Posted on 02/21/2025 3:56:11 PM PST by maddog55
I'm a classic/muscle car kind of guy. Not to mention lifted trucks, jeeps and Harley's etc but that's another story. My first car was a 69 GTO. Loved everything about it. I've had numerous muscle cars over the years including a 71 Vette 427 and my recent purchase was a 75 Vette L48 that I completely rebuilt, bumped the engine to 300hp. The 75 was considered the worst Vette ever because of HP and EPA crap but the style is killer. A few mods and the EPA is gone and it runs strong.
I've been looking at the C7 and C8s. Love the C7 style and as a base I'd start with the Grand Sport through ZO6 but don't really need 650HP..450.. is enough not to mention the ZR1 is 1000hp plus so there's the monthly tire cost š¤£š¤£š¤£. The C8s look cool ,I like the mid engine etc but research shows engine overheating and transmission issues but they appear to be few but Chevy did change the transmission.
Any thoughts from car enthusiast?
Right now, the last of the front engine Corvettes (C7) with the 6 speed are the hottest Vettes out there.
If I knew the 63-67s would be worth what they are back then, Iād have grabbed one. Iām betting the C7s will be the same.
My son calls C8s āBowling Green Ferrarisāā¦..
I have pics, but don't know how to put them up on FR. However
Black with silver coves, red interior, four on the floor, 4:11 Positraction. Goes like a bat out of he!!.
Sounds nice. You will have to find a picture hosting website, sign up for an account, and upload the pics.
I use https://imgur.com/ because it’s free and they will give you the html link to the photo. Plus there are some basic image editing tools like rotate and crop.
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