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1965 Chevrolet Corvette on 2040-cars

US $12,500.00
Year:1965 Mileage:7500 Color: Burgundy /
 Black
Location:

Saint Cloud, Florida, United States

Saint Cloud, Florida, United States
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1965 Corvette Coupe Restomod built using a Jamison Corvette, 3 tube NASCAR style chassis with a complete 1996
Corvette LT4 driveline. Car was completed 10 yrs ago and only driven 7500 miles since completion. Body and paint
are excellent. Body fit and lines are laser straight, much improved over factory build. Paint color is a metallic
Burgundy with a black interior. The quarter panels were widened 2" and lower flairs added to accommodate the larger
wheels and tires of the donor driveline...this was done while maintaining the original body lines and wheel opening
characteristics. The 65 roof vent "gill" openings were removed to give a cleaner look. All the chrome was replated
and the stainless polished. Car was initially built with coil overs all around but after driving was converted to
the original rear fiberglass transverse spring that gave a better handling ride and less hop in tight turns ( rear
original coil overs go with car).
The interior uses the 1996 black leather seats. The dash was converted to accommodate Autometer Ultralite gauges
with the clock built to match the gauges. Vintage Air Surefit A/C system was installed using the original Chev A/C
compressor. The car still retains its fresh air vents for seasonal air flow. All of the interior trim components
were replaced at the time of build ie. rugs, door panels, headliner, dash pads, etc. All window glass is excellent
and factory tinted. Factory power windows are fully functional. Power 1965 antenna is also functional and factory
located. The Nardi steering wheel is in excellent condition and was signed by Duntov in 1992 and the glove box door
signed in 1994, while I attended NCRS National conventions.
The engine is a 1996 stock LT4 with a reprogrammed computer to match installed components and extra power. Coated
block hugger headers are installed and run into 2.25" pipes with and X pipe and Magnaflow mufflers, exiting thru
the rear valance with 1969 tips. 1996 factory power steering (rack and pinion) and cooler is utilized. 1996 brake
components, booster and 13" front rotors are present and give great stopping ability. Cooling is accomplished using
the 1996 radiator and fan assys. A new water pump and thermostat was fitted at build time as well as new
distributor to prevent future problems ( these items have always been problems with LT engines). The transmission
is ZF 6 spd manual. The clutch assy and slave cylinder was replaced with new when the car was built. The rear is a
3:42 Dana 44 which was the optional rear and a heavy duty piece.
The car has chrome ZO6 style wheels with new Goodyear F1 Z rated tires, front 255/45 r17 and rear 285/40 r17. The
1996 spare tire carrier and spare is mounted under the car in the original factory position and can be utilized if
required. Headlamps were updated using replacement halogen bulb type lamps in place of sealed beams. Headlamps work
well with rebuilt motors.
The Corvette is a pleasure to drive and enjoy. It always attracts a crowd and everyone wants to know how the wheels
and tires were fitted until they realize the full modifications. It runs on mid grade gas and gets 25 miles to the
gallon (about 1800 rpm at 80). The entire underside of the car was sprayed with Pick up bed Rhino liner(black)
before the body was installed on the frame. The car can be bought and driven home w/o worry.

