1970 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

1970 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible

For consignment, a 1970 Chevrolet Corvette convertible with a title verified 95,317 actual miles. This car has its numbers matching Muncie M20 and young tires that are 255/60R15s with a mid 2022 date code.

Exterior
Two stage Cranberry Red paint adorns this American sports car and who doesnt have red convertible Corvette on their bingo card or wish list? The classic Coke bottle styling sends fenders curving towards the sky while the nose down attitude and covered headlights is a dead ringer for an actual seagoing stingray. The slight uplift to the integrated spoiler represents the barbed stinger and like the fish, is graceful and mean looking at the same time. Fender vents are side gills and a white canvas top provides some visual contrast. Imperfections here include some haze to the plastic rear window, the crossed flag emblem up front is uncrossed, numerous chips and scratches throughout, an unoccupied antennae hole, some dullness to the metalwork, and panel gap issues.

Interior
The Saddle interior begins with simple and clean plastic and vinyl door panels and the color continues onto the tall bucket seats also in decent shape. A leather wrapped steering wheel fronts twin gauges up front embedded in saddle plastic and the center stack is the now familiar aircraft like configuration of five gauges under a pair of vent, slightly askew, and above an AM/FM radio and futuristic light panel. The chrome ball shifter resides in a plastic trim plate with the requisite shift diagram and engine stat plate, all with some slight patina that some deep detailing might remedy. Tan loop carpet fills the floor nicely and is also found in the cargo area where it shows some usage and houses some loose, box speakers.

Drivetrain
Pivoting the hood forward leads to a 350ci V8 used between 1969 and 1979 with an Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetor over an Edelbrock intake manifold. Bolted on back is the numbers matching Muncie M20 4-speed manual transmission that routes power to the rear axle with 3.36 gears and Positraction, stamped exactly 56 years ago! Power brakes and power steering are on board.

Undercarriage
Driver quality conditions prevail on a mostly clean underside with some light surface rust and traces of oil film. The dual exhaust travels through Dynomax mufflers, then almost immediately finds rectangular exhaust tips. Power disc brakes are found on all four wheels and fully independent suspension consists of coil springs in front and a transverse leaf spring in back.

Drive-Ability
The car runs, drives, stops, and turns well. Thats the good news. The following items were found to be inoperable: wipers, radio, horn, reverse lights, brake lights, and air conditioning. The back of the convertible top does not latch as the latches are missing and the right side of the top cover does not latch. Finally, the hood has a difficult time staying latched. Beyond these things, all functions operate as expected. 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 wonder if anyones tracked the sale of red Corvettes since Princes debut of his song in 1983. But Prince didnt make red Corvettes famous and desirable, the car did that on its own! Heres a nice example of a drop top 70 that could easily be brought to the next level with some TLC.

194670S412024

1-Chevrolet
94-Corvette
67-Convertible
0-1970
S-St. Louis, MO Assy Plant
412024-Sequential Unit Number

TRIM TAG

F12-June 12th
TRIM 418-Saddle Vinyl
PAINT 993-Corvette Bronze

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