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1979 Chevrolet Corvette, Red, 406 Cu In Small Block, Automatic on 2040-cars

Year:1979 Mileage:147662 Color: Red /
 White
Location:

Libertyville, Illinois, United States

Libertyville, Illinois, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:406 cu in
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 1Z8789S418401 Year: 1979
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Corvette
Trim: 2 door coupe
Options: Leather Seats
Drive Type: automatic
Power Options: Power Windows
Mileage: 147,662
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: White
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

1979 Chevrolet Corvette which I have owned since 1992.  It runs and drives good. The paint has some discoloration. The front bumper cover has cracks in it. Some paint damage on rear bumper cover. The passenger side carpet is worn. Has L-82 emblems on hood. Was originally L-48 

The engine is a 400 cubic inch small block bored .030 wich works out to 406 cu in. This engine has been built for torque. It runs on 93 octane pump gas.

  • 10:1 compression
  • 1.94"/1.5" open chamber heads with reduced shank valves; much head work & matched to intake
  • Weiland aluminum intake manifold
  • 780 CFM spreadbore Rochester Quadrajet carburator
  • Dual Snorkel cold air intake air cleaner with K&N filter
  • 5.7" rods
  • Competition Cams High Enrergy hydraulic cam
  • 1.6 ratio rocker arm .490 lift at vlaves
  • Rams Head exhaust manifolds
  • 2 1/2" dual exhaust with Ultra Flow mufflers & 2 3/4" tailpipes
  • Stock 1250 rpm stall speed converter
  • Turbo 350 automatic transmission with shift kit and cooler
  • 3.55:1 posi rear end
  • BF Goodrich tires 255/60P15 on stock aluminum rims
  • Stainless Steel sleeved brake calipers
  • 1 1/8" front sway bar
  • 7/8" rear sway bar
  •  
Idle speed is 700 rpm with a little lope. Top speed is approximately 120 mph. I have run a 13.04 second quarter mile.
This car accelerates like insanity, it corners like it's on rails and stops like running into a brick wall!
It still turns heads and wows people.
 

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Chevy SS prototype spotted wearing Pontiac G8 clothes

Tue, 28 Aug 2012


Do not adjust your computer screen, you are not seeing the rebirth of the Pontiac brand. General Motors has chosen to use a G8 to disguise a test mule for the latest prototype of the forthcoming Chevrolet SS. The G8 was closely related to the Holden Commodore and Vauxhall VXR, the platform upon which the new Chevrolet performance model will be based. It should come as little surprise, then, that GM has opted to use the cladding from the former G8.
Thought the front clip of this mule is pure Pontiac, note the vents immediately behind the front wheel. That is a distinctive design hallmark of the Vauxhall VXR. Also note that this vehicle is right-hand drive, as the Holden and its Chevy counterpart will be very closely related. That likely includes potential drivetrains. The spy photos of this mule also reveal very wide rear tires, and rear wheels that do not match the fronts.

Nissan Leaf sets another monthly sales record, Chevy Volt remains steady

Mon, Nov 3 2014

Here we go again. Another month in the books and another month of record sales by the Nissan Leaf in the US. For October, the world's best-selling pure EV sold 2,589 units, which is 29.3 percent more than October 2013. That makes it 20 times in a row that Nissan can say that last month sales were better than the same month a year before. All told, Nissan has sold 24,411 Leafs in the US this year, a new record, reflecting an overall Leaf sales rate that is up 35 percent, year-to-date. Nissan isn't stopping, either. A new TV ad, one that, "encourages consumers to kick gas" by saving money on fuel will start airing today in major markets, according to Toby Perry, director of Nissan's EV marketing. You can watch it below. As for the Chevy Volt, things remained steady last month in the face of a new model that's coming in the second half of 2015. Chevy sold 1,439 Volts last month, which is about the same as September (1,394) but down 28.8 percent from the October 2013 despite GM having its best overall US October sales this year since 2007. So far, 2014 Volt year-to-date sales are down 14.9 percent through the end of October compared to 2013. And that wraps up the flash report on monthly sales for these two long-standing plug-in vehicles in the US market. As always, we'll have our in-depth write-up of US green car sales available soon. For now, we await your comments, below. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings.

The Volt Dance had precedent; meet the Chevy Footlockers

Sun, Dec 14 2014

Marketing in the auto industry can get weird sometimes – really quite bizarre, in fact. For example, remember the Chevy Volt dance from the 2009 Los Angles Auto Show? If not, a group boogied to a song about the electric car, and it was every bit as awkward (and hilarious) as that sounds. In fact, that innocent bit of promotion lives in infamy, as some pundits grabbed hold of it during General Motors' bailout and asked why America's tax dollars were going to such things. The Chicago Auto Show has been digging through its vault of vintage videos, and it has come up with something that might actually be worse than that Volt-themed routine. They're called the Chevy Footlockers, and they're a dance troupe somehow promoting the Cavalier at the 1988 Chicago show. The connection between the car and their routine is unclear, but it's gloriously cheesy in a Chippendales-meets-AC Slater sort of way. Also, there are props towards the end, but we aren't going to spoil them for you, because you just have to watch for yourself. As a bonus, there's another (brief) clip below showing a female dance group with the Geo Tracker at the '91 Chicago show, and they sing, too. Scroll down to watch both of these oddities. News Source: ChicagoAutoShow via YouTube [1], [2] Marketing/Advertising Chicago Auto Show Chevrolet GM Classics geo