looking for my first vette
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From: Deptford NJ
looking for my first vette
i have been searching for a vette for awhile now i stumbled upon something. i found a 96 that says its a grand sport and has emblems on the fender. now im no expert but i thought gs only came in blue with the white stripe down the middle. if im wrong i apologized if they came in any other colors how many did they make this one is red if its real rare or not or is it bs. it seems like a real good deal it might be worth looking at it. thanks for any help
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From: Deptford NJ
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From: Deptford NJ
so it not being a gs i do think it is overpriced thats why i asked. if it was a gs i thought it was a good price i thought the dealer wasnt sure what they had but once again they re tryin to rip some poor slub off
thanks again everyone
thanks again everyone
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let them know its not a GS and they have to come down on the price
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The VIN tells us that it is in fact a LT4. It also lets us know it's not a Grand Sport.
1G1YY2254T5103020
8th character in the VIN: 5 = LT4 , P = LT1
12th character in the VIN: 1 = Regular Corvette, 6 = Grand Sport
The car will have "Grand Sport" on the throttle body though, as all LT4 cars do. So, a lot of people assume they are Grand Sports.
Someone has added the Grand Sport badge on the fender though.
1G1YY2254T5103020
8th character in the VIN: 5 = LT4 , P = LT1
12th character in the VIN: 1 = Regular Corvette, 6 = Grand Sport
The car will have "Grand Sport" on the throttle body though, as all LT4 cars do. So, a lot of people assume they are Grand Sports.
Someone has added the Grand Sport badge on the fender though.
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I have seen some pictures of my red '96 do that also.
There were only 390 Yellow 1996 Corvette Coupes produced.
And of those, only 143 were LT4 cars.
So, can't see someone repainting one. Not saying someone wouldn't though.
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OK
I am no expert but I know Lt4s are rare enough
I could be mistaken but the only diff from an LT4 and a GS is paint
This is a low mileage LT4 car talk them down and you won't be disappointed
The LT4 vettes were underrated at 330HP they are more like 350HP
Last edited by ch@0s; Jul 23, 2009 at 10:48 PM.
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From: Deptford NJ
i do like the car im not into c4s as much. so sounds like this is a pretty good car lt4? yes. 6speed? yes. and low miles. i dont know much about these vettes so any more help i would much appreciate it.
