Highlights
- Full maintenance history with 81 records, including 34 service records
- Clean Carfax confirming damage-free history
- Original window sticker and complete option list included
- Equipped with the desirable six-speed manual transmission
- High-polished aluminium wheels (£1,295 option when new)
- Seller can assist with worldwide transport and shipping
The Appeal
The C5 Corvette represented a significant leap forward in the model's evolution, featuring an all-new chassis design, improved aerodynamics, and the LS1 V8 engine. This 2003 convertible combines open-top motoring with American muscle, delivering 345 horsepower through a six-speed manual transmission.
What makes this particular example notable is its comprehensive documentation, including the original window sticker, full option list, and an impressive maintenance history with 81 records. Finished in Medium Spiral Grey Metallic over a black leather interior, this C5 convertible offers a blend of performance, style, and documented care.
What makes this particular example notable is its comprehensive documentation, including the original window sticker, full option list, and an impressive maintenance history with 81 records. Finished in Medium Spiral Grey Metallic over a black leather interior, this C5 convertible offers a blend of performance, style, and documented care.
History and Paperwork
- Registered with USA Title and Dutch import documentation
- All duties and VAT have been paid
- Comes with original window sticker detailing all factory options
- Comprehensive maintenance history with 81 records, including 34 service records
- Clean CARFAX report confirming damage-free history
- VIN: 1G1YY32G535107827
- Two keys provided
- Seller can assist with worldwide transport and shipping arrangements
- Road registration in Europe is the responsibility of the buyer
Options:
- [NE1] Emissions, Massachusetts Or Maine State Requirements
- [MN6] Transmission, 6 Speed Manual — $915
- [1SB] Preferred Equipment Group1 — $1,200
- head-up display
- electrochromic rearview/driver-side mirrors
- memory pkg
- power telescopic steering column
- Twilight Sentinel head lamp control system
- [QF5] Wheels, 5 Spoke, High Polished Aluminum, 17" x 8.5" (43.2 CM x 21.6 CM), Front & 18" x 9.5" (45.7 CM x 24.1 CM), Rear — $1,295
- [V49] License Plate Bracket, Front — $15
- [B84] Moldings, Bodyside, Body Color — $150
- [UC6] Sound System, 12 Disc CD Changer, Remote — $600
- Original Shipping Charge — $800
The Condition
- Medium Spiral Gray Metallic (88U) paintwork appears in smart condition
- Black leather interior with sport bucket seats featuring lateral support and back angle adjustment
- Manual folding convertible top with glass rear window
- Equipped with the Preferred Equipment Group (£1,200 option), including head-up display, electrochromic mirrors, memory package, power telescopic steering column, and Twilight Sentinel headlamp control
- High-polished aluminium 5-spoke wheels (17" front, 18" rear) - a £1,295 option when new
- Body-colour mouldings (£150 option)
- Front license plate bracket installed (£15 option)
- Features dual-zone automatic climate control with outside temperature display
- Bose speaker and amplifier system
- 12-disc CD changer (£600 option)
- Power windows with driver and passenger express-down function
- Remote keyless entry with panic button and trunk release
- Equipped with Tyre Pressure Monitor System
SAFETY
- Daytime running lamps
- Traction control, all-speed
- Air bag, shut-off switch, front passenger
- Air bags, frontal, driver & right front passenger
- Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc
INTERIOR
- Storage: inc. lockable glovebox, center console & 3 rear compartments w/covers
- Lighting, interior, courtesy, cargo console & glovebox
- Visors, illuminated vanity mirrors, driver & front passenger
- Mirror, inside rearview, manual day/night, includes dual reading lights
- Antenna, power
- Sound system feature, Bose speaker & amplifier system
- Sound system, ETR AM/FM stereo w/CD player: inc. seek-&-scan, digital clock, auto-tone control, speed-compensated volume & TheftLock
- Air conditioning, dual-zone automatic, includes individual climate settings for driver & right front passenger, automatic climate control & outside temperature display
- Defogger, rear-window, electric-inc: front & side window outlets, driver & front passenger
- Trunk, rear inc: remote release
- Keyless entry, remote-inc: panic button & trunk/hatch release
- Theft-deterrent alarm system
- Theft-deterrent system, PASS-Key II
- Cruise control, electronic w/set & resume speed-inc: telltale in instrument panel cluster
- Windows, power-inc: driver & passenger express-down
- Tire Pressure Monitor System
- Instrumentation, analog, electronic-inc: Driver Information Center
- Steering column, Tilt-Wheel-inc: (NK4) Steering wheel, leather-wrapped rim
- Floormats, carpeted
- Console, floor, lockable-inc: integral cupholder, ashtray, coin holder, auxiliary power outlet & cassette/CD storage
- Seat adjuster, power, front passenger 6-way
- Seat adjuster, power, driver 6-way
- Seats, front leather seating surfaces bucket, Sport-inc: lateral support & back angle adjustment, adjustable lumbar & side bolsters, & 6-way power driver & front passenger seats
EXTERIOR
- Wipers, intermittent, front
- Glass, Solar-Ray light tinted
- Mirrors, outside rearview, power, heated, body-color
- Daytime running lamps
- Fog lamps, front, integral in fascia
- Headlamps, halogen, power-operated retractable
- Convertible top, manual folding-inc: glass rear window
- Induction system, outside air
- Hood, rear hinged w/remote release
- Frame, uniframe-construct, corrosion resistant coating
MECHANICAL
- Exhaust outlets, chrome-plated tips
- Exhaust, stainless-steel, aluminized stainless steel at rear of catalytic converter
- Fuel capacity, approximate, 18.0 gallon fuel tank
- Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc
- Wheels, 5-spoke aluminum, 17" x 8.5" (43.2 cm x 21.6 cm), front & 18" x 9.5" (45.7 cm x 24.1 cm), rear
- Tires, rear P275/40ZR18, extended mobility, Eagle F1
- Tires, front P245/45ZR17, extended mobility, Eagle F1
- Suspension, 4-wheel independent-inc: transverse fiberglass leaf springs
- Traction control, all-speed
- Active handling, improves traction & enhances vehicle stability
- Rear wheel drive
- Axle, 2.73 ratio, limited slip
The Mechanics
- 5.7-litre (5,665cc) V8 engine producing 345 horsepower (matching numbers)
- Six-speed manual transmission (£915 option when new)
- Rear-wheel drive with 2.73 ratio, limited-slip differential
- Four-wheel independent suspension with transverse fibreglass leaf springs
- Active handling system
- All-speed traction control
- Four-wheel antilock disc brakes
- Extended mobility Eagle F1 tyres (P245/45ZR17 front, P275/40ZR18 rear)
- Stainless steel exhaust system with chrome-plated tips
- Current mileage stands at 141,915 miles
- Outside air induction system
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