Vehicle Description
1976 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
"Corvette is America's only true production sports car". Thus
starts Chevrolet's sales brochure for the '76-model year Corvette,
and this statement was certainly as true as it had-or has-ever
been. The domestic car industry was under pressure on all fronts.
Stiffer safety and emissions regulations were coming from the
government on a regular basis. Public desire for better fuel
mileage, (thanks to the Arab oil embargo of 1973 and '74), brought
competition from overseas, and prompted domestic manufacturers to
put most of their development efforts into their own fuel-efficient
cars. The great muscle cars of the late '60s and early '70s were
indeed shadows of their former selves.
For consignment, a Corvette coupe right of the year 1976 and
sporting a title verified 41,753 actual miles for this garage kept
beauty. Purchased locally by our consigner in November of 2004 it
underwent a total engine rebuild in 2008. It sports snappy paint in
Bright Yellow bathing the fiberglass, all neoprene bumpers and no
chrome save for the rocker trimming that exaggerates the coke
bottle design. T-tops are removable and this year is probably my
favorite rear treatment with the rounded over look and circular
tail lights.
Due to varying emissions control devices being removed, please
check with your state, county, local or provincial motor vehicle
department to verify the ability to legally register this vehicle
in your area***
Exterior
Screaming Bright Yellow drapes the undulating totally rounded over
design of this car. In contrast, most cars of this era were planted
firmly into the square and rectangle design, however this leftover
survivor of the muscle car era, is having none of that! Brightwork
is minimal but in good condition and shows up on the door handles,
front glass frame, side view mirrors and rockers. The remainder of
the car is Bright Yellow painted neoprene for the chrome-less
bumpers and fiberglass body. The headlights flip up and down when
the knob is pulled. The rear deck is accentuated by the flying
buttress B-pillars framing a vertical small rear window. This
transitions to the back bumper of the car which has the round tail
lights inserted deeper into the rear fascia and on the driver's
rear quarter panel is the power antenna in chrome. 15-inch polished
aluminum wheels are wrapped by raised white letter BFG Radial T/A's
245/60R15's looking barely used.
Interior
Black leather buckets are showing some slight folds as nicely aged
leather tends to do. These high backs have a sleek design and
present mainly flat in design compared to today's seats that are
like NASCAR racing seats! The door panels showing in black as well,
have a sporty wood applique panel in their uppers. The center
console races forward from the rear storage area and houses the
hand brake lever, and this drives the eye forward to the shifter
lever and temp wheels. Just above, 5 round smaller gauges grab the
driver's attention along with some warning lights flanking these
gauges. The deep set gauges in the dash are original, and are
mounted within a black dash front with a darker stitched padded
dash top. A black rimmed 4 spoke steering wheel fronts this
darkened dash and clean black carpeting is throughout the passenger
compartment. In back is a fairly extensive carpeted area for more
storage and where the battery is housed. Above are removable T top
panels.
Drivetrain
A lift forward of the curvaceous hood, and we see the numbers
matching 350ci V8 in L82 form. It sports the factory heads and
presents with an orange/red GM block and cast ribbed valve
coverings and chromed air cleaner covering. A single 4 barrel
carburetor feeds this 350 and on back is the numbers matching T10 4
speed manual tranny. The rear axle is a 3.36 ratio version. For the
exhale is dual pipe setup with dual exits but sans catalytic
converter. All is clean and nicely preserved in this engine
bay.
Undercarriage
A rust free unibody underside that has power disc brakes all
around, and fully independent suspension on all 4 corners. Clean
under here as well!
Drive-Ability
The car started right up, and ran well. Good handling, and nice
overall ride with the power steering making turning a breeze. Bias
free panic stopping, and a comfortable overall ride with rail like
handling. A fewfunctions were note working during my drive and
include the horn, heater blower, AC and clock. Our consignor states
the AC compressor is the problem. We also noted during our drive
that the passenger's rear wheel bearing developed a growl while
turning to the left.
A looker and a definite cooker, this survivor driver Stingray needs
no introduction when it shows up in your suburban driveway. Your
neighbors will be able to hear and if close enough feel the rumble,
and there they will notice the sculpted looks of this 1976 last
year of the Stingray Corvette. Remember Corvette means a small
nimble warship, so I-de-clare-WAR! All in screaming yellow.
1Z37X6S409255
1-Chevrolet
Z-Corvette
37-Coupe
X-350ci V8 4bbl L82 210hp
6-1976
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
409255-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
C27-October 27th
TRIM 192-Black Leather
PAINT 56L-Bright Yellow
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.