, the C4 changed very little through the years, apart from the 1991 facelift. The high mount stoplight was introduced on the coupes in 1986. New wheels in 1988, the ZR-1 introduced in 1990, fender scoops updated in 1995 A yellow convertible was the pace car for the 1986 Indianapolis 500 race, marking the return of the convertible, absent since 1975. All 7,315 1986 convertibles had Indy 500 Pace Car console identification.