welcome to the forum!
New Owner
Enjoy while you can.
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 18,228
Likes: 3,360
From: 10th District Court OHIO
Ohio Events Coordinator
2025 Corvette of the Year Winner - Unmodified
2024 C2 of the Year Winner - Unmodified
2023 C8 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2022 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2019 C2 of Year Finalist (stock)
St. Jude Donor '14 thru '26
and welcome aboard.
CorvetteForum Editor
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 321
Likes: 3
From: El Segundo California
OPTIMA Presents Corvette of the Week: The 454 Dream
Here at Corvette Forum, we often talk about how American Corvettes are. The iconic vehicle is one of America's most treasured possessions; after all, it's not just an American sports car ... it's America's sports car. The Corvette and the overused, but oh-so-expressive slang term "'Merica" go together like kittens and YouTube, the words "free" and "stuff", and hot sauce and chicken wings. With that, it's safe to say the Corvette has a minimal risk of having it's 'Merica card revoked, but there's one specific type of Corvette that may be more American than America itself: any Corvette with a 454 sitting beneath the fiberglass.
Read more on the Corvette Forum blog.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Instructor
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 167
Likes: 23
A Real long shot-but a question
I owned a 73 454 numbers matching-white corvette/red interior in Richardson, Texas in the mid 80's. Always regretted selling that car. It had 50k original miles on it when I had it. I can't tell if your interior is red or tan. I sold it around 1987 I think to a collector. I don't think I have any papers that would help me be certain that this is the car-but when I saw Rockwall, Texas-it makes me wonder.
The car was in pretty good shape when I bought it. Had worn carpet from T-top water leaks. fixed all of that. The carbureator was interesting had it rebuilt a couple of times and then gave up and was lucky enough to order a brand new correct carb from the Chevy dealer. HUGE difference.
It was a fun car-did overheat once in a while-but other then that just plain fun! I had sold my 69 Z28 before I bought this car. Good memories. Need to get back into it-miss a good car.
The car was in pretty good shape when I bought it. Had worn carpet from T-top water leaks. fixed all of that. The carbureator was interesting had it rebuilt a couple of times and then gave up and was lucky enough to order a brand new correct carb from the Chevy dealer. HUGE difference.
It was a fun car-did overheat once in a while-but other then that just plain fun! I had sold my 69 Z28 before I bought this car. Good memories. Need to get back into it-miss a good car.
Thread Starter
Cruising
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
From: Rockwall Texas
Sounds like one cool ride boomer. Mine is a deluxe saddle interior...so I'm afraid she's not quite a match to your old ride. I will keep a look out though!
I owned a 73 454 numbers matching-white corvette/red interior in Richardson, Texas in the mid 80's. Always regretted selling that car. It had 50k original miles on it when I had it. I can't tell if your interior is red or tan. I sold it around 1987 I think to a collector. I don't think I have any papers that would help me be certain that this is the car-but when I saw Rockwall, Texas-it makes me wonder.
The car was in pretty good shape when I bought it. Had worn carpet from T-top water leaks. fixed all of that. The carbureator was interesting had it rebuilt a couple of times and then gave up and was lucky enough to order a brand new correct carb from the Chevy dealer. HUGE difference.
It was a fun car-did overheat once in a while-but other then that just plain fun! I had sold my 69 Z28 before I bought this car. Good memories. Need to get back into it-miss a good car.
The car was in pretty good shape when I bought it. Had worn carpet from T-top water leaks. fixed all of that. The carbureator was interesting had it rebuilt a couple of times and then gave up and was lucky enough to order a brand new correct carb from the Chevy dealer. HUGE difference.
It was a fun car-did overheat once in a while-but other then that just plain fun! I had sold my 69 Z28 before I bought this car. Good memories. Need to get back into it-miss a good car.
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
Great looking car and I am sure it sounds stout and is wicked fast. I have a black 71' coupe with the L-88 hood and a 454 Mark IV stroked to a 496, solid roller lifters with an agressive cam, also with a TH400 and a Hurst Quarter Stick. . My car is a pro street build (just put side pipes on it), but your 73' looks sleek and clean (and numbers matching, great!) and I like the look of the luggage rack on the back. Congrats!