Vehicle Description
1978 Chevrolet Corvette
Mention the name Corvette and immediately someone in the
conversation will perk up and pay attention. It's a timeless
American sports car and has gone through several personality
changes. From the 2-seat coupe when first introduced, to a fast
50's classic, to the Stingray Versions of the 1960's and early
1970's. By the 25th year, engineers were all but finished muddling
through the power struggle with emissions and the 25th anniversary
Corvette was born.
Happy 25th anniversary for this 1978 Corvette! And now it can be
yours as it is up for consignment and gracing our hallowed halls in
all its silver and charcoal anniversary badged glory. A T topper,
rear greenhouse glass and an L-48 350ci base engine and a stunning
white interior all to celebrate the iconic American Sports Car, the
Corvette.
Exterior
Fiberglass bathed in a Silver Metallic upper paint is showing off
nicely with just a few dings and scratches on this 'Vette. No
chrome just neoprene crash bumpers at the end of the long, long
hood. Hidden headlights, nicely curved front quarters with the
"cove", sleek styled doors with their inset top handle, the
greenhouse rear glass and rounded rear bumper which is integrated
and sports the round Corvette taillights can be seen and enjoyed
with your eyes. On the bottom the rockers take on the second color
in the Dark Gray Metallic and this extends around just the edge of
the wheel well flares and cuts through half of the front and rear
quarter panels. It makes a halfway line around the entire car and
is delineated with a pinstripe. 15-inch polished shiny wheels are
on all 4 corners, and all wrapped with raised white letter Goodyear
Eagle ST radials.
Interior
High back buckets right out of 1978 and wrapped in Oyster off white
leather make up the passenger and drivers seating. A few soil
markings are noted at the edges of these chairs. This is fronted by
a clean white dash with black instrument panels in front of the
driver and in the center of the dash. A clean white rimmed leather
wrapped steering wheel fronts this dash. Door panels also use the
Oyster covering in stitched leather. There is a lower darker gray
carpeting panel at the bottom of each door giving a background to
the armrest and pull. The same dark gray carping floods the floors
and is in clean and good condition. Up top a removable T top is
installed and opens the cockpit up to airflow. The rear storage
area is also covered in the dark gray carpeting which has slight
fading to its presentation.
Drivetrain
Under the forward flipping hood is a 350ci L48 V8 numbers matching
mill. This has several bolt ons and valve covers as well as an air
cleaner cover all in chrome finish. A single 4-barrel carburetor is
atop to feed it fossils and a replaced, from 1968, a Saginaw
4-speed manual transmission now on back with a 3.36 rear axle.
Undercarriage
Very nicely preserved underneath with a smooth factory coating of
undercoating and no rust. Full bore Corvette suspension is on and
power disc brakes show up on all 4 corners.
Drive-Ability
She fired right up and on the test track it performed beautifully.
Nice smooth acceleration, smooth shifting and good brakes. It
handles like it's on rails and the T top option is a nice feature
without having to fuss with a canvas mechanism. All functions were
working well during our test driving experience.
Happy motoring, carving corners, cruising, outside airflow to make
your hair blow around, being pushed back into your seat, these are
all qualities you can expect when seated inside this 1978 version
of the Corvette. Happy 25th anniversary. Make mine silver!
VIN DECODE
1Z87L8S432560
1-Chevrolet
Z-Corvette
87-Coupe
L-350ci V8 L48 185hp
8-1978
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
432650-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
J27-June 27th Build Date
TRIM 122-Oyster Leather
PAINT 13U 07M-Silver Metallic, Dark Gray Metallic
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 600 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.
