Vehicle Description
Remember that new Corvette your next-door neighbor bought when you
were growing up? The Silver Anniversary model with the L82 engine
you coveted so much? Well this one has had very few owners and has
been driven very little. So here is chance to own a very low
mileage 25th Anniversary example with only 9,252 believed to be all
original miles!
This is a Silver anniversary Corvette with special Silver paint.
That makes enough sense, but it is also in part, because Bill
Mitchell, designer extraordinaire who was responsible for so many
ground-breaking cars at GM, liked silver, and insisted on it for
this car as he was heading out the door to retire. This car was
actually the first two-tone 'Vette to be offered since the 1961
models, and we believe that it is the original paint. The '78 C3s
received a nice updated look with a dramatic new fastback rear
window. It improved aerodynamics, gave better visibility, and
provided more usable luggage space. Up front, an anniversary badge
leads the way on the nose and another one graces the fuel cap out
back. Tinted T-roofs give you the option of going topless on nice
summer days, or even nice fall days if you take a ride to check out
the changing leaves. Aluminum wheels look great, and while the ones
pictured on the car are replacements, the original wheels and tires
are included with this car.
Open the door and you will find an Oyster White interior which
complements the silver nicely, and also appears to be all original.
The door panel has a nice long armrest along with a switch for the
power locks and a little door pocket. Settle into the comfortable
leather bucket seat and reach out for the white three-spoke
steering wheel mounted on a tilt and telescoping column. There are
crossed racing flags in the center and a large speedo and tach
behind it. Gauges for water temp, oil pressure and voltage as well
as the fuel gauge and a clock are in the center console just over
an updated Sony stereo. Ventilation controls are mounted just below
that, including those for the factory air conditioning. In the
floor console is the shifter for the automatic transmission as well
as the power window switches. There is plenty of storage space
behind the seats for both T-roofs and picnic baskets or travel
bags, so feel free to head out for a nice open-air cruise.
Pop the hood and you will find a wonderfully stock engine bay with
the original, numbers matching L82 motor that is barely through
break -in nestled down inside. The original black, dual snorkel air
filter housing feed air to the original Rochester 4-barrel
carburetor. There has bee a newer brake booster installed along
with a newer wiper motor, and the A/C has been updated to R134A.
Everything is gloriously stock and unmolested as it was delivered
from the factory, and a bit of detailing would bring it back to
like new appearance very nicely. Power flows back through a 3-speed
automatic transmission to the rear wheels. The wheels and tires on
the car are actually replacements, however the original wheels and
tires that were on the car at delivery are also included. The
rubber meets the road through 225/70R15 tires all around.
Here is your chance to buy an 25th Anniversary Vette with super low
miles. Come on down and check it out.