GTP Cool Wall: C3 Corvette Stingray 427 Coupe
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I have one of these things. But it was made in a lot less desirable year.
The earliest C3 Corvettes were really only C2s with a new body. Everything (everything!) frame, suspension and driveline was carried over from the 67. Only the body and certain other parts were new. But the car evolved a lot over the years. The 69 was heavily improved from the 68 and is considered by most as the best looking and most valuable C3. There were actually 3 different versions of the `69, named "early", "mid" and "late". The differences between was small but fixed a lot of issues that annoyed the toupe wearing and club attending first owners (yes the Corvette has an image problem).
The earliest C3s (and of course the C2) was a strange mix between supercar and muscle car, almost like the pantera and the original v8 vantage. But after the smog laws, 5mph bumpers and other malaise era crap the car became something like a harley with four wheels. A cruiser or grand tourer.
The cars aren`t really that fast by modern standards, but they accelerate pretty good with modern tires, even otherwise stock cars. And they are a very good platform for making a really fast monster. I`ve heard that a C3 can be modified to become faster than a stock C5 Z06 with only bolt on parts. But I don`t know if it`s true.
Another thing that`s special with these cars is that you can get almost every part reproduced. The birdcage (the frame inside the body) is the only part that you need to be able to use it, that is not reproduced yet. The parts really aren`t that expensive either. Even complete frames can be bought new. You can also get new frames in stainless steel and lighter and stronger modern frames that everything else just bolts on to.
The reason why I picked the weakest big block is because there were a lot more of them made than the more powerful big blocks and this engine is the one you are most likely to see at a car show or in a driven big block. There are actually a lot of these cars that get driven a lot. But off course there are also a lot of garage queens.
These cars are also very simple to work on and has a proper frame. They rust a lot, but rust does rarely kill any of these cars and is easy to fix because of the frame. Rust usually doesn`t kill them because all the steel in the frame and most of the other steel on the car is 3mm (.120 gauge?) thick. This is also how a plastic car can be so heavy.
Yes these cars (and the owners) have image problems, but I don`t care. I hear a lot of jokes about me having a mid life crisis (I`m 19 but look younger...) and jokes about the size of a certain body part. And girls never turn around when I`m driving. But I know girls usually don`t care about what car you drive and I didn`t buy the car to impress them. I bought it because I love these cars.
Sub zero from me. Even with those image problems.
My car is also back on the road. I will update my thread soon.
The earliest C3 Corvettes were really only C2s with a new body. Everything (everything!) frame, suspension and driveline was carried over from the 67. Only the body and certain other parts were new. But the car evolved a lot over the years. The 69 was heavily improved from the 68 and is considered by most as the best looking and most valuable C3. There were actually 3 different versions of the `69, named "early", "mid" and "late". The differences between was small but fixed a lot of issues that annoyed the toupe wearing and club attending first owners (yes the Corvette has an image problem).
The earliest C3s (and of course the C2) was a strange mix between supercar and muscle car, almost like the pantera and the original v8 vantage. But after the smog laws, 5mph bumpers and other malaise era crap the car became something like a harley with four wheels. A cruiser or grand tourer.
The cars aren`t really that fast by modern standards, but they accelerate pretty good with modern tires, even otherwise stock cars. And they are a very good platform for making a really fast monster. I`ve heard that a C3 can be modified to become faster than a stock C5 Z06 with only bolt on parts. But I don`t know if it`s true.
Another thing that`s special with these cars is that you can get almost every part reproduced. The birdcage (the frame inside the body) is the only part that you need to be able to use it, that is not reproduced yet. The parts really aren`t that expensive either. Even complete frames can be bought new. You can also get new frames in stainless steel and lighter and stronger modern frames that everything else just bolts on to.
The reason why I picked the weakest big block is because there were a lot more of them made than the more powerful big blocks and this engine is the one you are most likely to see at a car show or in a driven big block. There are actually a lot of these cars that get driven a lot. But off course there are also a lot of garage queens.
These cars are also very simple to work on and has a proper frame. They rust a lot, but rust does rarely kill any of these cars and is easy to fix because of the frame. Rust usually doesn`t kill them because all the steel in the frame and most of the other steel on the car is 3mm (.120 gauge?) thick. This is also how a plastic car can be so heavy.
Yes these cars (and the owners) have image problems, but I don`t care. I hear a lot of jokes about me having a mid life crisis (I`m 19 but look younger...) and jokes about the size of a certain body part. And girls never turn around when I`m driving. But I know girls usually don`t care about what car you drive and I didn`t buy the car to impress them. I bought it because I love these cars.
Sub zero from me. Even with those image problems.
My car is also back on the road. I will update my thread soon.
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