Taking the Vol 'Vette to Lexington...

[Biopsyman]

Corvette equals badass

 

[CountVolcula]

Would be faster if Smokey Grey

 

[Cyclopskiller]

I bet you got one sweet a** mullet. Big frothy, curvey mofo!

 

[Cyclopskiller]

Btw, you let that thing warp into the wind you bad***..

(talkn bout the mullet)

 

[tnprogrammer]

I had a 79 L 82 back in my younger years. Did you have any trouble getting use to the long front? I recall bumping into curbs and such because you can not see the very front due to the big slope. Loved that car but someone ran into me and I ended up selling. Yours is awesome looking, have a great time today representing the Vol faithful.

The long front end does take some getting used to. Mostly when pulling into the garage

 

[GLDunlap]

I have owned 2-427-435 horse tri-power convertible 69's, and one 427-390 hp T-top. All 3 were Riverside Gold. I didn't go looking for that color. That is just what they happened to be. This was during the 1980's.

Anyway, part of the big horsepower difference can be attributed to the gross versus net horsepower rating , which started in 1971-72. Take about 20-25% off of the old ones, and that is how they would be rated today.

Sweet.......I've been selling original GM 60' and 70's NOS Corvette parts for the last several years and have really became a huge fan. I would love to own a nice big block '69. I do have an original '69 Corvette 427 (3x2) intake manifold with original Holley carbs. Got to start somewhere right. lol

 

[1972 Grad]

Sweet.......I've been selling original GM 60' and 70's NOS Corvette parts for the last several years and have really became a huge fan. I would love to own a nice big block '69. I do have an original '69 Corvette 427 (3x2) intake manifold with original Holley carbs. Got to start somewhere right. lol

Absolutely! The 435 cars were really fast. The 390 horse car was a lot tamer, but no slouch. Back in the late 70's and through the 80's, when I owned those Vettes, I couldn't buy gas that was high enough octane to keep them from pinging.

I would use octane booster or retard the timing a few degrees. If I didn't, I would have to kill them with the clutch. You could turn the key off, and they would keep chugging until you pop the clutch, while stepping on the brake pedal.