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Sat, Jun 27 2015

Chevrolet and Alfa Romeo were two of the 20th Century's most iconic automotive brands. Chevy embodied America's post-war power and confidence. Alfa was the definition of the stylish Italian sports car. They reached halcyon heights in the 1950s and '60s, before declining precipitously amid new competition, changing consumer tastes, and uneven corporate management. Both say 2015 is the start of something better, and this week Chevy and Alfa laid out ambitious plans and showcased new cars that they hope will make them more relevant this year, and in the coming years. Each brand sits at its own crossroads, and their paths forward are as different as the Chevy Cruze and the Alfa Romeo Giulia. Chevy is still a sales beast, as evidenced by its volume of 4.8 million vehicles sold around the world last year. Chevy executives are fond of saying one of their cars is sold every seven seconds, which illustrates the strength and reach of a car brand that is the fourth largest in the world. "Make no mistake about it, we are a brand for the people," said General Motors North America president Alan Batey. But he wants consumers to want to buy a Chevy for its design and technology, not simply because it's affordable. That starts with all Chevys now featuring a distinctive a family look, with sporty cues from the Corvette or strong lines that riff on the Silverado pickup. "We want people to fall in lust with our cars," said Mike Pevovar, executive design director for Chevy passenger cars. "That initial emotional attraction has to be right on the exterior, and that's where form comes into play." Chevy is also loading up its cars, like the freshly unveiled 2016 Chevy Cruze, with technology to appeal to a younger crowd that prizes connectivity. The Cruze will offer Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with its MyLink infotainment system, and OnStar with 4G LTE and wifi. Seeking out younger buyers is also sound business practice: Millennials now outnumber Baby Boomers as the largest single age group in the United States. Younger buyers also can improve a brand's image, which is another area where Chevy would like to improve. Chevy ranks 82nd on Interbrand's Best Global Brand's list, behind 11 other automakers. Apple is No. 1. "We need our own variation of the Genius Bar," Batey said. 2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia View 3 Photos Meanwhile, Alfa is in different shape.

Burt Reynolds' movie re-creations fetch $379,500 in Vegas

Wed, Oct 3 2018

The recent death of Hollywood legend and automotive enthusiast Burt Reynolds helped drive up the value of four of his former cars from the 1970s and '80s, which sold last weekend at Barrett-Jackson's Las Vegas auction for a combined $379,500. Reynolds, who died Sept. 6 at age 82, had offered three Pontiac Trans Ams — two of them re-creations of the cars he drove in "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Hooper" and the third from 1984 used to promote his United States Football League team, the Tampa Bay Bandits. The fourth was a 1978 Chevrolet R30 pickup truck, styled like the one featured in "Cannonball Run." The "Bandit" re-creation, a 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am that Reynolds ordered to be as "movie-correct" as possible but featuring a custom-built 200-4R automatic transmission, sold for $192,500. The car features a freshly built Pontiac 400 cubic-inch V8 mated to a four-speed automatic and featuring all-new Butler Performance parts and air-conditioning components. Reynolds reportedly said this was his favorite car from his films, and it even came with an authentic movie-correct CB radio and CB antenna. The red retro-rocket "Hooper" '78 Firebird, with a 403 cubic-inch V8 and a three-speed automatic, hammered for $88,000. By comparison, a gold 1978 Trans Am also offered at the Las Vegas auction but not connected to Reynolds fetched $27,500. The 1987 Chevy R30 pickup was a re-creation of the Indy Hauler pace truck seen jumping over a moving freight train in "Cannonball Run." It hammered for $49,500. The fourth car never appeared in any of Reynolds' films but is instead the only surviving example of two Trans Ams used to promote the Tampa Bay Bandits of the now-defunct USFL, having been driven out onto the field by Reynolds and his late friend and co-star, Jerry Reed, during opening day one season. It also sold for $49,500. At the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction in 2016, Reynolds accompanied a 1977 Trans Am used to promote "Bandit" onto the auction block. That car sold for $550,000. Related Video: Featured Gallery Burt Reynolds 2018 Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction Image Credit: Barrett-Jackson Celebrities Chevrolet Pontiac Truck Coupe Performance celebrity pontiac trans am pontiac firebird burt reynolds

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Mon, 18 Aug 2014

For the 2015-model-year, Chevrolet introduces Valet Mode for the Corvette, an enhancement to the Performance Data Recorder (PDR) already available and to your peace of mind. The PDR already captures 720p HD video with a windshield-mounted camera, records interior audio with a cabin microphone and gathers telemetry data using GPS, saving the data to an SD card in the glovebox. You can then watch your track-day antics with various information overlays on the center console screen.
Valet Mode will let you hit 'Replay' when your car gets pulled up front smelling vaguely of fricasseed clutch. Turned on by entering a four-digit code, it also locks the interior storage spaces and turns off the infotainment system. It can't be turned off until the code is re-entered. There's a press release below with more information as well as a video that explains how it works, with the obligatory dig at the 'Vette's biggest foe.