Vehicle Description
1977 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
The 1977 Corvette was no longer badged with the "Sting Ray" script.
The tried and true orange engine color was changed to blue between
August and September of 1976. Some early production 1977 Corvettes
were still built with the orange painted engines, but most have the
new blue engines. A new crossed flag badge adorned the front of the
hood between the headlights as well as on the fuel filler door. The
glass roof panels that were announced this year were never
delivered on a production car. The 500,000th Corvette rolled off
the line this year.
For consignment, a C3 version from 1977 with a modern V8 engine
under the hood, some recent service completed, a custom interior
and a VERY custom look to the back end with an Eckler's Corvette
hatchback installation. Overall fair condition on the exterior and
interior, a favorite design version of this writer with all rounded
edges and a beautiful profile and stance.
NOTE: 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
Bathed in a tutone colorway of light and medium blue metallics,
there are areas on the surface of this car that show cracking and
chipping of the paint particularly at the pointed leading edge of
the neoprene nose, otherwise the paint is nice and smooth. The
light blue covers the uppers as well as the hood and...wait for
it....custom Eckler's hatchback. The medium blue takes over down
low, sweeping across the rockers and highlighting the wheel lip
arches. Within this field, just in front of the rear tires is a bit
of an Easter egg in the form of the Hot Wheel Treasure Hunt logo in
a third shade of blue. This medium blue is also used to highlight
theT-tops, hood peaks, A pillars, and greenhouse glass. The gaps
are slightly inconsistent, and this car sports a removable T top
with medium blue highlighting around the blue tinted glass. Just
behind the front wheels the body flares into the fender nicely and
moves upward to form the curved fender that melts into the hood
area, which also houses the hidden headlights. Bringing up the
rear, we are in custom heaven with an expertlygrafted in
hatchbackdesign from Eckler's Corvette. This hatch sports dual
electric latches and we note a frenched in power antenna on the
passengers rear quarter panel. Just below are the round taillights
in a body matching curved bumper. 15-inch deep dish Chevrolet rally
wheels are all around and are wrapped in staggered width blackwall
rubber.
Interior
Peering through the removable "t" top we see oyster colored,
(ivory), custom upholstery covering the high back buckets with
velour broadcloth inserts and leather striping. Some rips and
general overall wear are noted for the seats. These are fronted by
an angled dash that has a center console extension which houses
several gauges in the center just above the shift lever. An
aftermarket Pioneer AM/FM/Cassette stereo is inserted here as well.
Deeply embedded circular gauges are in front of the driver as well
as the original steering wheel. Oyster gray carpet covers the
floors and is in generally good condition but not without some
staining and loose material. This carpeting continues into the
custom hatch area where we note the black storage bags for the
T-tops. On the passenger's side no glove box but dual storage
pouches are conveniently located in the dash. Oyster gray vinyl
molded and contoured door panels wrap up our tour and display with
some cracking to the gray vinyl but show as otherwise clean with
their black trimming and chrome spears.
Drivetrain
A flip of the forward hinged hood reveals a modern 5.7 liter LS1 V8
lurking between the curvaceousfenders. This mighty modern mill is
fed by EFI and our consignor notes that the cylinder heads have
been rebuilt with new valves in the last 1,000 miles. Bolted to the
back is a TH350 3-speed automatic that sends power back to a 3.08
rear axle to spin the tires. A very clean engine bay is noted with
a new aluminumradiator and dual electric cooling fans.
Undercarriage
Mostly clean and nice underneath with good flooring and a solid
frame showing with some road dirt, patina, and surface rust. Full
on custom dual exhaust sans catalytic converters snakes its way
rearward from the headers ending in a pair of Flowmaster mufflers.
Independent coil sprung suspension is on the front and an
independent suspension with a frame anchored differential and a
transverse leaf spring is on the rear. Power disc brakes adorn all
4 corners for the whoa factor.
Drive-Ability
This car starts quickly and runs very nicely. It is a nice
comfortable interior you slip into and with a flick of the shifter,
we are off and running. Nice handling, great acceleration and
overall power. It was a nice day and we took the roof panels out
and enjoyed the airflow. We noticed the AC wasn't working and the
driver's power window did not go down even though there is anew
switch and regulator, but all other functions worked just fine.
With its lovely lines, "T" top, upgraded EFI fed drivetrain and
required maintenance performed this car is a good driver. The
interior condition prevents thiscar from being a true show stopper,
however, certainly is not a deal breaker. A turnkey and have
funcustom Vette from 1977 which was a very good year.
1Z37L7S423267
1-Chevrolet
Z-Corvette
37-Coupe
L-350ci V8 4bbl 180hp
7-1977
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
423267-Sequential Unit Number
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.
