For Sale: 1988 Chevrolet Corvette in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1988 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe

"Corvette Coupe, the grand touring edition of America's exotic car, offers a stunning combination of advanced design, luxurious comfort and outstanding performance. To those who have driven a Corvette, it should come as no surprise that Car and Driver has named this car one of the world's "Ten Best" for three years running. Exterior Design: The sensuous shape of the Corvette Coupe is unmistakable, from the sweeping hood line to the tradition inspired circular tail lamps." Corvettemuseum.org on the 1988 Corvette.

For consignment, a 1988 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe showing 12,535 miles, but the true miles are unknown. This is a one owner Vette with unique side pipes that render it a standout from your typical C4. Of course, the bright yellow paint makes it fairly obvious as well!

Exterior
The revolutionary C4 started with recessed marker lights in front and a square tail, eventually leading in coming years to a rounded tail and flush marker lights. This one is still true to the earliest C4's and is bathed in a retina searing shade of Yellow you can see from the same distance as the sun. In profile, the nicely integrated yellow housing for the side pipes adds some rounded edges to this angular car and the large rear wing rolls over the back edge and casts a shadow on the epic round taillights that are unmistakably Corvette. C6 style chrome wheels in 17-inches carry 40 series ZR rated tires and the removable targa top offers some contrasting smoke colored glass above. The exterior is in excellent condition with a single scratch in the paint being the only imperfection.

Interior
Door panels are constructed of a variety of black materials including textured plastic, vinyl, and carpet panels, with speakers embedded in the inner portion. Black leather bucket seats have plenty of side supports to hold you in while you're pulling some G's in a curve and switchgear caps each hip supporting side bolsters. The seats are perforated and in nice shape, divided by a large black console housing the leather wrapped shifter. A clean black instrument cluster is backlit in a colorful array of digital characters, the best we had in the late 80's and early 90's, and a Corvette branded radar detector fits just above the gauges. Toggle switches in the center allow you to monitor functions and liquids on board displayed on the adjacent screen while an aftermarket AM/FM/CD player is situated above the push button A/C panel. Black carpet covers the floors, footwells, sidewalls, and cargo area and is in very good condition.

Drivetrain
Under the hood is a cleanly presented 350ci V8 rated at 240 horsepower, fuel injected, and mated to a 700R4 4-speed automatic transmission that routes power to the rear axle with 2.59 gears in a limited slip differential.

Undercarriage
The underside is impeccably clean with minimal surface rust and dry conditions throughout. Four wheel power disc brakes are on board along with dual exhaust which enter a single catalytic converter then meet a splitter which sends them east and west toward the Side Effects side pipes. Fiberglass transverse leaf springs and aluminum control arms save weight in the suspension construction and keep the front and rear independent.

Drive-Ability
No surprises here as this bright car delivers all the grunt, handling prowess, and stopping ability you'd expect in a well maintained, low mileage C4 Corvette. We're impressed with the cleanliness and the fact that all functions, including the digital dash which are known to be finicky, operate as new. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase

We're seeing more and more young people embracing C4's as both a vintage car and one that's suddenly cool to be seen in! That doesn't mean you have to be young to buy this one. There's a chance that no matter how old you are, a C4 Corvette turned your head at some point, especially when they were new on the streets, garnering more gaping jaws than UFO's. This is a nicely preserved example with some custom features and with a spotless bottom side and topside.

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1-USA
G-General Motors
1-Chevrolet
YY-Corvette
2-Coupe
1-Manual Belts
8-350ci V8 240hp
3-Check Digit
J-1988
5-Bowling Green, KY Assy Plant
120626-Sequential Unit Number