Friday, April 13, 2007 The Chevrolet Corvette - The All American Sportscar The Chevrolet Corvette is the sports car that has been manufactured by Chevrolet since 1953. It is built today exclusively at a General Motors assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.A.. It was the first all-American sports car built by an American car manufacturer and for more than 50 years, Corvettes have combined very powerful engines, such as the 400hp LS2 or 505hp LS7, with relative affordability, especially when compared with more prestigious marques of similar performance. Older generations of the Corvette have been criticized for being crude and lacking in refinement by European sports car standards. The heritage of the Corvette dates way back in the past. While the style of a car may be just as important to some as to how well the car runs, automobile manufacturers did not begin to pay attention to car designs until the 1920s. It was not until 1927, when General Motors hired designer Harley Earl, that automotive styling and design became important to American automobile manufacturers.Earl convinced GM that they also needed to build a two-seat sports car. Earl and his Special Projects crew began working on the new car later that year, which was code named "Opel." The result was the 1953 Corvette, unveiled to the public at that year's Motorama car show. The original Corvette emblem incorporated an American flag into the design; this was later dropped, since associating the flag with a product was frowned upon.Taking its name from the corvette, a small, maneuverable fighting frigate,the first Corvettes were virtually handbuilt in Flint, Michigan in Chevrolet's Customer Delivery Center.The outer body was made out of a revolutionary new composite material called fiberglass, selected in part because of steel quotas left over from the war. Underneath that radical new body were standard Chevrolet components. Compared to the British and Italian sports cars of the day, the Corvette was underpowered, and the design was more the issue than anything else. But this changed over the decades to follow and today even quite a few of the sports car enthusiasts, that rather bought an italian or german sportscar in the past, are considering to ad a Corvette of the past or the present to their collection. We are not only very happy to provide you with an everyday selection of these fine motorcars, but through our partnership with Mr. Davidis and Mr. Lueker we are also proud to provide you with the best racing photography possible. For all your advertising needs we are here to serve you around the clock. If you are trying to buy or to sell this special car, we are the world’s marketplace for fine sports- and racecars. Please do not hesitate to contact me at massier@racingdeal.com. I am very happy to assist you with all your advertising needs. Sincerely yours Matthias J. Massier racingdeal.com Chevrolet Corvette Only 4000 original miles!!! 1 of 300 ever built, less than 100 remaining, Corvette Nationals Concours winner some years ago, Celebrity owned, completely original and ready for the next collector. Call for pricing! Price:on request Chevrolet Corvette VIN: E575106313 Engine: 283 Hp Transmission: 3 Speed Color: Venetian Red / Creme Coves Mileage: 80,092 Miles Fuel Injected, 283HP, Ultra Original. 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Fuel Injected Roadster VIN: E575106313 Venetian Red with Creme Coves Interior The first year to be equipped by the factory with fuel injection, the 1957 Corvette Roadster is among the most iconic and collectable of all Corvette models. In total, just 1040 fuel injected Corvettes were built in 1957, and only 756 [...] Price:63.279,04 EUR 43.101,82 GBP 85.000,00 US$ * Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray From the one and only owner! This car has a very low mileage. Automatic box. Silver color, tan leather interior. Full options. T-Top (Targa) version. 