Highlights

Well-presented and specified car with side exit exhausts
Recent professional £4,500 repaint
2025 mechanical overhaul, including transmission, axle, and brake system
Includes new unused starter motor and full set of door rubbers
Recently completed a lengthy European road trip

The Appeal

Any Corvette is covetable, but there’s a strong case to argue that the C3 is the definitive version. As this anniversary-year model shows, the classic ‘coke bottle’ styling has barely aged and is as distinctive and evocative as the E-Type.

The vendor acquired this car last year for a lengthy European road trip. In preparation, he expended considerable sums to improve the aesthetics and mechanics. Work included a full professional £4,500 respray plus engine, transmission, axle and brake servicing work. The car received new callipers, brake hoses, spark plugs and fluids. It is supplied with a new starter motor and door rubbers for the buyer to fit as required. It has been converted to digital dials and gauges, which work correctly as shown in the photos.

The car is MOT exempt but has the benefit of a recent MOT test that gives transparency for the buyer. A fine example of the classic C3 with lots of recent work for the buyer to build on.

The vendor says:

“This is a piece of art on wheels. It’s a nice and comfortable drive and yet feels sporty due to its low weight, big engine and reasonably compact size.”

History and Paperwork

First registered in 1978
First registered in the UK on 3rd March 1989
Current keeper since July 2025
Acquired for European touring
MOT exempt due to age
V5C
Large history file with recent invoices as shown
Odometer has been replaced, with current reading of 1,000 miles
Total mileage estimated at approximately 70,000 miles we are told
Professionally repainted at a cost of £4,500
Comprehensive service history advised, including recent mechanical overhaul
Currently garage stored
Last MOT expired June 2024 with no advisories
Voluntary MOT test in July 2025 with advisories to note
Some of the MOT advisories were resolved by subsequent work detailed below
DVLA states car is fitted with 5.3L engine, which appears to be an error

The Condition

Professionally repainted bodywork in black that presents well
Some minor paintwork marks, including door edges and frontal stone chips
The vendor states the paint finish is "beautiful"
Vendor states that car attracts admiration wherever it goes
T-bar model with removable roof panels as shown
Underside as shown with no structural advisories on last MOT test
Blue interior in good order appearing to be largely original
Seats and carpets in good condition with some age and fade to note
Original door rubbers still in good condition with new set available for the buyer to fit
25th anniversary wheel and classic-style digital radio
Converted to digital dials and gauges as shown

The Mechanics

5.7 litre L48 V8 engine
Three-speed automatic transmission
Lots of recent work in 2025 is detailed below
Invoices for this work shown in photos
Voluntary MOT in July 2025 with advisories to note
Some of these advisories rectified by work below
Comes with a new unused starter motor
The vendor says the car "works really well and starts immediately each time with no hesitation"

Summary of recent work in 2025:

Six universal joints replaced
Fresh engine oil and filter change
Transmission oil and filter recently changed
Axle oil recently changed
All spark plugs replaced
Brake calipers replaced
Brake hoses recently replaced

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