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C3 CORVETTE: THE FINAL YEARS

THE FINAL YEARS OF THE THIRD GENERATION CORVETTES   If you have been following our C3 Series here at Hobby Car Corvettes, you know that earlier this week we released our post on the final year, the 1982 Corvette. But we aren’t quite ready to stop talking third...

C3 VETTE SERIES: 1981 CORVETTE

1981 CORVETTE   Welcome back to Hobby Car Corvettes, as we wrap up the final years of the C3 Vette series. We began this series with the exciting launch of the third generation of Corvettes in 1968, and this week we bring you the second to final year, the 1981...

C3 CORVETTES: 1978 AND 1979

TWO BIG YEARS FOR C3 CORVETTES   1978 and 1979 were exciting years for Corvette. 1978 was the Silver Anniversary or 25th Anniversary for Corvette, and 1979 still holds the record for most Corvettes sold, selling 53,807 Corvettes! 25 YEARS OF CORVETTES: 1978...

C3 CORVETTE: THE MIDDLE AGES 73′-77′

THIRD GENERATION CORVETTES, THE MIDDLE AGES   1973 CORVETTE   The 1973 Corvette was the first in several years to see notable aesthetic changes. Corvette’s tagline for 1973 was “We gave it radials, a quieter ride, and a nose job.” The nose job Chevrolet so...

C3 Vette Series: 1979 Corvette

1979 CORVETTE   Welcome back to Hobby Car Corvettes as we continue with our exciting C3 Vette Rundown series. Every week, we talk shop on the topic of a third generation Corvette. We began the series with the launch of the C3 Corvettes in 1968, and each week we...

C3 VETTE SERIES: 1977 CORVETTE

THE 1977 CORVETTE   Thank you for joining us again here at Hobby Car Corvettes, located in Martinsburg PA, as we continue the exciting series, C3 Vette Rundown. For each post in this informative and enlightening series, we will discuss the ins and outs, and ups...

C3 Vette Series: 1974 Corvette

THE 1974 CORVETTE      Thank you for joining us again here at Hobby Car Corvettes, located in Martinsburg PA, as we continue the series, C3 Vette Rundown. In each post of the series, we will highlight the changes and upgrades, or in some years, lack thereof,...