I’ve owned this classic Corvette since 2012. It’s been well cared for, and I hate to sell it, but it’s served its purpose in my life, fulfilled a childhood dream, and now it’s time to pass it on to the next Corvette lover. Perhaps I’ll get a different Vette down the road. Originally a TX car, it now resides in NW Michigan (Benzonia, just south of Traverse City). A great example of a classic car. Not perfect, but darn good. Asking: $15,000

Webpage for car with lots more photos here: https://betsieriversideresort.com/19...peed-corvette/

The combination of the 4-speed and the Dark Claret interior and exterior make this a somewhat rare Vette by 1980. It has always been garage-stored since I’ve owned it and has never seen weather worse than a surprise rain sprinkle since 2012. While the small block 350 is not original to the car as far as I can tell, the combination of true dual exhaust and the completely refurbished and re-geared differential has always made it plenty peppy enough for me. The odometer shows 82,728 miles. The car will come with a clean MI title, variety of manuals, any extra parts I may have, a cover, and any other odds and ends that I can locate in the garage. See below for the highlights of the work and repairs done. As most do- I’ve spent a LOT of time and money on the car that will never be recovered. That’s okay. I enjoyed the hobby.

• INTERIOR
• Kenwood stereo with bluetooth adapter; Kenwood compact sub in storage compartment
• Pioneer 6*9 speakers in rear deck
• Padded case for t-tops; garage car cover included
• Newer carpeted footwell and rear mats (interior carpet is not new however)
• Reflectix material under all carpet in front areas
• AEM air/fuel ration gauge with Bosch 4.9 LSU wideband sensor installed

• EXTERIOR
• Dark Claret interior and exterior- paint is in good shape with only minor blemishes (some scratches and road chips)
• Newer headlight vacuum canisters- headlights work as they should w/no delay
• 15″ Cragar SuperStar wheels- tires are Cooper Cobra p235/60r15 front, p255/60r15 rear
• Spare tire and carrier removed, but I still have the carrier if desired
• Most exterior bulbs replaced
• All brake calipers & soft lines replaced- calipers with stainless-steel sleeved o-ring version

• ENGINE AREA
• Non-original SB350 with Edelbrock Performer intake manifold
• Edelbrock 1806 Carb- Thunder series AVS
• Upgraded alternator and battery cable; Accel 140003 ignition coil; battery cutoff switch
• Complete Borgeson steering conversion with added Ridetech brace
• Speed Direct spreader bar
• DB Electrical Mini Racing PMGR Starter
• Replaced mechanical fuel pump, lines, lines to carb and filter
• Factory AC is present & was working in TX but has no refrigerant currently due to hose leak (not needed in MI!)
• Heater core was bypassed/looped but can easily be changed back… TX heat again

• UNDERSIDE
• Dual exhaust w/no catalytic convertor
• DEI heat shielding under driver/passenger areas
• Exhaust pipes wrapped near fiberglass spring for heat control
• Steel spring replaced with VB&P 330# fiberglass monospring
• All u-joints replaced with new Spicer; half-shafts painted
• Batwing snubber bushing & mounts replaced; front swaybar bushings/links replaced
• QA1 shocks installed in rear
• VB&P adjustable camber strut rods installed in rear
• Differential serviced and rebuilt- regeared from Dana 3.08 to 3.54 by Mike Dyer (Tracdogg2)
• Have a new-in-box set of Global West tubular upper control arms (CTA-31A)- value- >$600

Here’s a walk-around video of the exterior:
Here’s a walk-around video of the interior:
Here’s a walk-around video of the engine bay:

 

The pictures are worth the click! ---> https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...ed-corvette%2F

Beautiful car, great color, manual transmission!

 

A few photos...

 

Great Color & a 4 spd

GLWS


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Nice C3! GLWS!

 

Beautiful. GLWS.

 

Nice C3, priced right, should sell fast, GLWS.

 

Beautiful! I had a L-82 Claret/oyster and always lusted for another claret. Do you have the original colors and do the tail light mods just pop out?

 

Yep, original color- Dark Claret interior and exterior. It's a beautiful color.The little grills on the taillights are just screwed in over the lenses. I don't know why I kept them from the previous owner... I guess they look "1980" to me!

 

Had someone ask for start videos. First one is a dead cold start after sitting for over a week- mechanical fuel pump and no FI of course, so it takes a few pumps of the gas pedal. Second video is a warm start immediately following the first.

 

I attribute the long crank on cold start to the usual heat soak issue with ethanol fuels... I have a small carb spacer on there, but there's not much hood clearance to go any thicker.

 

A non windowed seat in the carburetor can cause drain back issues. Not hard to fix, but not the end of the world either.

As others have said beautiful color! Sounds mean too.

GLWS!

 

Had some questions, so in the interest of answering multiple folks, wanted to add here.

Paint: I think the car is original paint or a respray of the same factory color. I only hesitate because the trim tag looks like a reproduction, not the original- but I've never found any evidence of any other color on the car anywhere I (and I've been all over it). I can't think of why they would replace the trim tag except for a respray, but I'm still not 100% convinced. Unfortunately, the National Corvette Museum only offers build sheets going back to 1981 when the factory location changed. The interior carpet is original based on condition (which leads me to believe the colors are all original). The certification sticker looks original, but looks like it's been painted around (surely those were put on after paint at the factory...) All to say, I'm leaning toward respray of the factory color.

Birdcage: I've never had the front glass or any panels off, so can only speak to what I see. The #2 body mount on the driver side does have some rust and missing metal. The passenger side #2 has some minor rust. but is in much better shape. The rest of the mounts and all of the frame, etc. look as you would expect with no major issues. It's a Texas car and has never been on the road in MI except in the months of May-Sept.

 

MAYBE..............I could be wrong, 76 would be all Claret & I think the "L" ( 76L ) in the code was a designation for "LOWER" making it a 2 tone combo Claret like the car pictured above above ?? 792 is Claret Leather. Maybe someone didnt't like the 2 tone & changed it to solid Claret ? Either way I like the color the way it is now, its AWESOME !! GLWS

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Interesting! I never thought of that... I much prefer the solid color, so if that's what occurred, I think they made a good decision.