Vehicle Description
Seven Hills Motorcars is very proud to offer this completely numbers matching 1982 Collector Edition Corvette in absolutely spectacular condition with only 50,055 original miles. This car is by far one of the nicest Collector Edition Corvettes on the market and truly an investment grade C3. The car looks beautiful, runs great, and drives awesome. Everything on the car works including the a/c, check engine light & computer system, power locks, power mirrors, and power antenna. The 1982 Collector Edition has been steadily increasing in value for the past few years and is an excellent investment. There is copy of the Autocheck report on this car pictured below. The report shows no accident history and verifies the low mileage. This Corvette would be an excellent candidate for a Survivor or Bloomington Gold award. Please peruse all of the photos, video, list of numbers, and other information below to get a true sense of clean, correct, and nice this Corvette really is.
I have personally put about 20 miles on this Corvette. During that time it was completely reliable and a pleasure to drive with not issues at all.
This Corvette is completely "Numbers Matching" and literally every part we checked on the car is correct with the proper part numbers and appropriate date codes. We have run the numbers on hundreds of Corvettes and there are very few that are so correct and original. Even very detailed parts like the starter, alternator, and even the date codes on the glass T-tops are correct. The last six digits of the VIN are stamped on the engine pad, which is pictured below, and the engine is original to the car. The transmission is also original with the last six digits of the VIN stamped on the main case and pictured below.
As a side note, this Corvette is not a dealer auction vehicle. We hand pick each car after careful inspection. Our Corvettes come from owners who expect their cars to go to someone that will give the vehicle the same care and attention as they did. We invite and encourage you to examine the car in person or have the car inspected. Please take the time to scrutinize each picture. We photograph each vehicle to the greatest extent so you can feel confident about your purchase. If you have a question about the Corvette, just give us a call.
Model Description
This is an authentic and original Collector Edition Corvette verified by the special trim codes and special VIN code, both pictured below. A "0" in the sixth digit of the VIN is exclusive to Collector Editions.
The 1982 was not only the final year of the third generation
Corvette, it was truly the end of an era. It was the last of the
"Mako Shark" body style first introduced in 1968, which has become
the most famous and recognizable Corvette design to date. First
available in the 1981 Corvettes, a new weight saving and
performance enhancing fiberglass leaf spring became standard on the
rear suspension in all 1982 Corvettes. This model year marked the
end of the most prolific era for Corvette and history will always
hold a special place for the 1982 Corvette.
To honor the special in history that GM knew the 1982 Corvette
would hold Chevrolet decided to release a special "Collector
Edition." It differed from the normal Corvette in many ways. In
addition to the higher level of standard features, the Collector
Edition had a lifting frameless glass hatchback with remote
release, special silver-beige paint, graduated hood and side body
decals, commemorative aluminum wheels styled similarly to the 1967
"bolt on" optional wheels, accent pin striping, multi-tone
silver-beige leather seats and door trim, leather wrapped steering
wheel and horn cap, cloisonné exterior and interior emblems, and
luxury carpeting were all exclusive to the Collector Edition and
not available on the standard model. The 1982 Corvette Collector
Edition was the first Corvette to have a base price over
$20,000.00.
Numbers
Please note when checking the numbers that not only do the correct stampings and casting numbers appear on the parts, but all of the dates are also chronologically correct. This means that all of the parts were made and assembled in the correct order. For example, all of the dates for the individual engine components and the engine casting date should obviously precede the assembly date of the engine because the parts had to be produced before they could be assembled. All of the parts I checked follow this rule and are dated correctly.
