Vehicle Description
1990 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
Zora Arkus-Duntov, (December 25, 1909 - April 21, 1996), was a
Belgian-born American engineer whose work on the Chevrolet Corvette
earned him the nickname "Father of the Corvette." He is sometimes
erroneously referred to as the inventor of the Corvette, whereas
that title belongs to Harley Earl. He was also a successful racing
driver, taking class victories in 1954 and 1955 24 Heures du
Mans.
For consignment, a nice example of a 1990 convertible Corvette.
This car comes with nice fiberglass body panels, hidden headlight
90's design, dual Magnaflow exhaust, nice leather interior, and
locking wheel coverings. I guess I should've known, by the way you
park your car sideways...
Exterior
Dark Red Metallic drapes the fiberglass panels and urethane bumpers
that are looking good with no cracks. This Corvette comes with the
lowest angle windshield rake to this date, and appears to be moving
forward, slicing through the air all the while standing still. The
body styling is new for 1990 and is a ZR1 look. Hidden headlights,
(now upgraded to halogen), a body matching black contrasting belt
line molding, a beautiful and new frame and canvas black
convertible top that hides itself under a black plastic molded
tonneau. The top has a plastic rear window which shows slight
smokiness. On the front quarters are the shark gill air intakes. A
short rear deck leads the eye to a flat vertical rear panel which
houses round tail lights, deeply inset into this panel. Standard
turbine style 17 inch star pattern alloy wheels are on all 4
corners, and bringing up the rear are chrome tipped exhaust pipes.
Vroom Vroom! I guess I must be dumb 'Cause you had a pocket full of
horses
Interior
Pristine black carpet floods the floors and the back trunk area,
and it is a deep, deep black, in very good condition. Black leather
seats with rectangular inserts have padded bolsters all along the
sides, sport a nice high headrest, also padded to the nines. A
black center console/storage unit is planted between the buckets.
This console has a glove box storage/armrest lid and houses the
shift lever in a glossy stainless steel panel near the dash. As it
rises to the center of the dash, climate control, AM/FM/CD player,
temp control buttons and slider, and a data center with a screen to
display information regarding temperatures and other key component
warnings. A digital display is seen in front of the leather
steering wheel for rpm/speed and oil pressure/volts and fuel range.
Controls for power windows, power mirrors, and cruise control are
also noted as the doors close up to the bottom of the dash and the
armrests match up to the bottom of the dash. Black molded vinyl
makes the dash top and plenty of air vents are lined up at the top
of the dash just under the dash top. But it was Saturday night, I
guess that makes it alright, and you say, "what have I got to
lose?"
Drivetrain
Under the front hinged hood sits a 5.7 Liter V8 which puts out
245hp. It is fed fossils by EFI. This rests within the engine bay
which is very clean with an overall nice patina. 6 speeds for the
manual transmission in ZF form is on back and power goes to the
rear axle which has a 3.33 limited slip differential.
Undercarriage
Very clean, well maintained, rust free, structurally sound,
undercoating intact on floor pans, no real leakage to speak of in
engine/transmission area, and frame is unscathed..what more could
one ask for!? How about 4 wheel power disc brakes and the single
fiberglass composite mono-leaf transverse leaf spring with unequal
length aluminum control arms and stabilizer bar for the front, and
fully independent suspension with half shafts, lateral struts,
control arms, and transverse leaf springs for the rear. Say that 10
times real fast! Don't forget the shiny Magnaflow dual exhaust
making its way rearward throught this well preserved undercarriage
environment. And honey I say Little Red Corvette...Baby I say
you're much too fast!
Drive-Ability
This car started right up and ran beautifully throughout our test
ride. All was well, although we did notice the backup lights were
not working. The tires grab like a tight grip on a baseball bat,
and handling is like it's on rails!
A very nice 4th gen example of a Corvette, plenty of conveniences,
with that snazzy tech digital dash, curvaceous interior molded
panels for the dash front and console, and stunning deep red
metallic, black leather big bolstered seats, all buttoned up and
cared for by this Corvette loving consigner.
1G1YY3380L5101330
1-USA
G-General Motors
1-Chevrolet
YY-Corvette
3-2 Door Convertible
3-Manual Belts, Drivers Airbag
8-350 CUI V8 L98
0-Check Digit
L-1990
5-Bowling Green KY Assy Plant
101330-Sequential Unit Number
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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
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