Category: C3

Items Needed: Oil (Check your owners manual for the proper amount and type) Oil Filter (If your manual doesn’t tell you a filter size, check your local parts store) Floor Jack Jack Stands Catch Pan Paper Towels Wrench or Socket Set for the oil plug Oil Filter Wrench (Not needed, but it can be helpful)

The 1971 Corvette Stingray is part of the C3 design group of Chevrolet Corvette vehicles. The C3 terminology is used to identify that the 1971 model of the Corvette was part of the third major redesign of the vehicle after its initial production. The C3 design scheme was in use from 1968 through 1982; as […] More »

The 1970 Corvette, from Chevrolet, was a legend before its time. With classic styling, big flared fenders, vent gills and the fiberglass body, the ?Vette was unmistakable. Start it up and drive down the street and the throbbing hum from its big block engine couldn’t escape notice. Below you will find information on some of […] More »

The 1968 Corvette introduced the market to the third generation of the Corvette, better known as the Stingray.  When the first C3 hit the streets it sported a sleek new body and improved interior, but the engine options were carried over from 1967.  The 1969 Corvette Stingray saw few aesthetic changes but buyers did get […] More »

1968 introduced the world to the third generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, known by many as the Stingray.  The 1968 Chevrolet Corvette still carried the Stingray name in marketing campaigns but it did not display the name anywhere on the vehicle.  General Motors had tried to keep the sleek new Corvette design under wraps until […] More »

The Chevrolet Corvette C3 was launched in 1968 and the sleek new body style was based on the 1965 Mako Shark II Concept.  By 1968 the Chevrolet Corvette had become a mainstay in the American performance car market but the introduction of the C3 Corvette rocketed the Chevrolet sports car to stardom.  Running from 168 […] More »

Brand Development, Growth & ExpansionThe 3rd generation Chevrolet Corvette C3, known as the Shark, was manufactured from 1968 through 1982 as a 2-door coupe or convertible. The C3 also tied in with the Mattel® Hot Wheels custom Corvette toy car. A total of 542,741 Corvette C3’s were manufactured between 1968 and 1982 at the Chevrolet […] More »