Vehicle Description
1971 LT-1 Corvette Convertible
Stunning Ontario Orange
2 Time NCRS Top Flight Award Winner w/ Judging Sheets
NCRS Document Validation and Shipping Data Report
Original Window Sticker
Protect-o-Plate in Original Booklet
Original Owners Manual
Original Keys and Key Cutouts
Wheel Trim Ring Instruction Sheet
350/ 330HP LT-1 V8 w/ Holley 4 Barrel Carburetor
4 Speed Close Ration Manual Transmission
Torque: 360 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm
0-60 mph: 6 sec; top speed: 137 mph
A legitimate 140 MPH Sting Ray with advanced long travel
suspension
High performance engine components achieved similar power to big
block Corvette engines
Last of the chrome steel bumper C3 Corvettes
Chevrolet's LT-1 Corvette showed what could be achieved in a
performance muscle car using a small block V8 in a lightweight
automobile. In 1971, the 350 cubic inch LT-1 engine variant offered
an emissions regulated 330 horsepower, but with a lightweight
aerodynamic fiberglass body, the car still had power to spare.
The Corvette design team of Zora Arkus-Duntov, William Mitchell,
and Frank Winchell initially planned to move the third generation,
or C3, Corvette's engine to a mid- engine location behind the
driver for better balance and handling. Unfortunately, this idea
was scrapped due to budgetary constraints, the lack of mid or
rear-engine parts, and weight distribution issues. Although
mid-engine prototypes were built, Corvettes would remain a front
engine car until 2020.
Chevy hired Larry Shinoda to develop the radically "coke bottle"
shaped fiberglass body that would characterize Corvettes for 3
decades. Created as a merger of the Mako Shark II prototype draped
over a Sting Ray chassis, Shinoda's design resembled the earlier
1964 Mako Shark concept car with its pointed nose, steep raked
roofline, and flat, ducktail rear-end design. The car was offered
either as a fixed roof coupe, a removable T-top roof and rear
window, or soft top convertible with optional hard top (as in this
example)
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