Vehicle Description
1975 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
A few items of trivia to start the presentation...quiet please!! In
1951 a group of Harley Earl's "Special Projects" crew began work on
a GM sports car. Bob McLean designed a general layout for the car
which was originally code named, "Opel." William Durant, the
founder of GM, said a wallpaper pattern he saw in a Paris hotel in
1908 inspired the bow tie logo. Supposedly, he ripped off a small
piece of it and brought it back to Detroit. Myron Scott, at the
time Chevrolet's Chief photographer, is credited with coming up
with the Corvette name, drawing from the small, fast warships of
the "Corvette" class. The Jaguar XK120 is believed to have been the
inspiration for the first Corvette.
And now we present, from way back in 1975 a morsel of Corvette
history in the flesh, a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray! Drum roll
please!!! A consigner stated 71,000 miles and a mechanically sound
example gracing our halls here at Classic Auto Mall.
Exterior
This writer has the hots for this C3 design with its rounded rear,
low hidden headlight front, front quarter cove and a beautiful
rocker trim, the lines on this car just undulate in a hypnotic way.
This particular car sports a roll bar in the unlikely event you go
topside down, as that canvas will not offer up any protection if
you do so. The roll bar was added so that the owner could attend a
driving school, it was not added for racing. Although the white
canvas top is in very nice condition with a clear plastic rear
window and no real marring, and it goes very nicely with the Dark
Red painted fiberglass, which remains good and shiny. A chromed
luggage rack affords a bit more storage space and also offsets the
Dark Red. It appears as though the neoprene integrated bumper has
either been replaced or has faded faster than the body as it is
just a shade lighter on this car. Chrome shows slight pitting, and
there are some slightly bubbled up areas and chips in the paint
throughout the exterior. 15-inch Corvette wheels are on all 4
corners.
Interior
Medium Saddle leather abounds on the inside of this car as
virtually every surface excepting the floors is covered with it.
The buckets have an added layer of protection in the form of dual
sheepskins covering them. A clean center console swims toward the
dash which houses a gaggle of gauges directly above the center.
Deep set gauges are in front of the original steering wheel which
is wrapped in aftermarket leather. Gold carpet with some stains and
smudges floods the floors and also the rear storage area.
Drivetrain
A flip forward of the long hood and we can see a numbers matching
350ci L48 V8. Atop is a single Holley 4-barrel carburetor, and on
back a numbers matching Muncie M21 4-speed manual transmission. A
posi rear which is a carrier from a circa 1965-67 Corvette has 3.36
gears.
Undercarriage
A few smatterings of surface rust are noted but is mostly
unremarkable on this front. Solid frame and floorpans as well as C3
suspension and 4-wheel disc brakes are seen. And not to be left
out, a Rally suspension has been optioned on this car.
Drive-Ability
It fired right up, and we took it through our test track paces with
no problems to report. It has decent acceleration, and cruises nice
and smoothly.
Deep red with a white convertible, snazzy Corvette wheels, saddle
tan interior and it is mostly an original Corvette with a numbers
matching engine and transmission.
VIN Decode
1Z67J5S431517
1-Chevrolet
Z-Corvette
67-2 Door Coupe
J-350ci V8 165hp 4bbl
5-1975
S-St Louis, MO Assy Plant
431517-Sequential Unit Number
Trim Tag
DATE I16-June 16th 1975
TRIM 65V-Medium Saddle Vinyl
PAINT 74L-Dark Red
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 500 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.