Vehicle Description
This is one of the finest examples of a '74 Vette that you will
find. It is a low mileage, stock and clean car in its factory
correct color and interior. 1974 marked the first year for molded
bumpers both front and rear that have become the norm these days,
but back then, it was cutting edge stuff. check out this beautiful
Stingray.
This car is presented in 14L Corvette Silver Metallic. It's not the
original coat of paint, but it is the correct and original color,
is in excellent condition, and looks fantastic. The molded bumpers
were the end result of new governments safety regulations. GM's
engineers stepped up once again with a solution that not only met
the regulations, but did it in an innovative way that moved the car
out of the chrome bumpered 60s and into a new era of beautiful
integrated styling. This car was also meant to be driven on a
regular basis and even taken on long trips, sometimes being called
a "touring sportscar". To facilitate that, a nice- looking and
functional factory luggage rack is installed between the sail
panels. Up front, the one splash of color on the car appears in the
Corvette badge on the nose and a cowl induction hood flows back and
up from there. Stingray appears of the fenders and the rockers are
nicely trimmed out in polished metal.
The interior on this car is in excellent condition and believed to
be all original. The code 425 Dark Red vinyl is a beautiful
compliment to the silver. The high back buckets have textured
seating surfaces with smooth bolsters and show a light amount of
wear, especially on the driver's seat, as would be expected in an
all original interior. A three-spoke steering wheel with the
crossed racing flags horn button is mounted on a tilt and
telescoping column. A quick flick of the wrist to the right is the
shifter for the manual transmission that is begging to be stirred
around. The 160 MPH speedometer shows the 48,118 actual miles on
the car and the center console holds all the gauges for fuel level,
water temp, oil pressure and voltage. The ventilation system
includes air conditioning to keep you cool on those hot summer days
and was just completely replaced and updated by a Chevrolet dealer.
Stingray floormats protect the carpeting and look great doing
it.
Under the hood is the original, numbers matching, 350 cubic inch
L48 engine. It has received good regular maintenance with some
recent updates like the air conditioning mentioned previously as
well as a new radiator, water pump and all new belts and hoses. The
filter housing funnels fresh air from the cowl induction hood into
a 4-barrel carburetor. Neat, clean, and stock describes the rest of
the engine bay including the power brakes and power steering pump.
Power flows back through that 4-speed transmission to the
independent rear suspension with its unique transverse leaf spring.
Up front a control arm setup with coil springs and a sway bar work
together with the rear end to provide the legendary handling
characteristics of this car. The 4-wheel disc brakes have also been
completely serviced up recently to assure you serious stopping
power if you decide to let the horses run. The rubber meets the
road through 255/60R15 tires all around mounted on steel wheels
with polished trim rings and center caps.
This is a beautiful, low mileage, all original, numbers matching
car that has had the logical services based on its age already
done. Call or come down and check it out.