C3 Corvette experts - help please.
Drifting
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From: Seattle Wash.
Top car has been modded a little bit and is hard to tell what it is exactly. Has '68 tail lights, 70-72 grills, the front end has a pronounced chin spoiler, not sure if it has the 68-69 gills or the 70-72 egg crates on the side though, looks like it has the 70-72 exhaust off the back. That's what I can tell.
Drifting
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From: Seattle Wash.
I think you mean the reverse/back up lights that are below the bumpers. I do not see them on this car. That's why I think it's a conglomeration of various 68-72 body parts. Only a VIN will be able to determine what it really is.
Racer
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From: Tucson Arizona
Top car has been modded a little bit and is hard to tell what it is exactly. Has '68 tail lights, 70-72 grills, the front end has a pronounced chin spoiler, not sure if it has the 68-69 gills or the 70-72 egg crates on the side though, looks like it has the 70-72 exhaust off the back. That's what I can tell.
Someone built this car....isn't that a Yenko emblem on the fender? This car has been modded, nice though! VIN would tell the main tale!
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Top car is a '70-72 small block vert. Difficult to tell exactly which year with the poor photo quality. It has the alarm key on the rear panel. I don't recall which years it was on the fender vs the rear.
Tail-lights & spoiler are not original.
Value? Probably $15-20k depending on condition & options. Maybe more.
Tail-lights & spoiler are not original.
Value? Probably $15-20k depending on condition & options. Maybe more.
Melting Slicks
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From: Madison Alabama
One thing, rims and exhaust are not stock on this car. Also appears to have an aftermarket, one piece top like an "Astro" top. As for value...need a lot more info.
Motor/tranny combo for '80 included a 350 AND a 305 for California. The 350 came in two versions, 190 HP and 230 HP. The only outward sign of the 230 HP would be L-82 badges on the fenders, forward of the doors. Some urban myths state otherwise but I've yet to see a documented L-82 with the 4-speed. No option in the 81 other than tranny, last of the 4-speeds. The '82s have the crossfire injection badges and were all autos.
Last edited by 2TONE82; May 19, 2007 at 03:24 PM.