Vehicle Description
1971 Chevrolet Corvette LS5 Convertible Why This Car Is Special If
you want a �€�one-of-a-kind Corvette, one that no-one else has or
can ever have, then we have a 1971 Chevrolet Corvette LS5 454 cubic
inch Corvette here at Skyway Classics that you must have for your
collection. This LS5 Corvette has been the subject of many magazine
articles including Corvette Fever, Super Chevy, and more, and was
included in Jerry Heasley�€�s �€�Corvette Masterpieces�€� hardcover
book too. It has quite a story behind this special Corvette as it
is the only one in the world that Elfie Duntov picked to honor her
husband, Zora, at the 1997 National Corvette Museum Show in Bowling
Green, Ky. The Corvette was presented with the Duntov Award at the
awards ceremony signed by Elfie Duntov, Tommy Morrison, Jim
Minnick, Reeves Callaway, John Cafaro, and Dave McClellan. The
National Corvette Museum asked to have the Corvette displayed in
the museum and it was for a year in 1997-1998. It has been owned by
a number of Corvette Collectors through the years and has recently
gone a frame off restoration to NCRS specs with every nut and bolt
correct and is probably one of if not the finest 1971 Corvettes on
the planet. Features 1971 Chevrolet Corvette LS5 Convertible
Displayed in the National Corvette Museum Frame-off restored
Corvette Matching-numbers LS5 454 cubic inch V8 Big Block engine
365 horsepower at 4800 rpm Correct valve covers, Spark plug wires,
hoses, numbered carb & intake, cast iron factory exhaust headers,
ignition shielding, air conditioning, tower clamps, color stripped
hoses Restored, painted and detailed correct engine compartment
Factory Rally wheels with chrome trim rings and center caps White
sidewall Factory Correct dual exhaust system Disc brakes Posi
Fully-independent sports suspension Turbo 400 Turbo Hydra-Matic
transmission Restored interior looks just the same as new with
black leather bucket seats, black console, black carpet, seat
belts, door panels Air conditioning Power Windows Both tops black
Convertible and a correct yellow painted to match hardtop Audio
Alarm System Original AM-FM Stereo Pushbutton Radio Fiber-optic
bulb indicators Automatic shifter Console Factory Corvette steering
wheel Factory dual pod speedometer/tachometer with a full gauge
package Correct $30k color paint job during the restoration that it
was born with in 1971 called Sunflower Yellow Mechanical Our 1971
Corvette Stingray we have here at Skyway Classics has the
matching-numbers LS5 454 cubic inch V8 Big Block engine, which is
numbers matching with a Turbo 400 Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission.
The engine was rated as 365 horsepower at 4800 rpm. When you are
looking at the engine you cannot help to notice how it looks just
like it did the day it was built. It has the correct valve covers,
spark plug wires, hoses, factory numbered correct carb and intake,
cast iron factory exhaust headers, ignition shielding, air
conditioning, tower clamps, color stripped hoses, in other words,
everything to NCRS standards and all sitting in a like new
restored, painted and detailed correct engine compartment. It looks
and sounds as it did from the factory and rides on the factory
Rally wheels with chrome trim rings and center caps with white
sidewall tires. The dual exhaust system sounds great and rides on
the restored chassis with disk brakes, posi, and the
fully-independent sports suspension making it ride and tracks well.
Interior The restored interior looks just the same as new too with
black leather bucket seats, black console, black carpet, seat
belts, and door panels. This Corvette was well optioned with air
conditioning, Power Windows, both a Convertible and a correct
yellow painted to match hardtop, Audio Alarm System, AM-FM Stereo
Pushbutton Radio, fiber-optic bulb indicators in the console,
automatic shifter in the center console, factory Corvette steering
wheel, dual pod speedometer/tachometer with a full gauge package,
and more. Exterio
