Summary

Powered by a 525hp 6.2-liter LS3 crate engine backed by a 4L70E 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. Highlights include a Coffman Corvette custom chassis, RideTech coilovers and power rack & pinion steering. From the Cars of Dreams Collection.

Details

This restored custom 1973 Corvette convertible is powered by a 525hp 6.2-liter LS3 crate engine backed by a 4L70E 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. Under the hood this Corvette is equipped with a Holley blacked-out serpentine accessory drive, Be Cool custom radiator with thermostatically controlled fans, Hooker blacked-out exhaust manifolds feeding into the HighFlo Performance Sweet-Thunder chambered exhaust system and a smoothed firewall. This car rides on a Coffman Corvette custom chassis fitted with C6 and C7 components, RideTech coilovers on all four corners and a power rack & pinion steering system. Stopping power is provided by C7 Corvette calipers and slotted rotors, as well as an E-Stopp electric brake. It rides on Schott Turbine wheels shod in Diamond Back Classic red line tires. The exterior is finished in Torch Red and has been modified with 2-inch rear fender flares, a custom linear-actuated LT1 long hood, a C6-inspired smoothed decklid with waterfall and latches for the Haartz Stayfast black convertible top have been eliminated. Steve Holcomb's Pro Auto Custom Interiors created the custom interior, which features black leather with red stitching, a custom machine-polished shift bezel, a cup holder, Restomod Air unit, Pioneer audio system, power windows, tilt wheel, Dakota Digital HDX gauges and Guard Dawg push-button start. Wired with an American Autowire harness, this Corvette is fitted with Detroit Speed ultra-fast electric pop-up headlights using Dapper Lighting 575 halos. This build was completed in March 2023. From the Cars of Dreams Collection.