Found this on craigslist...
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Le Mans Master
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2024 C5 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2023 C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2021 C2 of the Year Finalist - Modified
2016 C5 of Year Finalist
Low hp about the going price for the C-3 that had quality issues.
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Melting Slicks
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I had the same color combo on my "top Flight" 81 which was in mint condition with half the miles, and oem rare 4-speed, which I sold when i got my c5. Sold it 3 years ago for $16k
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Melting Slicks
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One of the eight Corvettes I have owned was a 1981 Automatic. Performance was terrible. It was very heavy and had low horsepower. I purchased it from a friend with very low mileage for a great price but it surely was not a keeper. Most of my previous Vettes I wish I still had but that was not one of them.
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One of the eight Corvettes I have owned was a 1981 Automatic. Performance was terrible. It was very heavy and had low horsepower. I purchased it from a friend with very low mileage for a great price but it surely was not a keeper. Most of my previous Vettes I wish I still had but that was not one of them.
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Had a 76 same experience, from the pics the resto is done nicely but I do not know about the collect-ability or performance of an 81, those were dark years for all performance cars. wasn't until the C4 when GM started to get it right and put some punch in the car, and a slightly upgraded suspension from the basic C2 trailing arms.
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That is one very nice looking '81. 
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Nice looking car, but the "fast car" statement might be a bit of a stetch. I would need to see some pics of the underside of the car to determine if it's worth anywhere near the asking price. But it's still a good looking disco-vette.
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I have always reffered to these as the "disco era" corvette. You did not own one of these cars for the power. You owned it to say you have a corvette. This car probably had a problem breaking 85 MPH. Yuck. It is clean though
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Drifting
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One of the eight Corvettes I have owned was a 1981 Automatic. Performance was terrible. It was very heavy and had low horsepower. I purchased it from a friend with very low mileage for a great price but it surely was not a keeper. Most of my previous Vettes I wish I still had but that was not one of them.