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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / May 2004Corvette in the 70's w/6 cyl?
Hey Stingray! I'm not trolling but I'm not a lurker either. I had a difference at work today with the "Corvette Expert" we have. He says it's impossible. In 1977 or 1978 I was working as a carry-out boy at a grocery store. One day I carried groceries for a lady with a brand new corvette. Her husband, she said, worked for the dealership. It still had the sticker in the window, and according to the sticker it had a 6-cylinder eng. Is my memory fantasizing? Could it have been ordered? I can't find anything about a production 6-cylinder after 1955. AL Mills in case anyone wants to e-mail: al dash mills at comcast dot net LOL Not from the factory......................... > Hey Stingray! > I'm not trolling but I'm not a lurker either. I had a difference at [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in case anyone wants to e-mail: > al dash mills at comcast dot net  SignatureRic Seyler > LOL > Not from the factory......................... [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Is my memory fantasizing? Could it have been ordered? I can't find > > anything about a production 6-cylinder after 1955. Yea, maybe a customer of the dealership had a catastrophic engine failure and the dealer offered to pull the factory engine from this '77 and dropped in a 6 - though I'd think it would be a major undertaking to mate up all the v-8 stuff to the 6. I'd be doubtful such a car originated from a dealership tho. Here's waving to ya - \|||| Owen No Way GM would allow a dealer to to that..... AND I seriously doubt a straight 6 would fit anyway > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >Owen > SignatureRic Seyler > Hey Stingray! > I'm not trolling but I'm not a lurker either. I had a difference at work [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in case anyone wants to e-mail: > al dash mills at comcast dot net A fantasizing memory?? :-) SignatureRobotron Tom *remove nospam to email* Flashback Arcade Sales at: http:// www.arcadeguy.net "All that is needed for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke The only engine options for those years were a L48 or L82 engine. both were 350 CI. > > Hey Stingray! > > I'm not trolling but I'm not a lurker either. I had a difference at [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > A fantasizing memory?? :-) Any chance the dealer did a little modification to the window sticker to try to fool the insurance company into a lower rate ? But then the VIN number would mess that attempt up. Or if the guy worked at the dealer, maybe he had some really good contacts and you missed the "1" on the V16 <g> SignatureTedd Riggs Redmond, WA >> Hey Stingray! >> I'm not trolling but I'm not a lurker either. I had a difference at [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > A fantasizing memory?? :-) Well, despite the mild flames, I do remember the woman and I agreeing that we couldn't imagine why someone would order a 'vette with a six. AL > Any chance the dealer did a little modification to the window sticker to > try to fool the insurance company into a lower rate ? But then the VIN > number would mess that attempt up. Or if the guy worked at the dealer, > maybe he had some really good contacts and you missed the "1" on the V16 > <g> AL spoke thusly: Could it have been ordered? Um, no. SignatureShut up, Dave. -|>|- Diode -|<|- '68 L-79 Coupe '79 Triumph Bonneville > Hey Stingray! > I'm not trolling but I'm not a lurker either. I had a difference at work [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in case anyone wants to e-mail: > al dash mills at comcast dot net Probably confused the car with a Jag. > Hey Stingray! > I'm not trolling but I'm not a lurker either. I had a difference at work [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in case anyone wants to e-mail: > al dash mills at comcast dot net Hi AL! Sorry, but I've been out of town for a l-on-n-n-n-g weekend and just got back. Your question has already been answered a number of times and as Les Benn said, "The only engine options for those years were a L48 or L82 engine. both were 350 CI." 6 cyclinders were only in the 53 & 54 vettes, 55 was the first year with an 8 - my cousin is an NCRS judge and has a 55 for that reason, and a 2 time grand national at that! someone must of been playing a joke with the sticker...??? > 6 cyclinders were only in the 53 & 54 vettes, 55 was the first year with an 8 > - Partially true - 6 cylinders were still available in '55. Here's waving to ya - \|||| Owen |
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