CORVETTE TARGA COUPE C4 AUTO 5.7 LITRE CROSSFIRE INJECTION 1984 (FIRST YEAR)
£7,200.00 (as of 10th April 2024, 12:49 pm)
1984 (FIRST YEAR) CHEVROLET CORVETTE
FIRSTLY:
THIS IS BEING RELISTED, ONCE AGAIN – DUE TO THE WINNING BIDDER (READ DREAMER) NOT PAYING FOR THE CAR, NOR EVEN COMING TO VIEW IT AT ALL – A COMPLETE TIMEWASTER!!!
OH WELL – I GOT TO DRIVE THIS AMAZING CAR FOR ANOTHER WEEK – WHICH MEANT ANOTHER WEEK OF SMILES!😄
PLEASE NOTE:
I AM NOT A TRADER, WHICH MEANS THAT I AM UNABLE TO OFFER A WARRANTY OR, RETURN OF THE CAR TO ME. I SWAPPED A CAR THAT I WAS SELLING FOR THIS CORVETTE AND HAVE ABSOLUTELY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH IT, HOWEVER THE FACT THAT I AM UNEMPLOYED, MEANS THAT I SADLY, NEED THE CASH FROM THE VERY RELUCTANT SALE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CORVETTE IN ORDER TO PAY MY RENT!
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HI AND WELCOME TO MY AUCTION FOR MY 1984 CORVETTE TARGA COUPE 5.7 LITRE V8 AUTOMATIC.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE, I WAS SELLING ANOTHER CAR AND WAS VERY HAPPY TO DO A STRAIGHT SWAP WITH THIS CORVETTE, SO HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS BEAUTIFUL SUPERCAR SINCE OCTOBER 2023.
I USE THIS CAR OFTEN AND HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM A 100 MILE DRIVE IN IT TODAY, WHICH I DO EVERY WEEKEND.
I WOULD DEARLY LOVED TO HAVE KEPT IT, AS ITS AN INTRODUCTION MODEL THAT WAS FROM THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF PRODUCTION IN 1984, BUT MY SITUATION DICTATES, THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH I LOVE IT – I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO.
CORVETTE C4 INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY:
THERE WERE NO CORVETTES BUILT IN 1983, AS THIS WAS THE NEW C4 (FOURTH GENERATION) CORVETTE THAT WAS FULL OF INNOVATIVE FEATURES, FOR THIS EXCITING NEW MODEL.
THIS C4 MODEL WAS TO REPLACE THE C3 WHICH HAD REMAINED IN PRODUCTION FROM 1968 UNTIL 1982.
THE C4 DIFFERED FROM THE PREVIOUS C3 MODEL – AS IT WAS THE FIRST CORVETTE AIMED AT THE SUPERCAR MARKET, TO CHALLENGE THE LIKES OF PORSCHE, FERRARI, LAMBORGHINI AND ASTON MARTIN, BUT OBVIOUSLY BUILT IN GREATER NUMBERS THAN THOSE.
THIS NEW C4 MODEL HAD AMAZING CORNERING ABILITY, (IT WAS PROVEN TO BE ONE OF THE VERY BEST HANDLING SUPERCARS OF ITS DAY) WITH GREAT BRAKING, HIGH TOP SPEED (142MPH) AND QUICK ACCELERATION (0 TO 60MPH IN ONLY 6.4 SECS – THIS WAS 40 YEARS AGO MIND!😳
I CAN CONFIRM THAT IT PULLS REALLY WELL, SOUNDS AMAZING AND CORNERS LIKE ITS ON RAILS AND IS SO FUN TO STEP OUT THAT REAR END WITH EASY CONTROL, THANKS TO THAT LSD REAR AXLE – SEE VIDEO.😃👍
PRODUCTION STARTED AT THE RECENTLY, ESPECIALLY BUILT CORVETTE PLANT AT BOWLING GREEN KENTUCKY.
