Chevrolet Corvette (C3)

Chevrolet Corvette (C3)
Chevrolet Corvette (C3)
	1973 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Overview
Manufacturer	Chevrolet (General Motors)
Also called	Chevrolet Corvette Stingray; (1968–76)
Production	August 1967 – October 1982
Model years	1968–82
Assembly	United States: St. Louis, Missouri (1967–81); United States: Bowling Green, Kentucky (1981–82);
Designer	GM & Chevrolet design staff; Zora Arkus-Duntov chief engineer; Bill Mitchell chief stylist;
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-door convertible; 2-door coupé;
Layout	Front-mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform	Series 194 (1968–71); Series Z (1972–75); Series Y(1976–82)
Powertrain
Engine	305 cu in (5.0 L) LG4 V8; 327 cu in (5.4 L) L75 V8; 327 cu in (5.4 L) L79 V8; 350 cu in (5.7 L) Small-Block V8; 350 cu in (5.7 L) L46 V8; 350 cu in (5.7 L) L48 V8; 350 cu in (5.7 L) L81 V8; 350 cu in (5.7 L) L82 V8; 350 cu in (5.7 L) L83 V8; 350 cu in (5.7 L) LT-1 V8; 350 cu in (5.7 L) ZQ3 V8; 427 cu in (7.0 L) L36 V8; 427 cu in (7.0 L) L68 V8; 427 cu in (7.0 L) L71 V8; 427 cu in (7.0 L) L72 V8; 427 cu in (7.0 L) L88 V8; 427 cu in (7.0 L) L89 V8; 427 cu in (7.0 L) ZL1 V8; 454 cu in (7.4 L) LS4 V8; 454 cu in (7.4 L) LS5 V8; 454 cu in (7.4 L) LS6 V8;
Transmission	3-speed manual; 4-speed manual; 3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic automatic; 4-speed automatic;
Dimensions
Wheelbase	98.0 in (2,489 mm)
Length	182.1 in (4,625 mm) (MY1968); 185.3 in (4,707 mm) (MY1982);
Width	69.2 in (1,758 mm) (MY1968); 69.0 in (1,753 mm) (MY1982);
Height	47.8 in (1,214 mm) (MY1968); 48.0 in (1,219 mm) (MY1982);
Curb weight	3,520 lb (1,597 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Corvette (C2)
Successor	Chevrolet Corvette (C4)

The Chevrolet Corvette (C3) is the third generation of the Corvette sports car that was produced from 1967 until 1982 by Chevrolet for the 1968 to 1982 model years. Engines and chassis components were mostly carried over from the previous generation, but the body and interior were new. It set new sales records with 53,807 produced for the 1979 model year. The C3 is the third generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, and marks the second time the Corvette would carry the Stingray name, though only for the 1969–76 model years. This time it was a single word as opposed to Sting Ray as used for the 1963–67 C2 generation. The name would then be retired until 2014 when it returned with the release of the C7.

The most expensive Corvette C3 to sell in history was a 1969 L88 Lightweight, one of only four lightweight L88s to be produced. It was sold by Barrett-Jackson in January 2014 for $2,860,000 (£1,728,941).

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