5.700 cc. In perfect condition! Price:on request Chevrolet Corvette Roadster FRAME OFF RESTORED This beautiful Mille Miglia Red roadster is powered by a numbers matching 350 engine backed by a 4 speed transmission. Some of the equipment includes power steering, power brakes, am/fm radio, rally wheels with Wide Oval tires and much more. Having benefited from a complete frame off restoration this car is well sorted and in great condition. This is a great opportunity to own a great look and fun to drive Corvette. Price:on request Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 550PS Einmalige Corvette Stingray im Neu Zustand. Vollaluminium-Rodeck 6,2 l Hubraum, 405 KW (550 PS), 6-Gang-Schaltgetriebe, McLoad Rennkupplung, Renneinspritzung EFI, Alutank Spezialanfertigung, 3 teilige Rennsportfelgen 18", Speziallenksäule, höhenverstellbar- Edelstahl. Rennsitze in Leder- Alcantara. und vieles, vieles mehr. Price:189.000,00 EUR * 128.735,25 GBP 253.875,53 US$ Chevrolet Corvette 5,7 lt Targa LHD, 5733 ccm V8 engine, 2 owner car in pristine condtition with 15600 kms, black leather interior, exquisit in every respect, fresh MoT (MFK 05/2006) PRICE 23800 Swiss Francs Price:15.800,00 EUR * 10.761,99 GBP 21.223,46 US$ Chevrolet Corvette Convertible Sportsman Red 1954 marked the second year of production of the Chevrolet Corvette, representing one of North America’s first and finest sports cars. This limited production car is finished in Sportsman red with beige convertible soft top and complemented by a matching red interior. It is equipped with the numbers matching legendary Blue Flame six-cylinder engine, 3 side draft carter carburetors, #241 head, and the powerglide transmission. It is equipped with a signal seeking radio, wid [...] Price:on request Chevrolet Corvette T-Top VIN: 1G1AY8761BS420016 Engine: V8 Transmission: California 4 Speed Color: Silver / Black Leather Mileage: 59,000 Miles Eight time WSCC Stock Class Winner, California car with Just 59,000 Miles! 1981 Chevrolet Corvette T-Top s/n 1G1AY8764BS420016 Silver with Black Interior This totally stock, immaculate, multi-time show wining T-Top Corvette represents excellent value in the muscle car world as prices for earlier Corvettes continue to soar out of reach. Sold new in California [...] Price:13.772,50 EUR 9.380,98 GBP 18.500,00 US$ * Coys-Sport Car Auction Nuernberg/Germany 21.04.2007 An importat auction for sportcars in cooperation with Scuderia Auto Neuser with entries from all over Europe RM Auctions: Ferrari Leggenda e Passione An exclusive auction in association with Sotheby´s at the Ferrari Factory in Maranello, where the legend was born Auction Date: May, 20, 2007 Coys-Auction: Legende et Passion May 21st, 2007- Monaco An important auction of competition cars and racing memorabilia Günther Raupp is one of the most important and famous photographers in the world. His calendars are always sold out within days of their premiere and are absolute collectors items. For more information please contact him via http://www.raupp.com Legendary Motorcar has opened its doors in 1985 and is trading and restoring the finest and rarest of classic performance automobiles. Been well known around the world for the finest quality, they are the one to contact, when looking for this special muscle car . Please contact Nick Smith at nick@legendarymotorcar.com Morris & Welford, LLC operates a specialist historic car consultancy and brokerage company based on both the East and West Coasts of the USA. We offer specialist brokerage services of important historic cars such as Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Jaguar, Duesenberg, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, Cooper, AC, Lotus and many more to buyers and sellers throughout the world. Copley Motorcars is an independent automobile dealer that specializes in unique and hard-to-find luxury and sport cars. Our business philosophy is simple: Offer an exceptional product, price it market correctly, and make the transaction as easy and enjoyable as possible. If we have a car you like and can structure the right deal for you, terrific! If not, we'll try again on another day, maybe on another car. No pressure,no hard feelings. After all...it's just a car. A fun car but, just a car. One of the things that makes Copley Motorcars unique is our in-house rule: We only sell the cars that we love ourselves, so we only deal in a limited number of models...unique and hard-to-find. Our suppliers from around the U.S. only offer us the best of these fun cars. We are constantly searching for these cars from private parties, other dealers, leasing companies, and select sportscar auctions and be structurally sound. And if for any reason the previous owner has missed a scheduled service, not to worry. Before delivery to you, all of our cars are fully inspected and serviced by one of our well known specialist garages for Land Rover, Porsche/Mercedes, American and UK British sportscars to ensure your new purchase is reliable and trouble free. Alex Finigan has successfully brokered many of the great classic European cars: Mercedes Benz, Ferrari,Porsche,Jaguar,BMW and Alfa Romeo. 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