1971 Chevrolet Corvette for sale $139,900

If youre looking for a cool classic to add to your collection it doesnt get much better than this investment grade Corvette. 1 of only 188 LS6 Corvettes produced for the 1971 model year this incredible coupe wraps a professional restoration around an original 454 a correct Turbo-Hydramatic 3-speed and a roster of impressive options. Whats more: in addition to earning Bloomington Gold certification and NCRS Top Flight honors the car is documented by an official NCRS Shipping Data Report. Looking for a world-class rendition of Americas world-beating sports car? Then park this impressive Stingray in your garage!

BODYWORK/TRIM

Assembled at GMs storied St. Louis manufacturing facility this incredible Vette was produced on March 24th 1971 Bloomington Gold certified on June 25th 2000 and claimed NCRS Top Flight honors on November 4th 2000. Of course 30-year-old steel and resin doesnt live that kind of award-winning life unless its benefitted from extensive restoration. And since this coupe spent quite a while with Corvette connoisseurs Ken and Gary Nabers of Houston Texas its safe to assume the car has been carefully and correctly rebuilt. Naturally that body-off reboot was topped with a glossy coat of correct Brands Hatch Green 2-stage. And today this solid Chevy is a top-notch classic that provides a delightful combination of style exclusivity and provenance.

With such a cleanly styled body ornamentation could have easily ruined the C3s presence. Thankfully Chevrolet did a great job of placing form over function and keeping brightwork to a minimum. At the front of the car chrome-trimmed grilles center small parking lamps between a thin bumper and subtle chin spoiler. Above that bumper a cross-flag-branded header draws the eye to a chrome-trimmed hood that seats bold 454 emblems at the foot of a vacuum operated cowl. That hood reflects factory-tint glass thats framed in bright stainless trim and capped by body-matched T-tops. At the sides of that glass flush door poppers and flowing Stingray emblems perfectly complement a correct mirror classy fender gills and stylish rocker trim. And at the back of the car a CORVETTE branded valance hangs signature tail lamps and two chrome bumpers between a factory antenna a requisite cross-flag fuel filler and spotless stainless exhaust tips

ENGINE

In 1971 if you wanted a top-of-the-line Corvette you had one option: a 425 horsepower version of Chevrolets coveted LS6 454. Fully sorted and ready to roll this Stingrays original LS6 hangs a familiar 3963512 casting number behind a correct CPX assembly stamp and matching partial VIN. At the top of the mill a chrome correctly decaled air cleaner forces wind in to an 850cfm Holley 4-barrel thats cinched to stainless fuel lines and a correct aluminum intake. At the sides of that carb stamped and painted valve covers cap correct Winters heads and fully restored exhaust manifolds. At the back of those heads chrome-cased ignition sequences spark through silver-sleeved Packard cables. Opposite that ignition traditional V-belts spin a correct alternator complete with a correct deep-groove pulley opposite a correct A.I.R. smog pump. In front of those ancillaries a shrouded radiator circulates water through pliable hoses and reproduction tower clamps. Naturally the Chevy Orange big block plays well against the cars Satin Black engine bay. And details like correct decals a fresh master cylinder and a familiar Harrison expansion tank mix good form with great