Vehicle Description
L-48 350 CI V8 Engine, Automatic Transmission
Beautiful professional restoration! The pictures do not lie.
1978 was the Corvette's twenty fifth anniversary, and all 78's
featured silver anniversary nose and fuel door emblems. A new
fastback rear window was the most dramatic and noticeable styling
change, giving the ten-year-old C3 Corvette body style a fresh
lease on life. The fixed-glass fastback benefited both aerodynamics
and increased the usable luggage space behind the seats while
improving rearward visibility in the bargain. The tachometer and
speedometer were redesigned to match the new "aircraft styled"
center console and gauge cluster first seen the previous year.
Before he retired, Bill Mitchell had suggested a Silver Anniversary
model in his favorite color-silver, appropriately enough-and it
appeared as the $399 B2Z option package. The first two-tone paint
option offered since 1961, it presented silver over a gray lower
body with a separating pinstripe.
Reviewers praised the car's classic strengths including its
impressive straight-line numbers, especially an L48/automatic's 7.8
second 0-60 time and top speed of 123 mph (198 km/h), and noted its
more refined, less rattling ride.
This vehicle is located at Atomic Motors Classic Car Sales and
Restorations in Henderson, NV just 20 mins from the fabulous Las
Vegas Strip. Come down and see us or call at 702-826-3811 or
702-556-0888. We are on-line at www.atomicmotors.net where you can
see more pics and information.