2000 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
For consignment, a 2000 Chevrolet Corvette coupe that has a nifty paint color, (Navy Blue), 73,478 non-verifiable miles and an amazing back story to go along with the amazing paint work and performance under the hood. Purchased by a former Philadelphia Eagles football player as well as top level drag racer, this car is capable of kicking ass not only on the show field, (its won over 100 trophies), but also tearing it up on the drag strip, where it has gone a respectable 11.54 @ 117mph in the quarter mile.
Exterior
Navy Blue drapes the exterior of this car and presents in like showroom condition and highlighting this deep dark sea of paint is rearward licking light blue highlighted silver flames that emanate from the soaring eagle on the pointed neoprene nose and race rearward down the sultry and sexy contoured sides. A C5-R style hood leads the way with tons of visual interest with louvers and a cowl induction style raised rear section. Light blue/gray highlights the louvers and more gray makes an appearance on the cowl lettering with its chilly cold air call outs...brrr. Flanking the leading edge of the hood are covered and fan cooled projector headlights and a C5-R lower chin spoiler helps scoop the air up and into the engine bay. Very crisp and and nearly blinding in the summer sunlight with a virtual lack of any chrome save for the 4 highly polished wheels, and the cross flag on the nose, the custom paint work quickly takes over as star of the show, at least on the exterior. All gaps are well minded and it's hard to find any flaws in the fiberglass/composite body. 18 and 20-inch Weld Evo wheels sit on all four corners and are wrapped in 275/35/ZR18 and 315/30R20 like new rubber. Seen is a Navy Blue removable top for some open air motoring, so one can enjoy the exhaust notes along with the wonderful summer sunshine. Out back are the iconic foursome of oval tail lights taking up their homes in the flat faced silver rear bumper. We'd be embarrassed to omit the Trans Am style spoiler that is perched upon the rear hatch, and this works perfectly with the C5-R style rocker cladding, all helping to bring this custom aero package together.
Interior
Gray leather bolsters with blue static print leather, power adjustable, high back buckets embroidered with the "Corvette" name await you. Sliding in will put you into a cockpit with an AM/FM/CD player, dual zone electronic heat and A/C, cruise control, power locks and power windows. A bevy of white face gauges are in front of the gray and black leather wrapped steering wheel and monitor all engine functions. More custom touches abound throughout the dash with metallic blue overlays and surrounds for the cluster and dash central. Clean gray carpeting with navy blue Corvette embroidered mats floods the floors and extends into the rear hatch storage area. A sprinkling of black appears throughout the interior, namely highlighting the console, dash and upper 2 thirds of the door panels. These too have been bitten by the custom bug and wear more metallic and static blue treatment. Just a wonderfully eye-catching interior.
Drivetrain
The standard 5.7L LS1 fuel injected V8 is nestled under the forward tipping hood but has been treated to a host of upgrades to create a consignor stated 470hp. The bottom end of the engine has been left stock, but the heads have been treated to new valve springs and a change in rocker arm ratio. A VaraRam cold air intake with a 1,000cfm relocated mass air meter provides the atmosphere to the mill and a LS6 intake manifold distributes things to the cylinders. A reworked 4L60E 4-speed automatic transmission with a 2,800rpm stall converter and modified valve body sends power to a 4.10 limited slip geared rear axle and then to the tires via hardened output shafts. Our consignor notes that a new GM balancer, new front seal, new knock sensors, new 4 and 6 rib belts have been installed along with a fresh oil change and tune up was recently performed. This engine bay could stand on its performance merit alone, but more eagles, flames, chrome and a nod to the prior Philadelphia Eagles owner make this bay just scream "look at me". If that wasn't enough, more flames, a soaring eagle, lighting and clouds have been airbrushed onto the hood underside. WOW....I'm speechless with all this detail!
Undercarriage
Too low to traverse out lift, so it'll be just the facts ma'am. Traction control and 4-wheel disc brakes with ABS and Baer EradiSpeed rotors are noted. Independent SLA suspension with a transverse monoleaf spring provides the ride for front and rear. LG Motorsports Pro long tube headers feed spent fossils to the 3" high flow cats before moving through an X-pipe and heading rearward to a muffler delete tailpipe section that is custom in its own right with extensions from a 1974 Corvette.
Drive-Ability
She fired right up and off to the test track we went. Here the car provided great handling, good cruising and everything control wise works swimmingly. We were lucky enough to have a dry Fall going on in Pennsylvania for this test drive, so we sucked up the opportunity and took the removable top out to really enjoy our experience. All in all a wonderful drive with all functions working as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
Overall, a very nice example of a 24 year old 'Vette, that has been well cared for and customized to the moon. An eye-catching paint job really makes this car pop along with its many options and its high horsepower LS1 to get you motoring down the road. Snazzy polished wheels really set this car off and with new belts and seals this one is ready to take you anywhere your heart desires. What
