Built to commemorate both the 25th anniversary of the Corvette and its role as the official pace car of the 1978 Indianapolis ...

In 1970, the C3 Corvette's styling was tweaked with a new grill, ... A 1978 model with optional L82 V8 generated 220 horsepower, and with a four-speed manual transmission, ...

Purchasing A Collector Corvette L82 - Mission: Original. ... Even the stock C3 seats-whose side bolsters have been known to collapse in as few as 35,000 miles-showed virtually no wear.

A lack of garage space is given as the reason for the sale of today’s Nice Price or No Dice C3 Corvette. Let’s see if the price tag has any of you thinking about making room for it.

Their C3 has a family connection that goes back to August 1980. Tim’s dad, Don Lee, bought the Dark Claret L82/automatic Corvette brand new from a Chevrolet dealer while on vacation in upstate ...

Late C3 Corvettes are among the most underloved vehicles in the nearly 70-year run ... and that's why I chose this 1978 Chevrolet Corvette L82 four-speed to be our Bring a Trailer pick of the ...

Only about 2,372 L82 Corvettes were built for 1975. In total that year, Chevrolet built 38,465 Corvettes. For point of reference, that's about three times as many as the 2013 model run!

This 1979 Corvette L82 might be just one of those opportunities, ... Corvette Month Chevrolet Corvette C3 Corvette C3 1979 Corvette L82 1979. About the author: Tudor Serban.

Instead, this Corvette probably liked to keep it both fun and simple with the factory L82 350ci V8 engine that churned out 370 horsepower when rated as the “Turbo-Fire.” ...

C3 Corvette: 1968-1982. ... Road and Track test results showed the 1979 Corvette L82 accelerating to 60 mph in 6.6 seconds and reaching the quarter mile in 15.3 seconds at 95 mph. 7.

The mid-engine Corvette may be the new hotness, but as today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe ’79 exemplifies, there are still some older models with engines you can get behind. Let’s find out if ...