ONLY SELECTED TECHNICIANS FROM GM WERE ALLOWED TO WORK, BUILDING THESE CORVETTES AND THEY ONLY BUILT A FEW CARS EACH HOUR – SET AT A DELIBERATELY SLOW PACE.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE CAR USES A UNIFRAME OF 100% FULLY GALVANISED STEEL, WHICH WAS THEN, DIP- PAINTED, AND FORMED USING 142 WELDS IN 97 SECONDS – APPLIED IN PRECISION BY ROBOTS!
ON TOP OF THIS WAS BOLTED A ONE-PIECE HEAVY DUTY FIBREGLASS BODY. THE BONNET AND INCORPORATED FRONT WINGS, WAS A ONE-PIECE CLAMSHELL HOOD, WHICH WHEN OPENED, REVEALED ALL OF THE FRONT END OF THE CAR, ENGINE, SUSPENSION ALL REVEALED FOR EASY ACCESS.
THIS CAR HAD THE MOST ACUTE WINDSCREEN OF ANY PRODUCTION CAR AT 64.7 DEGREES, WITH UNIQUE TUMBLE FORWARD HEADLIGHTS, WHICH HELPED THE SLIPPERY AERODYNAMIC SHAPE OF THIS NEW CAR, PROVIDING THE CAR WITH A COEFFICIENT DRAG OF ONLY .341
TWIN SPORTS MIRRORS (ELECTRIC) ARE ALSO AERODYNAMIC IN SHAPE, WHILST THE FRAMELESS, GLASS REAR HATCH, FEATURES AN INVISIBLE HINGE AND OPENS ELECTRONICALLY FROM INSIDE THE COCKPIT. THERE IS ALSO A ONE-PIECE REMOVABLE ROOF, THAT HAS NO T-BAR, FOR THAT TRUE CONVERTIBLE FEEL.
THE CAR RETAINED ITS FOUR CIRCULAR REAR LAMPS THAT IS A CORVETTE SIGNATURE, THROUGH TIME.
THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION WAS UNIQUE AT THIS TIME AND DISPLAYS THE SPEED AND ENGINE REVS ON A BAR GRAPH DISPLAY, WHILST ALSO SHOWING THE READOUT DIGITALLY AS WELL.
THERE WAS AN ON BOARD COMPUTER SHOWING DRIVER INFORMATION SUCH AS: OIL PRESSURE, FUEL RANGE, COOLANT TEMP, AVERAGE AND INSTANT MPG, CHARGING VOLTAGE AND OIL TEMPERATURE.
IN TERMS OF ITS AMAZING HANDLING, THIS NEW CORVETTE FEATURED ONE PIECE FIBREGLASS MONOLEAF TRANSVERSE SPRINGS, FORGED ALUMINIUM CONTROL ARMS (LIKE RACING CARS) AND STEERING KNUCKLES MADE OF THIS STRONG, LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINIUM UPPER AND LOWER A ARMS, THAT WAS OFFSET FOR NEUTRAL HANDLING. MASSIVE STABILISER BARS AT 24MM FRONT AND REAR AT 20MM. PRECISE ON-CENTRE STEERING, FEATURING TRANSIENT RESPONSE AND AMAZING CORNERING ABILITY. LOTS OF LIGHTWEIGHT, BUT STRONG PARTS WERE USED THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING ALUMINIUM C BEAMS THAT RUN DOWN BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR, GIVING RIGID BODY STRENGTH TOO. 4 – WHEEL DISC BRAKES ARE USED, WHICH BRAKES THE CAR AT UP TO 1G.
THE CAR ALSO CAN CORNER AT 1G!!! INCREDIBLE EVEN TODAY!!!
ALUMINIUM BRAKE CALIPERS ARE USED ALONG WITH REAR TRAILING ARMS ALSO IN ALUMINIUM.
THE ENGINE AND HEARTBEAT OF THIS NEW CORVETTE, IS THE 5.7 LITRE TWIN THROTTLE BODY, CROSSFIRE INJECTION V8. THE ECM IS ABLE TO SENSE HIGH OCTANE FUEL AND WILL ADVANCE THE SPARK TO GIVE INCREASED ENGINE HORSEPOWER. UNDER FULL ACCELERATION, THIS ECM SENSES YOUR THROTTLE ACTION IN UNDER A MILLISECOND AND INSTRUCTS THE THROTTLE BODIES TO GIVE THE OPTIMUM FUEL/ AIR RATIO.
