Vehicle Description
1970 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
Say Corvette and immediately one harkens back to the 1960's and
1970's when the Corvette was in its heyday with design, and power
going through several iterations. It was not uncommon to snag one
of these examples, and with a need for speed modify it for the
strip. Since the invention of the automobile, some tinkerer, shade
tree mechanic, or custom shop has been trying to make it go
faster.
This 1970 C3 fiberglass shark styled body Corvette is up for
consignment and deserves a serious look. With this car is a coupe
sporting removable roof panels, as well a 350ci V8 and 4 speed. We
could call it a high performance small block much like a
welterweight fighter, quick, powerful, reasonably light, highly
durable, and brutally effective.
Exterior
This shark, with its chromed bumpers and lower chromed egg crate
grille is in the sweet spot of the C3 years. Just prior to the
performance killing EPA emissions add ons, and still enjoying
chrome, the remainder of the body in fiberglass is Corvette
Marlboro Maroon. It's a respray, and it remains shiny, and presents
overall in good condition with a few chip offs and some cracking of
the paint in numerous areas, (How 'bout that Cowboy??!). Badged as
"Stingray" complete with front quarter "gills", chromed mirrors on
the doors, chromed window surrounds, and the dual rear bumpers
split for the license plate, all chrome is in good condition.
Removable body colored roof panels make up the t-top roof and when
removed show a chrome bar splitting the openings. Upon further
inspection we noticed invasive rust on the passengers A-pillar
which leads to the question of structural integrity of the
birdcage. 15-inch rally wheels are all around with deep dish trim
rings and good rubber wrapping them. Bringing up the rear are
rectangular chrome tailpipe covers which work their way through the
cutouts at the rear roll panel and are surrounded by shiny bezels,
just like the rocker trimmings, which are stainless steel. Rolling
artwork if you will.
Interior
A swing of the sculpted doors and we see black vinyl styled door
panels which present nicely with just a few minimal faults and the
right amount of age wear. Inside are shiny styled high back buckets
in black vinyl with knitted tuck and roll inserts and a smooth
exterior bolster. Racing to the front of the car from the back of
the passenger compartment is a black center console where we note
the handbrake, chrome shifter, and climate control dials and
sliding fan speed levers. Moving upward an aftermarket
AM/FM/Cassette radio and just above a series of 5 essential round
gauges and warning lights that serves as your monitoring station as
you jet along the highway. The driver's front shows in the padded
black looking good and has deep inset round gauges and vents behind
the original steering wheel. Behind the buckets is a large storage
area in black carpet well preserved as is the carpeting under the
passenger's feet, all this in black color as well.
Drivetrain
Lifting open the reverse hinged hood we are met with a 350ci V8
circa 1979 dressed to the nines with red translucent painted Moroso
valve covers and air cleaner assembly. Lurking under the tall air
cleaner is a Holley 4bbl carburetor that is bolted to an aluminum
intake manifold. An original numbers matching Muncie M21 4-speed
manual transmission is on board and this throws power rearward to a
CAO coded 3.70 posi-traction rear.
Undercarriage
Underneath is very well preserved with just a slight patina of
surface rust on some of the metal parts, but solid steel and
fiberglass mounted to it. Independent front coil spring suspension
works with a frame anchored rear differential with independent arms
and a transverse leaf spring for the rear. We see power discs for
all 4 corners. A clean dual exhaust snakes its way rearward from
the mill.
Drive-Ability
Most was well for the test drive with great acceleration with that
1970's sound, smooth ride, good handling and straight bias free
braking. We followed the consignors note of shifting 2nd to 3rd
slowly and leaving the clutch depressed a bit longer than normal,
possibly an adjustment is required or maybe a deeper problem is
lurking. The pre-electronic all control cars offer up a feel on the
wheel that is unmatched. Kind of down and dirty driving. Giddyup
buttercup!!
With 1970 being a good year for the Corvette, later models
succumbing to the Federal crash standards and less than aesthetic
crash bumpers, (TYVM), this remains a desirable car. Good paint on
the respray, nice black vinyl interior and a 4-speed with removable
roof panels, you will be the belle of the ball when you show up to
the restaurant in this classic. Think of it as that bronzed set of
baby shoes you have, a great memory, and this one you can
drive.
VIN DECODE
194370S407785
1-Chevrolet
94-Corvette
37-Coupe
0-1970
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
407785-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
C25-March 25th Build
TR 400-Black Vinyl
PNT 975-Marlboro Maroon
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 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.
