Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present a great example of this
reportedly 54K original miles L48 350 V8 engine 1973 Chevrolet
Corvette in its original 'Classic White' (Code 910) color with only
one professional repaint since new and its original 'Dark Red'
vinyl trim (Code 125) matched with its original Turbo Hydramatic
automatic transmission and power steering, power brakes, AM/FM
radio/cassette, luggage rack, rally wheels, a new black soft top
and it's rare original auxiliary factory hardtop! The third
generation 'Shark' in the years of the first energy crisis had a
two-stage transitional facelift with the '73 being unique among
'Vettes for combining a smooth body color nose with the original
'68 vintage 'Kamm' tail and chrome bumper.The cars original
'Classic White' factory color repaint is very good and the original
'Dark Red' vinyl interior and the trim is in absolutely exceptional
condition throughout. The car has a new Black convertible soft top
and a matching factory white hardtop and has obviously always been
mostly garaged with absolutely no signs or history of any
accidents! All the options are working as they should including all
gauges and lights.The car was sold to us as being an original
matching #'s car from and had obvious reputable ownership since
2005 when the car was purchased at the Barrett Jackson auction in
Scottsdale, AZ for $24,200 and where it had been sold reported to
be of show quality and to also be a matching #'s car which had one
family owner since new. Please note that as typically happens over
the years, the block was obviously previously decked by a machine
shop during an earlier engine rebuild and the engine assembly date
and suffix codes were unfortunately mostly removed by the machining
process and we are therefore unable to confirm that without a doubt
the engine is original to the car or not but judging from the
statements of the reported two previous owners we have no reason to
believe otherwise. In any case this is obviously one very fine
example of this classic American sports car - a beautiful 1973
Chevrolet Corvette Roadster with an engine that purrs smoothly
under the hood and an automatic transmission that shifts smoothly
through all the gears - an absolute pleasure to drive without any
of the older and generally much higher mileage Corvette typical
shakes or rattles - a truly remarkable daily driver that will give
any modern day sports car a run for its money. The most recent
owner kept records of his extensive preventive maintenance on the
car showing many thousands of dollars spent in it's meticulous
upkeep. No required or even suggested repair or maintenance was
denied this particular car!The L48 350 V8 cylinder engine is
extremely strong and this is a great opportunity to own a well kept
and maintained example of an early seventies Corvette in great
daily driving condition for any Corvette or classic American muscle
car enthusiast to enjoy today!