TOP SPEED OF THIS CAR WAS 142MPH AND A 0-60MPH TIME OF ONLY 6.4 SECONDS (PRETTY IMPRESSIVE IN 1984)
A CLEVER THING IS THE ENGINE’S ABILITY TO SHUT OFF FUEL ON DECELERATION, UNTIL IT REACHES TICKOVER REVS, THUS SAVING FUEL, WHICH COMBINED WITH THE FOUR SPEED OVERDRIVE AUTO, MAKES THE CAR SURPRISINGLY FUEL EFFICIENT, WITH 30MPG EASILY POSSIBLE ON A RUN.
OK, NO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT SPECIAL CARS THESE ARE – HERES A BIT ABOUT MINE:
THIS RUNS AND DRIVES REALLY WELL AND FEELS 20 YEARS NEWER. GREAT OIL PRESSURE, RUNS NICE AND COOL, THERE ARE NO NOISES FROM THE ENGINE, LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL OR, GEARBOX AT ALL AND ALL PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD. BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION ETC ALL PERFECT. TYRES ARE GREAT WITH PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT.
I FITTED A BRAND NEW BATTERY AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT – SAME DAY!
THIS CAR FEELS CORRECTLY TIGHT TOO, WITH NO KNOCKS OR, PLAY ANYWHERE FRONT OR, REAR AND CORNERS COMPLETELY LEVEL – DOESNT LEAN AT ALL!!!
THIS CAR WAS ORIGINALLY BRIGHT RED, BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY, ITS BEEN PAINTED PURPLE ( NOT SURE THE NAME, BUT I HAVE A FORD PURPLE VELVET SPRAY TOUCH UP PAINT – AND IT LOOKS THE SAME TO ME)
IT LOOKS GREAT AND LARGELY THE PAINT IS GOOD, HOWEVER THERE IS A SMALL SPLIT IN THE PAINT ONLY AT FRONT OF BONNET (ONLY THE PAINT IS SPLIT – DEFINITELY NOT THE BONNET!!) AND YOU CAN SEE THIS EASILY IN MY PHOTO –
YOU CAN SPOT SOME RED PAINT IN THE MEETING EDGES OF THE BODY, IF YOU LOOK REAL CLOSE, BUT IM BEING PICKY HERE!
THE ORIGINAL RED LEATHER SEATS AND CARPET / TRIMS, STEERING WHEEL ARE ALL GOOD CONDITION.
THE ELECTRIC SEATS, MIRRORS, TAILGATE RAISE, ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION ETC ALL WORK FINE. EVEN THE ELECTRIC AERIAL GOES UP AND DOWN CORRECTLY, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE RADIO!
THE NON ORIGINAL, 17 INCH CHROMED ALLOYS LOOK GOOD AND SHINE UP WELL AND TYRES ARE GREAT.
THE TARGA ROOF PANEL IS EASILY AND QUICKLY REMOVABLE AND STOWS AWAY IN THE BOOT HATCH AREA.
STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE GOOD, AS ARE THE DUAL EXHAUSTS, FEATURING DUAL QUAD TAILPIPES, WHICH SOUNDS JUST RIGHT AND NOT TOO LOUD AT ALL.
THIS CAR HAS A CURRENT MOT UNTIL 11TH OF JULY 2024
IT ACHIEVES ITS 40 YEAR HISTORIC CLASS STATUS THIS YEAR, MEANING ITS WILL BE MOT EXEMPT THIS YEAR AND THE ROAD TAX IS FREE TOO, ALONG WITH CHEAP CLASSIC CAR INSURANCE, MEANING ITS CHEAP TO BUY, KEEP AND A SUREFIRE INVESTMENT AS THESE ARE SHOOTING UP IN VALUE AND ARE COLLECTABLE AND NOW APPRECIATED – EVEN IN THE USA.
HOW MANY TRUE SUPERCARS OFFER THAT?
