What happened to the C3 Corvette in 1979?

What happened to the C3 Corvette in 1979?

But in 1978 you could get the great-looking black-and-silver Indy 500 pace car or silver Silver Anniversary editions, and that made it easy to overlook how otherwise decrepit the C3 Corvette had become. But in 1979, the car was naked and the suck showed.

How old is the C3 Corvette commemorative edition?

A quarter of a century after the Commemorative Edition Corvette went on sale, it looks a half century old. The C3 Corvette was amidst its death throes during the 1982 model year. In its 15th year of production, it had few fans left and open derision was the norm among enthusiasts.

What happened to the chrome on the 1959 corvettes?

And three chrome spears in the cove along the car’s flanks. This thing was almost as much chrome as it was fiberglass. Earl retired from GM in 1958 to be replaced by Bill Mitchell, who immediately started pulling chrome and louvers off the 1959 Corvette.

Does the corvette have a twin-turbocharged engine?

Here’s credit to both Chevrolet and Callaway for having the brass balls to build a twin-turbocharged and twin-intercooled version of the Corvette way back in 1987. And even 26 years later, the Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette’s engine bay still looks seriously mean.

What’s the most frustrating about a 1979 corvette?

The base L48 version of the 1979 Corvette had a 5.7-liter V8 that made only 195 hp, barely enough to keep the 3,372-pound lump moving. Meanwhile the interior was a relentless, hideous monochrome that extended the disco-era upholstery colors onto the door panels and dashboard. But here’s the most frustrating thing about the 1979 Corvette.

How good was the first Corvette?

The first Corvettes were, simply and comprehensively, crude. So the first Corvette was both great and lousy: a rolling contradiction. That is, when it decided to roll at all. In 1974 it was still possible to get a Corvette with a big block, 270-hp, “LS4” 454-cubic-inch V8.