1970 Stingray Used Manual

Chevrolet Corvette 1970 Description

1970 Chevrolet Corvette for sale in Fort Lauderdale. â??Chrome bumper Corvettesâ? are on everyoneâ??s bucket list and this car shows you why. From the body lines chrome bumpers on the front and rear stunning Purple paint and a chameleon tail stripe make this Corvette a real eye catcher. Ready to show and go with the numbers matching 350 CID V8 under the hood backed by the original 4 speed manual transmission. 7067 miles since the restoration was completed mean this car has a lot of life left to give. It will give the next owner years of enjoyment! The 1970 Chevrolet Corvette replaced the 4 side gills with an egg-crate vents on the side. The fenders were flared slightly to keep rocks from being kicked up and scratching the paint. The seats were redesigned again this time to create more headroom. 1970 enlarged the Big Block (known as the Rat motor) to its largest displacement at 454 ci. The new option LT1 small block produced 370 bhp. The 350 engine was much lighter than the 454 and provided almost as much power as the lower end Big Blocks. The RPO ZR1 option included the LT1 engine M22 (Rock Crusher) transmission heavy-duty power brakes transistor ignition special aluminum radiator and special springs shocks front and rear stabilizer bars and metal fan shrouds. The relatively low production in 1970 was caused by a labor dispute that started in May of 1969. This dispute caused the 1969 production run to be stretched 4 months and the 1970 run to be cut short. Tuxedo Black was no longer available as an exterior color although there were probably a few cars that were painted black as special orders. 6648 Corvette Convertibles were built in 1970 making this a fairly rare car right from the beginning. With the manual transmission the compression ratio went from 10.5:1 up to 11:1 and was rated at 300 horsepower. Located in our Fort Lauderdale this 70 Corvette can be seen in greater detail including over 100 pictures and an HD video at www.GatewayClassicCars.com. For immediate assistance please call 954-227-4202 or email FortLauderdale@GatewayClassicCars.com