N.B:
PLEASE DO A YOU TUBE SEARCH ON THE MANY VIDEO’S ABOUT HOW VERY UNDERRATED THESE CARS HAVE BEEN, AS THESE HAVE BEEN VERY OVERLOOKED (APART FROM ENTHUSIAST OWNERS WHO OF COURSE KNEW) UP UNTIL NOW AND CAR FANS AND COLLECTORS – ESPECIALLY IN THE USA, ARE REALISING THAT THESE ARE EXCITING – INCREDIBLY LONG LIVED, RELIABLE, EASY SUPERCARS TO OWN AND RUN – AND YES, THEY ARE ACTUAL SUPERCARS BUT, WITH SIMPLE, DURABLE MECHANICS, WITH CHEAP PARTS – ALL STILL AVAILABLE FROM THE LIKES OF ROCKAUTO ETC. USUALLY ARRIVED HERE, IN THE UK, WITHIN JUST 3 DAYS!
OBVIOUSLY, ITS NOW 40 YEARS OLD AND AS WITH ALL CLASSICS OF ANY MAKE AT THIS AGE, IT SURELY WILL NEED SOMETHING SMALL DOING, SO HERE ARE THE SMALL, EASY JOBS THAT WILL NEED SORTING AT SOME STAGE (BEAR IN MIND ITS STILL BEING USED VERY OFTEN THOUGH – AS I DID TODAY ON A LONG RUN)
THESE ARE:
1. SOMEONE HAS FITTED CHEAP CHROME ROCKER COVERS AND THE GASKETS PROBABLY WERE NOT CHANGED, RESULTING IN OIL DRIPS. (NEW ROCKER COVER GASKETS WOULD BE A VERY CHEAP AND EASY FIX AND I HAVE THE ORIGINAL ALLOY ROCKER COVERS, THAT PERSONALLY, I WOULD RE-FIT BACK ON, FOR A DRIP-FREE SEAL.
2. COOLING FAN ACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED, SO IVE WIRED IT TO A MANUAL SWITCH, WHICH IS ACTUALLY BETTER (FOR INFO: THE ENGINE RUNS AT EXACTLY THE MANUFACTURERS QUOTED TEMPERATURE AND OIL PRESSURE TOO!)
4. THERE IS A SLIGHT, HESITANT MISFIRE AT MOTORWAY SPEEDS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS EITHER A SPARK PLUG OR, H.T. LEAD BREAKING DOWN (ITS UNIFORM, SO ITS ELECTRICAL/IGNITION, RATHER THAN FUELLING)
5. CENTRAL LOCKING PLAYS UP WHILST LOCKING FROM OUTSIDE, BUT LOCKS FROM INSIDE TOTALLY FINE.
THATS IT!
THERE IS A BIG BOX FULL OF MANY SPARE PARTS THAT GOES WITH THE CAR.
THERE ARE LOTS OF PARTS AND GENUINE WORKSHOP MANUALS, ORIGINAL SALES BROCHURE, DRIVERS HANDBOOKS ETC, THAT GO WITH THE CAR TOO!
P.S: ***NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE OF THE CAR***
BUT CAN BE PURCHASED FROM ME, IS THE NUMBER PLATE A13 VET.
I AM OF COURSE OPEN TO OFFERS FOR A QUICK, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HASSLE-FREE SALE AND MAY INCLUDE THIS PRIVATE PLATE IF I GET A REASONABLE OFFER – IM PREPARED TO LET IT GO FOR LESS THAN ITS ACTUALLY WORTH, BUT IM NOT GIVING IT AWAY, AS ITS ALREADY THE CHEAPEST C4 OF THIS CONDITION IN THE UK – WITH VALUES RISING ALREADY YEAR ON YEAR.
YOU JUST CANNOT LOSE ANY MONEY OWNING THIS CAR! I WILL ALSO BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU, YOUR MONEY BACK IN FULL, IN 12 MONTHS TIME, WHEN IM HOPEFULLY BACK ON MY FEET WITH WORK AND A HOUSE SECURED.
JUST TO STOP PEOPLE BIDDING, THEN RETRACTING THEIR BIDS ONCE THE RESERVE HAS BEEN REVEALED – I WILL TELL YOU NOW, THAT THE RESERVE IS ONLY £6500
I KNOW – ITS TOO LOW!!! – BUT THATS THE CHANCE I TAKE AND YOUR POTENTIAL GAIN OF A VERY CHEAP SUPERCAR!!!
PLEASE NOTE:
I HAD ACCEPTED OFFERS OF £7K FOR IT, A FEW WEEKS AGO, BUT THEY WERE ALL DREAMERS, WHO DIDNT HAVE £7K TO SPEND – HOWEVER, AT A GENUINE OFFER OF £7K, – I WILL THROW IN THE A13VET NUMBER PLATE (WORTH £1000) FOR YOU – HOW’S THAT!!!
OK, GOOD LUCK AND PLEASE DONT HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE AN INFORMED BUYING DECISION – BEFORE AUCTION END PLEASE?
IF YOU HAVE LESS THAN 20 POSITIVE FEEDBACK, THEN I WILL CANCEL YOUR BID AND BLOCK YOU FROM BIDDING.
IM NOT ABOUT TO INDULGE AUCTION SPOILERS.
I REQUIRE A NON REFUNDABLE £500 DEPOSIT WITHIN 1;HOUR OF AUCTION END, OR I WILL ASSUME YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS ABOUT BUYING IT AND I WILL RELIST IT IMMEDIATELY OR, OFFER A SECOND CHANCE TO THE NEXT BIDDER UNDER YOU.
IF YOU WIN THE AUCTION, THEN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR AT YOUR WINNING BID.
I WONT ACCEPT ANY EXCUSES THAT YOUR CHILD OR, PET BID OR, THE MRS WONT LET ME BUY IT – GET PERMISSION TO BUY, BEFORE PLACING ANY BID PLEASE?
SORRY TO BE SO ANAL ABOUT THIS, BUT THERES ALWAYS AUCTION SPOILERS AND TIMEWASTERS OUT THERE, IN THEIR THOUSANDS!
I AM A DECENT, APPROACHABLE GUY AND WILL GIVE YOU A GENUINE, HONEST ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
I CAN ALSO GET YOU A COMPETITIVE QUOTE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO YOU IF YOU LIVE FAR AWAY, JUST ASK AND GIVE ME YOUR POSTCODE?
CAR TO BE PAID BY CASH OR, BANK TRANSFER, PRIOR TO OR, ON COLLECTION AND FULL PAYMENT AND COLLECTION TO BE MADE WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END.
PLEASE NOTE:
IVE BEEN ASKED A BIT MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY / DOCUMENTS AND RECEIPTS I HAVE AND CAN CONFIRM THAT IVE GOT LOTS OF RECEIPTS THAT LIST: A GEARBOX REBUILD AT 92,000 MILES, BY WHITEHEAD ENGINEERING IN WALLINGFORD, WHERE IT HAD A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, FRONT PUMP, PLANETARY GEARS, CLUTCHES AND BANDS REPLACED. NEW STEERING RACK, NEW THROTTLE BODY REBUILD KIT, ALONG WITH FUEL PUMP AND SENDER, 55,000 VOLT DISTRIBUTOR, IDLE CONTROL VALVE, PLUGS, ETC IN AUGUST 2023. BALL JOINTS REPLACED, DUAL-QUAD EXHAUSTS WITH LT1 TIPS, INSTRUMENT PANEL REPAIRED, ETC, ETC, ALSO. THERES ORIGINAL POSTER, SALES BROCHURE, WORKSHOP MANUALS X 3, PARTS CATALOGUES AND ACCESSORY BROCHURES ETC THAT COME WITH THE CAR, PLUS A BIG BOX FULL OF PARTS LIKE A FULL POLYURETHANE SUSPENSION BUSH KIT, OIL FILTER, ELECTRICAL BITS IN BOXES.
ALL THE BEST.👍
Specification: CORVETTE TARGA COUPE C4 AUTO 5.7 LITRE CROSSFIRE INJECTION 1984 (FIRST YEAR)
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