1996 Chevrolet Corvette for sale $19,900

With just two adult owners, this beautiful LT4 Corvette is a great reminder that the last of the C4s were pretty darned good cars. Our cameras struggle to properly capture the Bright Aqua color on this particular Corvette, mostly showing it as bright blue, but the handsome paint looks especially good in the sun. Itandrsquo;s aggressive but sophisticated, the ideal look for the last of the C4s, and it cleverly hides the awesome performance that hides within. Of course, this car has never seen winter weather and fiberglass doesnandrsquo;t rust anyway, but the paint remains in fantastic condition overall, with just a light scuff on the nose where, ironically, it was fitted with a removable bra. We removed that and it cleaned up beautifully and shines as well as the day it was new. 20-year-old cars donandrsquo;t get much better than this.

The light gray leather interior remains in excellent condition and itandrsquo;s the ideal choice with the Bright Aqua paint. The supportive Corvette seats were some of the best in the industry in 1996 and they adjust in enough different directions that anybody should be able to get comfortable behind the wheel. Thereandrsquo;s also a fat leather-wrapped sport steering wheel and a stubby shifter for the 6-speed manual, which was only available with the LT4 engine in 1996. The combination of analog and digital gauges actually works rather well to convey the important information at a glance, and is comprehensive enough to include an oil temperature gauge, and the Bose AM/FM/cassette/CD stereo system sounds great, even today. The automatic climate control system is powerful and effective, and other standard features include cruise control, power windows and locks with remote entry, and dual power seats. Overhead thereandrsquo;s a clear blue roof panel, which stows neatly in the nicely preserved rear hatch area.

For its last hurrah, the C4 got the most powerful small block ever, a 330 horsepower fuel-injected powerplant that is smooth and docile enough for your mother to drive, but at the same time it snarls to redline in every gear and pulls with way more gusto than the numbers would indicate. As a derivative of the bulletproof LT1, it remains incredibly reliable and thereandrsquo;s a massive aftermarket to support it if you need even more power. Fortunately, this one remains 100% stock, including the air filter and mufflers, a side-effect of having two adult owners. It starts instantly and idles smoothly with just a hum from the exhaust tips, almost too calm to be such a furiously fast car. The LT4 is easy to spot with its red intake manifold and Grand Sportandrsquo; badge on the throttle body, but those are both easy to fake, so always be sure to check the RPO codes for the all-important LT4. The rest is similar to the other Corvettes, with a tightly packaged accessory drive, the interesting ASR system on the driverandrsquo;s side (which slackens the throttle cable when wheel spin is detected), and the big air cleaner up front. Itandrsquo;s all quite stock save for the chrome caps on the oil filler and power steering reservoir, which do dress things up a bit. Itandrsquo;s clean, well-maintained, and fully operational, ready to enjoy.

The chassis is likewise totally original and untouched, showing no signs of ever having been in inclement weather. A few signs of use here and there, but itandrsquo;s obvious this has always been a fair-weather toy. The car is completely stock, with things like the exhaust, shock absorbers, and perhaps even the brake rotors being 1996-issue. The ZF 6-speed manual transmission shifts cleanly and is burly enough to take just about any abuse the LT4 can dish out, and with a towering overdrive 6th gear, it just loafs along at insane speeds