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1982 - Chevrolet Corvette on 2040-cars

US $7,000.00
Year:1982 Mileage:66000 Color: Black
Location:

Homestead, Florida, United States

Homestead, Florida, United States

1982 Corvette with 66k original miles. $15,000 OBO. The crossfire system was getting tired and hard to find people to work on so I had the car converted over to an edelbrock performance carburated system. The horsepower used to be 200 and is now over 300 making it a much faster and better running car than the worthless crossfire system. Lots of low end grunt. The car has brand new black paint (3 coats of base and 2 coats of clear). List of improvements Aamco of Fort Walton Beach, FL rebuilt transmission to a solid 700R4 removing the old electronic overdrive and making operate like any other carburated car. It literally has 10 miles on it. Warranteed for another 11 months. I used steel braided trans cooler lines New Al Knoch interior about 2 years old, also Replaced steering wheel, but have original. Tires have about 4000 miles on them. New battery with 3 year warranty. Replaced the fully functional crossfire system and kept ALL wiring harness and other items in place. Still have orig. manifold. These can go with the car. Went with Edelbrock Performer manifold with 600cfm edelbrock carb with electric choke 8mm spark plug wires and platinum bosch plugs. HEI Distributor specifically designed for this swap from Ecklers Corvettes (most parts were from Ecklers. Chrome accent HI FLOW open top air cleaner Chrome valve covers 180 degree thermostat with chrome housing. Steel braided heater hose All new vacuum lines throughout the car. New water pump mallory fuel pressure regulator (to reduce pressure from electric fuel pump in tank) new seals and gaskets and hoses throughout new suspension bushings around New Magnaflow performance exhaust - NO CATS (not super loud, just solid rumble and great revved sound.) New u-joints and had the driveshaft balance checked to make sure. I kept the entire bottom end of the engine stock and unaltered as it was in great shape and has 150+ compression in each cylinder. With only 66k miles it has probably got a long life left, but it had NO power with crossfire....Now it thumps and has solid muscle car torque and sound thru the magnaflow exhaust. Easy tire burning if you want to spin them. Brand new windshield, new weather stripping, new rear view mirror and lots of other new stuff. Issues: The A/C worked when I bought the car, but I took it apart during the rebuild and never hooked it back up. I have all of the parts (only the condensing coil is out of the car). This was just a cruising fair weather car for me and I always had the T-tops off and windows down. It is cheap to get factory A/C working if desired....way more fun to have it open air. I've never messed with the radio...It is stock and I'm not sure if it works or not, I like the engine/exhaust sound when driving these olds cars. I kept a buttload of receipts (over $8k new parts) and almost every old part and bracket that was still usable including the original exhaust and the original crossfire manifold. This was a great project car for me and is now a reliable very good condition 1982 corvette ready for long cruises, car shows or even daily driving.

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If you are a big fan of automotive oddities, this may come as a little treat. If you are a Shelby or Mustang diehard, prepare to have your sensibilities violated.
The master fabricators at BigDaddyCustoms are the minds behind what you see above. At first, it appears to be a slightly misshapen custom Mustang, modeled after "Eleanor" from Gone In 60 Seconds, but upon further examination, something appears to be amiss. In fact, the custom shop, based in India, has created an Eleanor replica grafted upon a lowly Chevrolet Optra. While it may take a second for the Optra to ring a bell, you should recognize its badge-engineered sibling, the Daewoo Lacetti, used on Top Gear.
We don't know what star would opt for the Reasonably Priced Car in Shelby's clothing, but it's clearly someone more concerned with the aesthetic than the performance credentials of this automotive mash-up.

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Toyota tops Kelley Blue Book's Resale Value Awards

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Kelley Blue Book announced its annual Best Resale Value Award winners, and we weren't too surprised to see the list dominated by Japanese automakers - mainly Toyota and Honda. KBB hands out the awards based on the projected residual value of mostly all 2013 model year vehicles, and Toyota skated home with a number of awards including 10 of the 22 overall categories and having five of its products in the top 10 for models with best resale value. KBB's Best Resale Value Awards were announced in the same week as the ALG Residual Value Awards, and there were many similarities between both lists, especially when it came to Toyota.
To come up with its winners, KBB measures depreciation over the first five years of ownership, and looks for the cars it expects to hold its value the best after this time; on average, the report says the 2013 model year vehicles will lose 61.8 percent of its value in five years. Of the 22 categories, 15 slots were filled by Toyota, Honda and Nissan products, while the Camaro and Porsche (Cayenne and Panamera) each took home a pair of awards. If Toyota has anything to be upset about in this list of cars, it's that categories for Hybrid/Alternative Energy Car and Electric Vehicle went to the Ford Fusion and Chevrolet Volt, respectively.
The overall top 10 models for the best resale value in 2013 are, in alphabetical order: