![]() ![]() Corvette 4. 27 Convertible - For Sale. REPAIRABLE CORVETTE PROJECT CARS FOR. Corvette 4. 27 Convertible - Collision Damage - $5,9. ![]() PL- 3. 59. We offer the largest. These vehicles. are sold with titles and all applicable sales documents. ![]() All vehicles can be inspected and. We offer more than 1. All vehicles are sold. Insured delivery is available to any location and expert Customs. ![]() View 1. 0 photos of each vehicle plus VIN. This generation of the Corvette had its high points and its low. The 1. 96. 8 Corvette was based on the Mako Shark II design of Larry Shinoda. The 1. 96. 8 Corvette coupe. T- tops. Although the body. C2 with. a 9. 8 inch wheel base. Also the engine packages remained the same as that of the. L8. 8 big block. The automatic transmission changed from. Powerglide to the all new three- speed Turbo Hydro- Matic. The. side vent windows were no longer used and the windshield wipers were hidden. This was the last year to have the. Revised 6/11/2017) Or some of both? All dependsamong other things, whether we’re talking 1950 or 1973. Powerglide was the first. My first car was a 4 door ’60 Chevy, aqua and white, when I was a high school junior in Shreveport, LA. I LOVED that car. Not long after I graduated HS, I had the. To Make a Donation to Big Al's Website, click to the right or send it to Big Al's List ~ 488 Monroe Blvd. C5). The door handle no longer existed. The body was the same as the '6. Stingray was on the front fenders. ![]() The door release was changes to a simple. Optional. side mounted exhaust was available. The placement of the ignition switch from. The big change was. The 3. 27 was replaced with the new 3. L4. 6 option. The 4. ![]() ![]() ![]() There was a special engine of the big block family and that was the all new. ZL- 1. This was based on the proven L8. It was much lighter.
L8. 8 iron block and it was even lighter then the small block. This. engine was designed as a race engine only for road racing and was designed as a. Ferrari killer. There were however on 2 of these monster motors produced in. Production reached a staggering number of 3. The vertical side. Corvette and the front turn signals were now an amber color. The body design. received flared fenders. This was to help eliminate damaged caused by rocks and. Interiors in. the '7. The exhaust were redesigned as a square exhaust. The 3. 50 that was introduced in the '6. LT- 1 as the performance small block and gone was. This new big block was available in. LS5 3. 90 hp version or the LS7 4. This option (LS7) came. However even though this was an. As mention previously the 1. In 1. 97. 1 the federal. The base engine dropped to 2. LT1 dropped down to 3. The big block 4. 54 LS5 was down to 3. LS7 but. there was an LS6 option 4. The '7. 1 was basically the same care as the '7. Total production numbers were 2. In 1. 97. 2 the power loss was even more noticeable with. The base 3. 50 engine was a scant 2. LT1 was now a mere 2. There was only one. LS5 4. 54 now putting out a measly 2. This was also the last year of the. There was a total of 2. Corvette's built in 1. With the introduction of. The. side vents were now a single opening and radial tires were standard on all. For the first time a coolant recovery system was incorporated which. The lifting panel for the windshield wipers was gone. This was the first year that radial tires were used on the Corvette. The. base engine was now rated at only 1. L- 8. 2 was rated at. The once feared big block 4. Production for 1. VIN number show 3. Those numbers were from 2. There. were 2. 5,5. With the. introduction of the '7. The. front chrome bumper was replaced in the '7. This was. the last on the non- catalytic converter cars. This was also the last year with a. The alarm was now located on the front drivers side fender. This was also the last year of the coveted big block. Many considered the. With the lower horsepower ratings only 2,3. L8. 2 option and of all the Corvette's that rolled of the line only 1,0. The rear bumper was now a. This would be the last year that a Corvette would be sold with the. The funny thing about the. Corvette enthusiast is even with the low hp rating a total of 3. The 1. 97. 6 model was. Corvette in its 2. The aluminum wheels announced in 1. But still the general public was going to the Chevy. A total of 4. 4,5. Corvette's. were produced in '7. The last year. of the tunnel back or sometimes called the sugar scoop because of the way the. Also the Stingray was no longer. The console. was new for '7. A/C controls as well as the heater controls. The. windshield wiper controls were installed in a stick attached to the steering. A roof rack system was designed to hold the roof panels on the rear rack. Around the mid- production the alarm. The '7. 7 model had the engine painted in the normal GM orange. September when it was changed to blue. Total production in 1. From its humble beginning in 1. We have now reached the 2. Corvette so GM released a. Silver Anniversary Edition which came with a special paint scheme, which. Silver Anniversary of Corvette. The 1. 97. 8. had the tail redone with a large wrap around rear window that replaced the old. C3 coupe. The interior was modified or spruced up a. A glove box was added and the. The base. engine package remained the standard Chevy small block 3. L4. 8 and was rated at 1. L8. 2 stayed as the option. The four- speed transmission was the standard. Corvette's with an optional three- speed automatic. A second special editions was released in 1. This special edition was to. Pace Car for the Indy 5. This marked the first time a Corvette would. Brickyard, but it would not be the last as we will see. The special paint was not the only thing that made this. Corvette stand out, it also had a front chin spoiler and a large rear. This cars were in great demand as soon as they were introduced and most. The special Silver Anniversary Edition reached a. Total production was 4. Corvette. sold over 4. The 1. 97. 9 did not change much at all on. Pace Car was now. The L4. 8 received the duel snorkel air cleaner that. L8. 2. This help increase the output to 1. L8. 2 received a new cam package that included larger valves also the. Again GM reached a milestone this time surpassing the. As we moved into a new. The front and rear bumpers received a redesign and had integral. This year also marked the first time since 1. If you lived in any state other than. California you had your choice of either the L4. L8. 2. The L4. 8 dropped. L8. 2 increased to 2. If you happened to live in. California your engine package was the new 3. V8 engine making 1. You could not order an a. California. Production dropped this year to 4. In 1. 98. 1, the Corvette received a new light weight fiberglass rear leaf. L8. 1 version of the 3. V8 producing 1. 90 hp was the only. California. The biggest news to come out was the move of the Corvette assembly. St. Louis to the brand new facility in Bowling Green Kentucky. A few. items that were part of the 1. California Corvette became standard on the '8. For the first time a power seat was available in a. Corvette for the driver only. Production was at 4. This was the last. C3 generations. This body style goes back to 1. No longer was a manual transmission available, all. Corvette's produced in 1. Introduced in the. It did raise the L8. With the 1. 98. 2 model. C3 era a special Collector Edition was offered for. The edition featured a special paint scheme of silver- beige. The production numbers were down to just 2. Special Collector's Edition. Little did we know that. C3 generation cars, it would another year. C4 was introduced. C3 Paint Codes. Listed below. C3 generation but the numbers of each. Although these are numbers representing each color, these figures. Louis and Bowling. First Car Love – GAS MONKEY GARAGE . SORRENTIJune 2. 3, 2.
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