Comments:The 1966 Corvette featured a new eggcrate grille and functional engine compartment cooling vents. The previous year’s 396 V8 was dropped. In its place, a new muscle Corvette was introduced, the “427” with its own funnel-shaped, power bulge on the hood. There were two of these ...
At first I was satisfied that the original 396 motor could meet my goals, without nitrous or any other power adder. A nice mid 12 second ride that didn't require a roll cage or other seriously compromising race safety equipment. Then I figured, hey, those new crate 502s from GM looked ...
With its rather unique status as “America’s Sports Car,” the Corvette has offered its chassis to underpin a number of kit cars and similar creations. This 1976 Chevrolet Corvette Saber in Eustis, Florida, gained this Saber body kit in the 1990s. With intention the Saber, shall we say, ...
Reading the description, I would have suspected a mid-’70s looking stock 350 cid (5.7L), or even a 305 (5.0L) V8, but at least the intake parts and finned valve covers suggest a Corvette donor, and most hacks wouldn’t have bothered with air conditioning, so count the presence of a...