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Car Year: 1966
Car's approximate birthday: March 8, 1966
 
Owner: 1) Streetside Classics
City: Lithia Springs
State: Georgia
Country: United States
 
Purchase date: Undefined
Status: Current Owner
 
Nickname: 194376S116012
State: Unknown
 
Exterior: Other Color
Interior: 421 Saddle (Leather)
Softtop: Other Color
Wheels: Other Color
 
Body: Unknown
 
Delivery Dealer Zone: Unknown
Delivery Dealer Code: Unknown
 
Options: RPO Option Percentage
Sold [%]
Sales Price
[$]
  19437 Base Corvette Sport Coupe (300hp) 35.92% 4,295.00
  Total   0.000009595137401%
(1 Cars)
4,295.00
 
Factory job nr.: Unknown
Export Car: Non Export Car
Engine details: 350 CI LT4
Other details: Mileage: 43576 on odometer
Exterior Color: Brandywine
 
Car history:
Posted 11/03/2019

Take a good, close look at this 1966 Chevrolet Corvette, because while you think
you've seen one like it before, we're going to politely disagree. Professionally
built in 1996 by the experts at Corvette Country in Georgia, it's a state-of-the-
art (1990s style) resto-mod that uses a trick 1996 C4 Grand Sport body swap,
and did it before it was popular and easy.

The 1996 Corvette Grand Sport was the pinnacle of C4 Corvette performance.
It's a great foundation from which to build a take-no-prisoners Corvette, so the
guys at Corvette Country sourced one with very few miles and started the
transformation by peeling off the body and interior. On top went a clean 1966
Corvette coupe shell, one of the most iconic looks of all time. Yes, its been
tweaked and modified, starting with a two-inch stretch to get it to look right on
the C4 chassis. Then they added some fender flares to not only give it a vintage
Grand Sport look, but to also clear the large-by-huge 17-inch rubber. A custom
hood was created, there's a chin spoiler to replace the original bumpers, and
out back, the deck was massaged to incorporate some functional air vents and
even an opening deck lid for access to the fuel cell. It was all covered in beautiful
purple paint with a white stripe, and if you want attention, well, this Corvette
generates it by the bucketful. Look carefully at the photos, because there are
far more details there than we can describe.

They didn't throw away the Grand Sport's interior; no, they kept it and stuffed
it into the 1966 shell and the workmanship is extremely impressive. Factory
bucket seats are as comfortable here as they were in the original C4, the center
console houses the power seat controls as well as the 6-speed shifter, and the
full instrument panel, including gauges, HVAC, stereo system, and other hardware,
was bolted into place. Even the C4 door panels were resized to fit on the C2
doors. Turn the key and the digital speedometer lights up like it should and the
A/C blows ice cold (it's OEM hardware, after all). Some wood appliques give the
interior an upscale look along with the matching wood-rimmed wheel, and you'll
probably be surprised to learn that it all works like it should. Very impressive!

The Grand Sport's LT4 engine really needs no introduction: 350 cubic inches,
330 horsepower, 340 pounds of torque, ready to rock. It's bulletproof, and thanks
to factory fuel injection, runs beautifully. Crank the key and it starts instantly
and idles well even when cold, just like a modern Corvette should. No modifications
(do you need them?) mean that it's virtually bulletproof and the looks you'll get
when you open the hood are worth the price of admission all by themselves.
Look closely and you'll see that the traction control and ABS systems are likewise
fully functional, and the C4's ZF 6-speed manual gearbox still shifts as sweetly
as it did 20 years ago. The suspension, brakes, and even the catalytic converters
(feeding side pipes!) are all OEM, making this car reliable and easy to service,
not to mention predatory fast. Factory Grand Sport A-Mold wheels were dipped
in chrome then wrapped with oversized rubber: 275/40/17 front and giant
335/35/17 rear Bridgestone radials.

Beautifully built and expertly engineered, this car is a study in how they did it
before kits and body swaps were common. An OEM experience with gorgeous
good looks to match.
 
For Sale: No

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