Vehicle Description
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this car.
Seven Hills Motorcars is proud to offer this beautiful numbers
matching 1981 Corvette in excellent condition. This Corvette looks
fantastic, runs great, and is an excellent driver. The Charcoal
Metallic over Silver Leather interior is a very rare and beautiful
color combination that looks stunning on the car. This is an
excellent opportunity to own a classic Corvette that is ready to be
used and enjoyed at an unbeatable value. One could easily buy this
car now and sell it for more than the purchase price in years to
come as the market on the 1980 and 1981 Corvettes is strong right
now and on the rise. In our experience the 1980 and 1981 model
years draw a good premium over other late C3 Corvettes. Please
peruse all of the photos, the extensive list of numbers, video, and
information to get a true sense of how nice, clean, and original
this Corvette really is.
There is service history and dozens of receipts and that go with
the car for maintenance and repairs over the years. The receipts
total over $9,500 so the car has been very well maintained. We
purchased this car from a gentleman who owned the car for
twenty-two years. He said that he purchased the car from the
original owner in 2000.
A copy of the AutoCheck report for this car is shown in the photos.
Please note that it is totally clean and shows no accident history.
This Corvette is loaded with great and highly desirable options
such as high-performance Gymkhana Suspension, N90 aluminum wheels,
Power Door Locks, Glass T-Tops, and the glass T-Tops. The original
owns manual is also still included with the car.
As a side note, this Corvette is not a dealer auction vehicle. We
hand pick each car after careful inspection. Our Corvettes come
from owners who expect their car to go to someone that will give
the vehicle the same care and attention as they did. We invite and
encourage you to examine the car in person or have the car
inspected. Please take the time to scrutinize each picture. We
photograph each vehicle to the greatest extent so you can feel
confident about your purchase. If you have a question about the
Corvette, just give us a call.
Exterior
The Charcoal Metallic exterior is in excellent driver condition. As
one can see in the photos the finish has a terrific gloss, deep
shine, and smooth finish. Both doors open and shut nicely. The N90
aluminum wheels and center caps are in beautiful condition with a
brilliant finish. The BF Goodrich Radial TA tires have about 90%
tread left and are correctly sized 255/60R15. There are no major
imperfections that have been intentionally excluded from the
photos. There are some very tiny blemishes that were too small to
show up in the pictures, but nothing that is really noticeably from
about five or ten feet away. As one can see in the many photos of
the underside of the car, it is very clean and this Corvette has
absolutely NO RUST ISSUES. The frame is totally solid with no rust
around the "key hole" area in front of the rear tire and I have
seen no evidence of corrosion around the windshield or "birdcage,"
which are the two most notorious spots for rust on a C3 Corvette.
We have included specific photos of the areas most prone to rust to
show how nice this car looks.
Window Date Codes
Please note that all of the windows on this Corvette, both door
windows, the rear window, and the windshield are all original as
each piece predates the car's body build date of fifth week of
July, 1981 (07E). Original glass is a good indication that this car
has had no major accident history and never sustained significant
damage.
Interior
The Silver interior in this Corvette is in great condition. The
gauge faces are crisp and clean and the lenses are crystal clear.
The seats look just as good in person as they do in the photos with
some minor wear. They are not overly worn in the typical area on
the bolster where the driver gets in and out. The carpet is also in
nice condition with no holes or tears. This includes the rear
carpet, which is often neglected. The dash and console look good
with no cracks. The door panels are in nice shape overall unlike
many Corvettes of the ear they fit well and tight to the door. The
door pulls are solid and intact. The jack and jack handle are still
with the car, stored correctly behind the passenger seat. The spare
is also still with the car. This Corvette has never been smoked in;
there are no burns marks and no aroma of cigarettes.
Corvette interiors from this era are not known to wear well and the
excellent condition of this interior is a huge testament to the
meticulous care and attention this car has received throughout its
life and another great verification of the low original
mileage.
Mechanical
This Corvette seems to be in very good mechanical condition. The
car starts right away every time, runs well, and idles smooth. As
stated above the car has over $9,500 in in receipts with the car so
it is very well mechanically sorted. It drives great and feels nice
on the road and at highway speeds. In the video in this ad one can
observe the car accelerating on the highway up to about 70mph,
shifting through all the gears, braking to stoplight, and going
through some curves. Please note that there are no vibrations or
strange noises and the car performs quite well overall. The brakes
are responsive and do not pull to one side or the other. The car
runs cool and does not overheat. There is no bule smoke when
starting or driving the car. This Corvette has plenty of power and
is quite fast. Also, the engine compartment is beautifully clean
and highly detailed as one can see in the photos.
The horn works as do all the exterior lights, interior lights,
wipers, power windows, indicators, rear window defogger, dash
lights, power seat in all six directions, and the power mirrors in
all eight directions. The air conditioning also works and blows
cold. One can observe the a/c compressor clicking on and engaging
properly in the video. The vacuum system for the headlights works
correctly. The headlights go up quickly and with no effort or
binding the mechanism. Also, the headlights go up properly with
either the headlight switch or vacuum override switch. There
complete operation form both switches can be viewed in the video
below. The blower for the heater and a/c works on all speeds but
high. The power locks do not work. The car has a very healthy
exhaust note with no catalytic converter as one can hear in the
video. Not enough can be said as to how much of a pleasure it is to
drive this car, especially the T-tops out on a beautiful day.
Also, for any 1981 Corvette you may look at, be sure to verify that
the "check engine" light is working correctly. The light should go
on when the key is turned on as a confirmation that the light is
working, then quickly go off when the car is started. A great
number of these 1981 Corvettes have had the bulb removed to mask
other problems. As one can observe in the video the "check engine"
light on this car operates just as it should, going on with the car
as a check and then going off when the engine is started.
Overall Condition
Overall, this 1981 Corvette is in fantastic driver condition. The
originality, the beautiful color combination, the excellent overall
condition, and the great extent to which the numbers match make
this car especially important and hard to duplicate. This Corvette
always gets a ton of attention driving down the road. It is
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