C3 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Part 3 of 3 (1978 to 1982)

Lyle at C&S Corvettes and the Corvette Parts Center in Sarasota Florida completes his three part series on finding the "sweet spot" when shopping for a C3 Corvette. Part thtree covers 1978 to 1982 Corvettes.

[lrdj]

To me, the C3 Corvette is hands down the best looking Corvette ever produced. The sleek curves, sharp lines oh yeah! 💪

[glennholcomb]

I had a '69 and '74 and loved them. I'm 70 now and drive a '80 L82 and it is wonderful.

[BaddDukk]

My favourite years for sure, especially the 80-82 with that killer front end.

[razbishara]

Very informative thank you, no mucking around straight to the point, no mincing or mixing words just saying it like it is!love it!Thanks again mate We’ll Done!

[tonidmc]

The 79 is for me the perfect c3. Great interior, no spoilers, pure lines

[gadsdonflag]

I have an '81 carboreted with 4spd and an '82 "Collectors Edition" with only 24, 000 carfax verified miles on it. Love them both!!
Thanks for the

[frankpavan]

Some of the best looking cars on the road even today is the C3 Corvette!! Thanks for this review

[ShadowBob-ms]

Loved my '82 but can't believe that you didn't mention the biggest difference of these model years, unless I didn't hear you, the bubble back, great for trips.

[shareksolutions]

Lyle, you are SO knowledgeable! Thanks!

[johnwehunt]

I'm doing a 81 C3 with a 500hp SBC 388 stroker and TH350 that is built to handle it. Some TLC and wow a car that can perform with modern sports cars.

[FrankKnight]

I have a 78 L82 silver edition. I love it so much.

[GetsumJ]

Missed a few things - 1982 was the lowest Production year since 1973. 1978-1982 had steel floor pans. 1982- there were fewer two tone cars then there were Special Edition cars. And finally, by 1981 all Corvettes had moved to the Bowling Green KY plant. IMO- the 1982 is the desired car, it was the last of the sexy C3s, and only just under 14k were built.

[jeffstieren]

Very nice video. I have a 64, 76 & 82 with crossfire. All are awesome cars. My wife loves driving the 76 mostly for her own reasons. Enjoy any corvette that you may own.

[Madara]

Got a 78 silver anniversary in August. Love it

[duke]

I enjoyed this review, lots of great information, thank you.

[howardscott]

On the Pace Car, the original Plan was to match the 1953 production of 300 cars. When their dealership network went nuts over how they would be distributed, they upped it to 6502 cars, which was one per dealer.

[DionDeNardo]

Love my 82 finally got it to where it needed to be. Cool video.

[boblee]

Has anyone ever told you that you're full of it. I mean the good stuff. This is a very good 3 part series. A lot of good info as always. Love your videos. I hope you can keep them coming. Thanks!

[logobot]

These are great Lyle. It would be awesome if your production team ever has the time to re-cut these series with some photo overlays of the specific cars, and details you so passionately talk about. Either way, great videos and always great content.

[richyclubsport]

Im in England, just picked up a 78 Pace Car, been looking for a good Corvette for over a year, was originally looking for a manual ideally, but this beautiful 32.000 miles Pace Car automatic popped up 40 miles away, just had to buy it. One USA owner, and one UK owner who personally imported it, from Colorado. Massive history file including original bill of sale. Infepenfant inspection gave it a clean bill of health, apart from the tyres needed replacing due to sidewall cracking. Ordered tyres, will be here Tuesday, No rust on frame or cage, everything works including the clock. A few very minor stone chips on front edges, got it for £20.000 UK after an hour of negotiations, or about $26.600. Looking forward to enjoying it this summer, and hopefully for many years to come. It can only go up in value over the years.