1993 Chevrolet Corvette

1993 Chevrolet Corvette 40th Anniversary Coupe In the years that spanned the first four decades of Corvette production, many esteemed American manufacturers departed from the automotive landscape. Other brands were founded and ran the course of their entire lifespans in that same period. So when Corvette reached the 40 year milestone through both feast and famine, Chevrolet saw cause to celebrate with a special order 40th Anniversary Package. Americanmusclecarmuseum.com via Mecum auctions For consignment, a 1993 Chevrolet Corvette 40th Anniversary coupe showing 53,535 actual miles. This car comes to you with a new Opti-spark installed, the window sticker, and an extra set of wheels. Exterior The Anniversary Edition was available in one color and it's all here in its two stage glory, distinctive Ruby Red Metallic. Of the 6,749 anniversary editions produced however, this one stands out a bit with personal touches that include a silver band on each side of the rise in the hood with 5.7 Liter expressed, LT1 badges added to the fenders, aerodynamic fillers on the sport mirrors, tail light louvers, and larger and longer exhaust tips. And then there are the wheels, saw blades painted glossy black with chartreuse Corvette center caps, wrapped in 40 series ZR rated tires with a mid 2021 date code. This one also has a body matched targa top. Imperfections include numerous touched up chips on the hood and other places as well as some inclusions, various scratches, a screw protruding through the rocker panel, scuffs, rock chips along the lower panel of the doors, and typical scrapes and some damage to the chin spoiler. Interior Chevrolet furthers the individuality of the Anniversary Edition with two different door panels, the driver's equipped with a black armrest and switch panel against the Ruby Red base while the passenger gets a monochromatic red configuration. We note some minor wear on the driver's door but both are intact and fully functional. Thick tuck and roll complement the deep bucket red leather seats each with their own switch panels and embroidered anniversary seal on the headrest. The steering wheel frames the arching gauge package with switchgear on flanking pods and a push button A/C panel, screen, and aftermarket Pioneer AM/FM/CD radio in the center stack. Leather wraps the shifter handle and its boot on a center console that holds the stat plate, a reminder of Corvette heritage. 40th anniversary carpeted mats protect the red carpet below and the cargo area also receives a logo on the mat, and all present cleanly. Drivetrain The detailer in us wants to get out the soft brushes and Griot's engine cleaner, but we'll leave that to you on this otherwise impressive looking engine. It's a 5.7 liter LT1 V8 rated at 300 horsepower and mated here to a 4L60E 4-speed automatic transmission. Power is route to the rear axle with 2.59 gears. Undercarriage Clean driver quality conditions prevail underneath where the dual exhaust runs through original mufflers and find the atmosphere via polished rectangle tips. Four wheel power disc brakes are the only option for this powerful sports car and suspension includes single fiberglass composite mono leaf spring with unequal length aluminum control arms and stabilizer bar in front and fully independent 5 link system with fiberglass single leaf spring, aluminum upper/lower trailing links and a strut tie rod assembly on back. Drive-Ability Comfortable and quick, the Anniversary Editions provide all the fun of a standard Corvette with a bit more flare in appearance. This car performs as expected, with good power and road sticking traction around turns, sure to provide smiles for miles. We note the A/C and fog lights are not working but all other functions, including the orange back lid center digital screen, work as intended. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions wil