1983 c4

wrecker3 · 2025-09-12 00:32:36

From a Trip to The National Corvette Museum !! https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/478x611/1_1b_6fea33bdd77f046d61699dc4aed479c86c2e5be1.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/1458x921/1_1c_dcb5891c33b676bf537953a2af92e98c07f8c0dc.jpg

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Sep 11, 2025 | 08:32 PM

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1983 c4

From a Trip to The National Corvette Museum !!

Sep 12, 2025 | 07:01 AM

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I wonder how it would run if they offered the L69 305 HO with the T5 B/W 5 speed as the base powertrain?

Sep 12, 2025 | 07:36 AM

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I remember seeing it at my visits to the Museum.

Sep 12, 2025 | 07:42 AM

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I saw that car on my trip to the museum as well. I kinda like the wheels. I think they are better looking than the wheels they went with on the early cars.

Sep 12, 2025 | 11:00 AM

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I wonder how it would run if they offered the L69 305 HO with the T5 B/W 5 speed as the base powertrain?

This would have been way too similar to the third gen F-bodies for it to have made sense.

With the upgraded suspension and assembly components of the C4, it could have been a fun car. Seems like it would have been an economy trim though.

Sep 12, 2025 | 12:02 PM

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I wonder how it would run if they offered the L69 305 HO with the T5 B/W 5 speed as the base powertrain?

Only time a 305 was offered in a Corvette, was 1980 in California only due to emissions. It was a lot output carburetor version.

Quote: a Chevrolet 305 cubic-inch V8 engine was offered in the Corvette, but only for the 1980 model year, and solely for California-bound models due to the state's strict emission standards. This engine, the LG4 5.0L V8, produced a low 180 horsepower and was only available with a three-speed automatic transmission, making it one of the least powerful and most criticized engines in the Corvette's history.

Sep 12, 2025 | 01:18 PM

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In 1983 the L69 Camaros were on the heels of the 84 Vettes in 0-60 & 1/4 mile. That engine came out a month after the 84s came on the market.

Sep 12, 2025 | 11:24 PM

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I saw that car on my trip to the museum as well. I kinda like the wheels. I think they are better looking than the wheels they went with on the early cars.

A quick google search confirmed that those wheels were 15" with 215/65 R15 Goodyear Eagle GT tires.

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Sep 13, 2025 | 06:08 AM

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My brochure says that size too with 15x7 front wheels and 15x7.5 rear wheels.

Sep 13, 2025 | 06:11 AM

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Very appropriate, the "one and only". Saw it there a few times over the years.

Sep 13, 2025 | 06:35 AM

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Seeing that car never gets old! Thank you for sharing the pictures of the car!

Sep 14, 2025 | 10:43 AM

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I was interested in that car too. I particularly looked at tire size. They were 215 65 15. As shown in the picture.

Sep 14, 2025 | 11:19 AM

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I’ve always wondered what the interior of that car looks like. Especially the gauge cluster. It could possibly have the prototype analogue gauge cluster that nearly made its way into the early cars.

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