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Seventy thousand dollars can buy you a lot of Corvette. You can get a 2017 Stingray, which starts at $55,450, then add a ton of options to it. The 2017 Grand Sport has a higher MSRP of $65,450, but that still leaves some room for extras. For 70 grand, you can also get a classic Corvette, such as this beautifully restored 1971 convertible.It was given a new lease on life back in 2014 with a variety of NOS and refurbished original parts, according to its current owners, RK Motors Charlotte. This St. Louis C3’s body was coated with gleamingly smooth Mulsanne Blue paint. A fresh white vinyl top caps off a correct Dark Blue vinyl interior that features “correct optional power steering,” “fade-free side panels,” and “a crack-free dash.” Unfortunately, there’s no AC, so it would be hard to feel as cool as this car would make you look.Under the hood, there’s the C3’s original 330-horsepower LT1. That pushes its power through a Muncie four-speed manual gearbox, fresh 215/70R15 Multi-Mile Matrix Tourer rubber, and a posi-traction rear end with 3.55 gears. All eight cylinders speak in their raspy, metallic growl through a dual-exhaust system.When it’s time to bring this curvy boulevard cruiser to a stop, power disc brakes are ready to clamp into action and keep the car above them from needing to be restored again. In addition to all of the fresh hardware mentioned above and a long list of other parts, this C3 also comes with a great deal of original documentation. RK has this ‘Vette’s original shipping report, window sticker, Protect-O-Plate, and owner’s manual.There’s a lot more than that to this 74,000-mile classic, though. It’s all in the following RK Charlotte Motors link. Whether all of that is worth as much as $69,900 – and passing up a modern Corvette with 130 more horsepower and airbags – is up to you.Chime in with your thoughts on the forum. >>via [
Date written: December 6, 2016
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ID: 6046
Seventy thousand dollars can buy you a lot of Corvette. You can get a 2017 Stingray, which starts at $55,450, then add a ton of options to it. The 2017 Grand Sport has a higher MSRP of $65,450, but that still leaves some room for extras. For 70 grand, you can also get a classic Corvette, such as this beautifully restored 1971 convertible.It was given a new lease on life back in 2014 with a variety of NOS and refurbished original parts, according to its current owners, RK Motors Charlotte. This St. Louis C3’s body was coated with gleamingly smooth Mulsanne Blue paint. A fresh white vinyl top caps off a correct Dark Blue vinyl interior that features “correct optional power steering,” “fade-free side panels,” and “a crack-free dash.” Unfortunately, there’s no AC, so it would be hard to feel as cool as this car would make you look.Under the hood, there’s the C3’s original 330-horsepower LT1. That pushes its power through a Muncie four-speed manual gearbox, fresh 215/70R15 Multi-Mile Matrix Tourer rubber, and a posi-traction rear end with 3.55 gears. All eight cylinders speak in their raspy, metallic growl through a dual-exhaust system.When it’s time to bring this curvy boulevard cruiser to a stop, power disc brakes are ready to clamp into action and keep the car above them from needing to be restored again. In addition to all of the fresh hardware mentioned above and a long list of other parts, this C3 also comes with a great deal of original documentation. RK has this ‘Vette’s original shipping report, window sticker, Protect-O-Plate, and owner’s manual.There’s a lot more than that to this 74,000-mile classic, though. It’s all in the following RK Charlotte Motors link. Whether all of that is worth as much as $69,900 – and passing up a modern Corvette with 130 more horsepower and airbags – is up to you.Chime in with your thoughts on the forum. >>via [
Date written: December 6, 2016
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 6046
