MACH 5 SPEED RACER REPLICA CORVETTE BASED
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- Condition: Used
- Item location: Voorhees, New Jersey, United States
- Make: Chevrolet
- Model: Corvette
- SubModel: Mach 5 Speed Racer
- Type: Convertible
- Trim: Mach 5 Speed Racer
- Year: 1980
- Mileage: 66,000
- VIN: 1Z878AS430186
- Color: White
- Engine size: V8 350
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Power options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
- Fuel: Gas
- Transmission: Automatic
- Drive type: Rwd
- Interior color: Red
- Options: Cassette Player, Convertible, Leather Seats
- Vehicle Title: Clear
Chevrolet Corvette 1980 Description
MACH 5 SPEED RACER REPLICAGo Speed Racer Go!
The Worlds only C3 Corvette based Speed Racer Mach5. This Design was Originally Created By James Benken. The Entire car was hand sculpted from scratch on his personal C3 Corvette, nbsp;Molds were Then lifted to recreate the car in kit form. Panels are bonded onto a stock 1980 corvettewith little modification by bonding the panels directly to the original car. The best part about this is, hereare no structural modification to the original corvette!! After the conversion TheSpeed RacerMach 5 meets or exceed the Factory safety standards of the donor Corvette.
The Mach 5 replica is car number three of the only three that were ever made. Car number one was a prototype, and sculpted by the seller on a Corvette over a period of two years with consent of Tatsunuku legal department.” Tatsunoko Production owns the rights to Speed Racer. hand laid fiberglass using a mold taken from the prototype car and applied “over the existing C3 Corvette body. There were no structural alterations to the original corvette to compromise any of the factory safety standards unlike other cars of its kind. Remember, hough, hat there were no factory Corvette convertibles made between 1976 and 1982, o the 1980 Corvette on which this open Mach 5 replica is based was a coupe, s noted in the ad’s “Vehicle Specifics”.
The 1980 Corvette coupe on which the Mach 5 is built has an L-81, 350 cu.in. V8 engine, utomatic transmission and came with a factory red leather interior. The car has 65,000 original miles on the odometer. The original L-81 produced 190 horsepower.
The replica Mach 5 has new exhaust manifolds. The front and rear calipers and brake pad are new, s is a newer battery. The Mach 5 is fully serviced and “ready to go!”
Custom made 20 Inch aluminum Mach 5 wheels are 10inches wide with new tires installed last week. Wheels alone cost $1200 each to machine out of polished aluminum.
Build started with a no hit clean low mileage corvette. Build photos and photo's of the original car will be included.
A $500 deposit requiredat endof auction end. PayPal, oney order, ash or Cashier's Check only . Car needs to be paid in full within7 days unless prior arrangements are made. Buyer to arrange and pay for shipping. I will assist with arrangements if needed. Car will not be released until funds have cleared.
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