Well, I have to admit the truth, I really don’t like the first iteration (1953-1955) of America’s sports car known as the Corvette. There are probably those that think I’m some sort of blasphemer but the tailfins, six-cylinder power… more»
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Killer 1964 Chevrolet Corvette 327/4-Speed Coupe!
OK, remember that old admonition about not judging a book by its cover. It’s easy to get tripped up on that little rule of life when first spying this ’64 Chevrolet Corvette. Admittedly, it’s a bit ratty-looking. But let’s… more»
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Choice Of Engines: 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Project
Finding cars that are in a mid-stream project status is pretty commonplace these days. There are myriad reasons for why that happens but the reasons aren’t as important as the subject itself. And this subject, a 1964 Chevrolet Corvette,… more»
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Body Not Included: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Chassis
No doubt about it, this a weird one! I’ve written up cars without engines, and engines without cars, now I’ve got a chassis, and an engine, but no car! So, with no further delay, check this out, it’s a… more»
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Genuine LT-1: 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find
By 1972, the clouds were gathering over the domestic performance car scene. The Federal Clean Air Act of 1970, gave manufacturers until 1975 (later extended) to clean up exhaust. GM started down that path in ’71 and then pursued… more»
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Drive Or Restore? 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
We’ve had a lot of Corvette coverage on Barn Finds over the last week or so, and here’s another in the form of a ’62, the very last of the C1 series. No doubt about it, this one is… more»
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Driver Quality: 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
What a difference a year makes! A 1963 and 1964 Chevrolet Corvette are almost identical, the exception being the coupe’s split rear window that makes the ’63 so sought after. Now when we’re talking convertibles, the difference between the… more»
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Rare 396 Turbo-Jet! 1965 Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet had quite the year in 1965 with their already legendary Corvette. Total sales exceeded 23K units – an all-time high, new exciting engine options were introduced, and the old familiar power plants were still on board. The long… more»
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Split Window Spectacular: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette
Of the 21K Corvettes produced in 1963, just about half, or 10,500 were the famed “split-window” coupe with the remainder being convertibles. That said, sometimes it seems like of those 10,500 built, only 15K or so are still in… more»
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Drive Or Restore? 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
For a fairly rare car, we have covered an awful lot of ’54 Corvettes here on Barn Finds, and to keep the trend going, here’s another for your review. This example is referenced as, “… a highly original unrestored… more»
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No Reserve Project: 1972 Chevrolet Corvette
One of the objectives of automobile reviews is to sing a car’s particular praises. Some examples are a bit light in the praises department – you have to dig, and even then you might still come up with a… more»
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Cheap Project? 1991 Chevrolet Corvette
I have been giving more thought to C4 Corvettes (1984-1996) lately as I see many of this generation selling for reasonable prices. The earliest versions don’t hold as much interest, but by 1991, the year of this subject Corvette,… more»
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Last Of The 454s: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette
The 1974 Chevrolet Corvette is the one C3 that stands out in my memory for several reasons. Some consider it memorable for the wrong reasons, i.e the soft bumpers, front and back, and the downward progression of power output… more»
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Astro Inspired Custom? 1973 Chevrolet Corvette
The C3 Corvette is one of the most instantly recognizable cars in the world! Can I prove my obtuse statement? Nah, but you must admit, it’s a well-known template. Designed by Larry Shinoda, under the direction of Bill Mitchell,… more»
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66k Mile Barn Find: 1971 Chevrolet Corvette
If angels could speak, this 1971 C3 Corvette Stingray Coupe would tell us a story of 43 long years spent in the out-of-doors. In Oklahoma. In the winter, summer, during tornadoes. And only 66,000 sweet miles of memories before… more»
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Drag Race Prepped:1969 Chevrolet Big-Block Corvette
It was not unusual in the ’60s and ’70s to find a C2 or C3 Corvette set up for drag racing. I have to admit, I really never understood why. Wasn’t the ‘Vette supposed to be the refined road… more»
